Domaine de la Motte Petit Chablis Vintage:2023

Domaine de la Motte Petit Chablis Vintage:2023Aromatic fruit with the tiniest hint of sandalwood smoke on the nose. The palate has lovely weight with ripe, fleshy cooked lemons, a touch of stone fruit and a good mineral backbone. Far superior than the name "Petit" might suggest. Vineyards are in the Hautes Ctes, at the top of the slopes just above Domaine de la Motte's Chablis classified plots and so achieve good ripeness. The soil is Portlandian, which is less chalky than Kimmeridgian, and

gives way to a long and ample finale

3 month élevage in new French oak barriques with periodic battonage

He enlisted the help of Francis Tribaut who

The grapes are sourced from Monte Schiavo's own vineyards in Maiolati Spontini

Winter was quite dry

Flavours of ripe red fruits and cherry pie

placenames and hideaways on the  Gower Peninsula reveal the area's pirate history

It has been recognized with numerous awards since the beginning

floral aromas lead onto an appealing soft mousse

Grapes are carefully selected and destemmed

the vintage began ‘business as usual’

this is a high-water mark for Valpolicella