Christian Moreau Chablis is one of our perennial favorite white wines from Burgundy. A racy white, nicely balanced and showing lemon, apple, smoke and flint aromas and flavors. This is smooth and long, with a bright, refreshing finish. A classic aromatic profile of green fruit, oyster shell and saline slide into a racy and pure middle. From oyst ...
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Christian Moreau Chablis is one of our perennial favorite white wines from Burgundy. A racy white, nicely balanced and showing lemon, apple, smoke and flint aromas and flavors. This is smooth and long, with a bright, refreshing finish. A classic aromatic profile of green fruit, oyster shell and saline slide into a racy and pure middle. From oysters, lobster, fish to fowl, you can enjoy this exceptional value now and over the next 7 years.
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Stock up now because the next vintage - the 2016 vintage - is being described as an apocalypse with its extreme wind, rain and hail. With yields down as much as 30% for some domaines, many of your favorite Burgundies will not be available in the States. The upside is that the current 2015 vintage is phenomenal! Read More »
Stock up now because the next vintage - the 2016 vintage - is being described as an apocalypse with its extreme wind, rain and hail. With yields down as much as 30% for some domaines, many of your favorite Burgundies will not be available in the States. The upside is that the current 2015 vintage is phenomenal!
This perennial favorite never makes it to the end of the summer, selling-out well in advance. This is the best village Chablis in Burgundy! You've seen us write about this wine every Spring because we've tried to find one better and simply cannot.
For years, Moreau's Chablis has been poured on the patio, dominating our dinner tables, and serenading seafood. A classic Chablis, it is elegant with wonderful Burgundian minerality. Though it sees no oak, it has a richness about it that leaves you begging for a second glass. Boasting lemon, apple, smoke and flint aromas, the wine is smooth and long, with a bright, refreshing finish. Aromatics of green fruit, oyster shells and saline notes slides into a racy and pure middle.
You should enjoy this delicious Chardonnay with your favorite seafood dishes. Don't be afraid to enjoy this wine on the warmer side of cold as great whites can stand up to the warmer temperature.
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the most popular white wine grape grown throughout the world. The most prized Chardonnay growing regions are Burgundy, Champagne and California. The Chardonnays of Burgundy tend to produce dry, elegant wines wit ...
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the most popular white wine grape grown throughout the world. The most prized Chardonnay growing regions are Burgundy, Champagne and California. The Chardonnays of Burgundy tend to produce dry, elegant wines with vibrant acidity and minerality; little or no oak is imparted into the wine for these "Old World" beauties and allows the essence of the Chardonnay grape to reveal itself. On the other hand, the New World Chardonnay producers of California (Oregon, South Africa, Argentina and New Zealand as well) tend to use new oak. These wines are often described as being "buttery" given their oak influence. Some Italian Chardonnays fall somewhere in between Old and New World. They too tend to be quite expressive and retain some of the best qualities of both Old and New World Chardonnays.
Chardonnay's weight and texture can be very different depending on the terroir and amount of oak used. Sometimes the oak is new and sometimes, in the case of Burgundy, the oak is used. If oak casks have been used, they impart less of an influence on the Chardonnay grapes. These wines tend to have mild oak notes in the wine and can often represent itself as roasted nut flavors. Yet no matter where Chardonnay is grown, there are some common threads that reveal themselves: apple, pear, honey, lemon and butterscotch.
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Burgundy
Wine has been made in Burgundy for over 2,000 years. The monks were responsible for first identifying specific plots of lands as superior to others; this hierarchy later became the basis for the region’s classification system. ...
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Burgundy
Wine has been made in Burgundy for over 2,000 years. The monks were responsible for first identifying specific plots of lands as superior to others; this hierarchy later became the basis for the region’s classification system. Today, that system identifies four tiers of wine: regional (ie, Bourgogne), village (ie, Chablis), Premier Cru (ie, Chablis 1er Cru "Vaillon") and Grand Cru (ie, Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos"). This classification in and of itself does not guarantee that a wine will be better than another, it simply means that it has the potential of being superior given its location. For a wine to take the prestigious designation of a region or parcel on its label, all of the grapes in the bottle must come from just that specific area or plot.
Burgundy and its classification can seem a bit daunting to some. But, if you can master understanding Burgundy, the rest of the wine world will seem easy. Basically, all red Burgundies are Pinot Noir and all white Burgundies are Chardonnay with two exceptions: Beaujolais reds use the Gamay grape and Aligote is the only other white grape permitted. Burgundy, unlike Bordeaux, is a non-blending region, which means only the aforementioned grapes are permissible. For this reason, Burgundy tends to attract "purists" who appreciate the single grape and what nature gives the winemaker in any given season.
Some of the finest Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs come from Burgundy. There are five key districts in Burgundy: Chablis, Cote d'Or (which is subdivided into Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune), Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais. In Cote de Nuits, villages such as Nuits-Saint-Georges, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanee, and Gevrey-Chambertin are home to some of the finest Pinot Noir made anywhere. Cote de Beaune is home to some of the finest and well-known Chardonnay villages where seven of the eight Grand Crus are produced. Villages such as Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Meursault are the mighty three of the Cote de Beaune and produce some of the most complex and elegant Chardonnays on the planet.
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Chablis
No area within Burgundy conjurs up images of sea shells and mineral driven Chardonnays more than the region of Chablis.
The appellatios within Chablis a ...
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Chablis
No area within Burgundy conjurs up images of sea shells and mineral driven Chardonnays more than the region of Chablis.
The appellatios within Chablis are: Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chabliis Premier Cru and Chablis Grand Cru.
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