2004 Chablis Fourchaume
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Tasting notes
(domain) Pale yellow-green. Aromas of minerals, pepper and spearmint, with a distinctly herbal aspect; atypically brisk for Fourchaume. Then rich and fat, with solid minerality but not quite the grip or complexity of the Montee de Tonnerre. Both of Fevre's Fourchaume bottlings come from the Vaulorent section of this premier cru, which has soil of Kimmeridgian marl similar to that of the adjacent Preuses, and produces wines very different from the riper, more honeyed examples made at the northern end of the Fourchaume vineyard.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
About the producer
Established in the late 1950s, William Fèvre was one of the leaders in Chablis’s renaissance. Today he crafts benchmark expressions of fine Chardonnay from some of the top vineyard sites in the region, working with many of the best Premier and Grand Cru vineyards.