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Bessin-Tremblay, Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume, 2020

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Bessin-Tremblay
$99.99
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Fourchaume is among the best known of Chablis' premier crus, and this parcel sits in the thick of it: a hectare on the La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne slope, facing southwest, planted between 1959 and 1971. Jean-Claude Bessin built the domaine from 1992 on vines that came through his wife's family, and now works alongside his son Romain in the vines and the cellar; they farm the twelve-odd hectares organically without bothering to certify, hand-harvest into small crates, and ferment with ambient yeasts. Elevage is long and quiet, well over a year on fine lees with under 10% new oak, and the wine gets only a light fining and filtration when it needs one. 2020 was a warm, early vintage in Chablis that delivered concentrated fruit while holding on to acidity, and at six years old this is right in its stride, with the flinty Kimmeridgian character starting to unfurl. Open it an hour ahead, or decant.

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Robert Parker

93 points

"The 2020 Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume opens in the glass with scents of oyster shell, crisp green apple, white flowers and a discreet touch of youthful reduction. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and precise, its fleshy core of fruit is girdled by racy acids. Concluding with a long, saline finish, it's another success from Bessin." —William Kelley

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Oysters, sole meuniere, seared scallops, roast chicken in cream sauce, crab salad, Comte.

Tasting Profile

Lemon, white peach and green apple with a distinct flinty, oyster-shell edge. Medium-bodied, taut and saline, with bright acidity and a long, chalky finish.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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