Chablis 1er Cru Montmains, Domaine William Fèvre 2023
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Why this wine
Fèvre owns more Premier and Grand Cru land in Chablis than anyone, and Montmains is where that shows without the Grand Cru price. Farmed biodynamically, aged mostly in steel so the site speaks rather than the oak. A benchmark for what Premier Cru Chablis should taste like.
At a glance
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Region
- Burgundy, France
- Alcohol
- 13.00%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Seafood, Cheese, Poultry & Pork
How it tastes
Structured and nervy, with delicate grapefruit citrus and a chalky salinity that runs the whole length of the palate. Precise and concentrated rather than showy — the mineral side of Chablis rather than the fruity one. Chardonnay 100%.
The producer
Domaine William Fèvre holds more Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis than any other estate, built up by William Fèvre from 1959 and owned since 1998 by the Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite family. Montmains lies on the left bank of the Serein — a cooler, very stony site picked later than most Premier Crus, where deep marl and clay over Kimmeridgian rock give pronounced mineral aromas and real ageing potential. Didier Séguier has run the cellar since 2000, took the Premier and Grand Cru parcels biodynamic in 2010, and in 2014 made this the first estate in Chablis to gain HVE3 certification. The 2023 was picked in early September after a hot May and stormy June, pressed gently and vinified by gravity, then aged eighteen months — thirty per cent of it five to six months in French oak, the rest in steel to keep the freshness.
Food and drinking
Serve at 10–12°C. Oysters, scallops, turbot and other clean white fish; equally good with goat's cheese or plain roast chicken. Drinking well now and will hold and gain weight for another five to ten years. Sealed with a DIAM cork. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.