The fruit for this wine comes from the 3.2-hectare Bas de Chapelot lieu-dit, just below the Premier Cru Montee de Tonerre. The soil here is deep clay-limestone and Kimmeridgian. The vines are around 40 years old. The approach to winemaking is the same here as across the other wines. Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation are done in stainless steel with indigenous (cellar) yeast. The wine ages for one year in old barrels and is then bottled with no fining or filtration, with minimum yeast additions.
Historically, Bas de Chapelot has been overlooked for Premier Cru status, but I think the quality of the Vocoret wine makes a good case for the vineyard’s inclusion. The wine is your quintessential, though a bit riper, Chablis. That is to say; the wine strikes a perfect tight-rope balance between the ample richness of the perfectly ripe fruit and the acidity and minerality that is the signature of the cold northern region.
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These wines are currently on the way to Thatcher’s Wine. We have sourced them from some of our clients' private cellars, our friends in Europe, direct from the domaine or through our other trusted networks. On each product you will note an estimated time of arrival. Understand that these are only estimates, and to ensure that your wine arrives safely it may be longer. Utilizing this method allows us to offer some amazing wines and gives you the opportunity to secure them earlier. Upon arrival at TWC you will receive a notification and we will ship the wines to you.
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