Varietal
100% Chardonnay.
Tasting notes
Pale gold colour with light green highlights.
Expressive nose with aromas of pineapple and linden-tree.
The mouth is very sweet, delicious flavours of citrus and white peach. The finish is intense, acidulated and elegantly mineral.
Food and wine pairing
Ideal served with salmon, equally good with roatied poultry.
Serving suggestions
14°C
Ageing potential
From 5 to 10 years.
Origin
Like Chablis appellation, the main bedrock comes from the Jurassic epoch, or more precisely the Kimmeridgean age (150 million years ago).
The 34 hectares of the Mont de Milieu “umbrella” vineyard are located on the right bank of the River Serein in the communes of Fleys and Fyé. It enjoys a geographical situation comparable to those of the grand crus and its south/south-east aspect guarantee extremely good sunshine.
The term "Mont de Milieu" corresponds to an ancient separation between Burgundy and Champagne, still symbolized today by the presence of a stone marker erected at the top of this hill.
Vinification and maturing
- Mechanical harvest
- Long pneumatic pressing
- Static cold settling of the musts
- Alcoholic fermentation during 7 or 10 days in stainless-steel temperature-controlled vats (18-20ºC) to preserve a maximum fruit. 25% in barrels of two to three wines.
- 100% malolactic fermentation
- ageing on lees during 10 months
Vintage : 2015
The vintage started in the aftermath of an uneven winter, rather mild at the beginning, then very tough in the end. Therefore, the first bud breaks were long in coming as they were observed by mid-April. The spring rapidly boomed with mild temperatures which enhanced the vegetation growth. The first flowers showed up at the beginning of June and the early flowering took place under the best auspices, on average 10 days before the last 10 years. In July, the very high temperatures triggered hydric constraints in some situations. Consequently, bunch closure occurred even though the berries weren’t big enough. At the end of July, the drought symptoms were more and more frequent on the leaves and the growth development was slowed. The onset of ripening occurred on the first half of August with temperatures 2°C higher than the normal. This climatic conditions sourced a very comfortable health status for the vines and a quick maturing. Unfortunately, a violent storm with hail took place in the Chablisien on the night of September the 1st constraining the vine growers to harvest the damaged plots. However, the heat of the last weeks of September allowed the vine growers to obtain highly qualitative musts. The last grapes were pressed on September 21st and the entire crop was particularly balanced and promising.