Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru LES CLOS

Domaine Laroche owns just one hectare of the 25 of this steep Grand Cru. The south-west facing vines are "selection massale" from the best of the Domaine's ancient vines. The "king" of the Grand Crus (6 x 75 cl)

The vineyard of Les Blanchots is very chalky and the soil almost white in appearance. It covers nearly 12 hectares and Laroche owns more than one third. The vines here are "selection massale" from the best of the Domaine's ancient vines, on average at least 25 years old. The "queen" of Grand Crus, for its finesse and elegance. A beautifully delicate bouquet of lime flowers and fresh mown hay, with a touch of vanilla. An intense, powerful, yet fresh and mouth-filling wine, with real steel running through it. It has superb length, integration and harmony. Serve in a decanter to allow it to develop its fragrant bouquet. It should be cool but not icy (6 x 75 cl)

A super-selection from the best plots and barrels of Grand Cru Les Blanchots. Yields, extremely low, are kept down by meticulous pruning and, when necessary, by green harvesting. The grapes are selected in the vineyard berry by berry. This is the ultimate Grand Cru with nothing spared. On the nose it is rich, weighty, honeyed and buttery. The intense ripe and luscious fruit makes it more open in its youth than Les Clos. The superb weight and complexity is balanced by freshness and mineral structure. It is long and lingering with a silky finish. Serve in a decanter to allow it to develop its magnificent bouquet. It should be cool but not icy (6 x 75 cl)

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There are just 30 hectares of Les Vaudevey, one of 17 Premier Cru vineyards in Chablis covering 750 hectares in total. Michel Laroche owns just over 10 hectares of this, the steepest and stoniest of the Premiers Crus. 100% Chardonnay, fermented predominantly in stainless steel vats, with 10 to 20% matured in French oak barrels to add weight and complexity. Les Vaudevey can be outstanding in good vintages, the most mineral and classic of the Premier Crus (6 x 75 cl)

This tiny Premier Cru is just 6 hectares and Domaine Laroche owns nearly half . Once one of the best known, it has been eclipsed by more famous names, but there is no doubting the quality of its south-facing vineyards. It has the same mineral backbone as its neighbour Vaudevey, but is a little softer and rounder. Typically aromatic, the bouquet is one of melons, hazelnuts and smoke. In the mouth there is round ripe fruit, with notes of candied pineapple and a full flinty finish (6 x 75 cl)