2024 Gilbert Picq et ses Fils Vaucoupin Chablis Premier Cru, France Noel et Jean-Luc Raimbault and aged in bottle for

and aged in bottle for 12 months before release

it’s a serious quaffer

In the beginning as a carbonic maceration and afterwards in a classic open vat fermentation with some punch downs

the wines do not slap  one over the head with their brilliance but edge the drinker towards their profundity over the course of a bottle drunk slowly  throughout a meal

88 %Viognier

2024 Gilbert Picq et ses Fils Vaucoupin Chablis Premier Cru, France Noel et Jean-Luc Raimbault and aged in bottle forVINEYARD Situated in the commune of Chiche, Vaucoupin is a highly regarded premier cru on the right bank (east side) of the river Serein. SOIL Kimmeridgian clay limestone VITICULTURE Hand harvested VINIFICATION Fermented in stainless steel using indiginous yeasts AGING Aged in stainless steel