AOC. Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonerre (Burgundy), France - 100% Chardonnay from the 1er Cru Montée de Tonerre, located to the right of the Grand Cru de Chablis valley. Julien's Montée de Tonerre Chablis premier cru is the most complete of the Chablis premier crus, with a concentrated minerality, volume and texture similar to the Grand crus. The soils are clay-calcareous of Kimeridgian origin that gives the wines tension and minerality.
The pneumatic pressing of the hand-harvested grapes is carried out using a plate press. The intensity of the pressure is controlled manually and adjusted for each plot depending on the maturity of the grapes and the density of the pulp. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large oak vats (Stockinger). These allow slow oxygenation, and preserve the personality and unique flavor of each terroir.
A high-flying Chablis at a reasonable price. Recommended by El Sommelier.
JULIEN BROCARD CHABLIS PREMIER CRU MONTÉE DE TONERRE 2023
The Brocard family owns one of the most important collections of vineyards in Chablis. They work more than 150 hectares and, since 1997, more than half are worked in organic agriculture, which is unusual in such extensive properties. Julien Brocard is a son of the domain family. A few years ago he decided to produce a range of high-quality wines called 7 Lieux, a selection of 7 biodynamic wines divided between a Petit Chablis, two Chablis, three Premier Crus (Côte de Lechet, Vaudevey and Montée de Tonerre) and the Grand Cru Preuses . He also makes a natural Chablis with minimal doses of sulfur.
Julien seeks to precisely express the purity of the different terroirs of Chablis. To do this, the production only uses native yeasts and a pneumatic press where different pressures are applied depending on the conditions and maturity of the fruit. The wines ferment and age in large Stockinger wooden vats and foudres of between 15 and 100 hectoliters depending on the size of the plot.
Vineyard: 100% Chardonnay from the 1st Cru Montée de Tonerre, located to the right of the Grand Cru de Chablis valley. The Montée de Tonerre is Julien's Chablis premier cru, it is the most complete of the Chablis premier crus, with a concentrated minerality, volume and texture similar to the Grand crus. The soils are calcareous clay of Kimeridgian origin that gives the wines tension and minerality.
Winemaking: the reception of the harvest, production and aging is carried out in specific facilities.
The pneumatic pressing of the hand-harvested grapes is carried out using a plate press. The intensity of the pressure is controlled manually and adjusted for each plot depending on the maturity of the grapes and the density of the pulp. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large oak vats (Stockinger). These allow slow oxygenation, and preserve the personality and unique flavor of each terroir.
Tasting: medium yellow. Nose with great typicity and intensity with notes of creamy citrus (lime, lemon), apricot, notes of toasted lees on a limestone mineral background (chalk). In the mouth it has race, a texture of great wine, beeswax, very balanced, mineral, with depth, saline and long.
Optimal consumption: 2026-2036. 13% Alc.
Pairing: regional dishes such as salami, pates and light meats, risotto, small game, spicy meat stews, baked and stewed meats with wine sauce, pastas with creamy boletus and truffle sauces, semi-fat cheeses.
