2023 Domaine Eleni & Edouard Vocoret Chablis Blanchot, Chablis Grand Cru, France Florez aging in old barrels only

aging in old barrels only

100% barrel fermentation

The Baumpresse is gorgeous and long

unfined and without any SO2 added

followed by spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts from the vineyard without temperature control in 500L ex-Manzanilla casks

2023 Domaine Eleni & Edouard Vocoret Chablis Blanchot, Chablis Grand Cru, France Florez aging in old barrels onlyBlanchot is the easternmost of Chabliss seven Grands Crus, a south to southeast facing slope on thin clays over Kimmeridgian limestone that gives a finer, more floral expression of Chardonnay. The Vocorets farm and harvest by hand, ferment with native yeasts, and raise the wine on fine lees in a mix of stainless steel and seasoned barrels with no new oak, preserving cut and salinity. The 2023 shows ripe citrus and white flower lift over oyster shell