 WINE IDENTIFICATION Wine name: Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Range: Tradition Vintage: 2009 Wine Appellation: Chablis 1er Cru Production Area: Burgundy, France Wine Coulour: White Type of grapes: 100% Chardonnay Winemaker’s name: Guillaume Vrignaud Download 2009 vintage (PDF) Download 2008 vintage (PDF) Download 2007 vintage (PDF) |
TASTING Tasting temperature: 14°C Food suggestion: To drink throughout a meal on seafood’s, fish in sauce or a goat cheese. Characteristics: Delicate nose was marked by citrus fruits, the fresh and slightly acid mouth is supported by a mineral bottom. Potential Aging: 20 years. Maturity: between 5 and 7 years. Winemaker’s mark: 96 VINEYARD Spot’s name: Fourchaume Surface: 4,70 Ha Plantation: 5,600 pieds/Ha Yield: 57 Hl/Ha 5 Glasses/vine Average age of the vines: 25 years old Soil: Chalky clavey soil Climate: After a long and strict winter, the spring knew well brought up temperatures avoiding any risk of late frost so. June and July were in normal but the summer indeed became established in August bringing sun and warmth until mid-September . 2009 knew a quick and homogeneous flowering time. The sparseness of rain reduced outputs, brought down acidity and to augment the natural degree, the promises of a very nice vintage. Harvest date: 24/09/2009 Quality of the Vintage: ***** |
ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION Temperature control: 18°C, 57°F Fermentation Period: 10 days Yeast: Selection bourgoblanc MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION Malolactic fermentation: 100% Bacteria: Naturalles MATURING Volume: Stainless steel vat Maturing on the lees: yes BOTTLED Bottled date: 26th October, 2010 Process period: 13 Months TECHNICAL DATA Sugar level at harvest: - g/l Alcohol level: 13.09 % Acid level: 3,25 g/l AT Reduced sugar: 0,40 g/l PH level: 3,17 Calories per glass: - Total Production: 800 Cases |
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