A Chablis of the highest class!
Bettane & Desseauve 16/20, Hachette Guide 2008 1* Star, Vinalies Award of ExcellenceThis Chablis "Saint Martin", the result of a superb vintage 2005, is remarkable from its color to its finish on the palate. Explosive on the nose with aromas resulting from perfectly ripe grapes, it reveals scents of white, yellow, and exotic fruits with floral notes. On the palate, we find the same beautiful complexity of aromas perceived on the nose, with fruit and citrus notes on the finish, enhanced by the classic mineral notes of Chablis. Finesse and power combine in this dense, remarkably fragrant cuvée. A sure bet!
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Eye
clear golden color with green highlights
Nose
subtle, lemony, and aromas of undergrowth
Mouth
Aromatic, rich, and balanced by its elegant mineral structure. Long and harmonious finish.
Serve
in a carafe at 11°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2007
Apogee
2009
Drink before
2015
Guard
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Food and wine pairings
As an appetizer, with oysters and shellfish, a scallop salad, tuna tartare, grilled salmon steak or salmon with sorrel, cod fritters, cod brandade, crab salad, grilled sea bass, veal blanquette, or goat cheese.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Michel Laroche is a wine merchant and producer, and one of the leading figures in the Chablis region. With vineyards that have grown from 6 hectares in the late 1960s to 100 hectares today, the estate—founded in 1850—is based at the Obédiencerie, a former monastery built above a 9th-century crypt that once housed the relics of Saint Martin. A key name in Chablis wines, it joined the Advini group in 2009. Michel Laroche now devotes himself to his new property, created from family vineyards, the Dom. d'Henri.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2021 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the estate:
Since 2009, the trading house, the Laroche estate, and its exceptional vineyards have belonged to the Advini group. Thanks to a skilled technical team led by oenologist Grégory Viennois, the style has been refined, with more subtle aging processes resulting in wines that are purer in expression and less rich and opulent than in the past. Perfectly ripe grapes are vinified here in barrels, without ever squeezing or masking the wines. The expression of the terroirs is very clear, but the style is not precocious.
Customer rating
3/5
based on 1 review
Review and opinion by Mr. SERGE C. Published on 04/03/2022
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