2021 Christian Moreau Chablis AC

Aged mostly in stainless steel with 15% of the blend this year seeing barrel ageing. 40+ years old vines. Comes mostly from very old vines situated in Les Pargues on the hill located between the Premier Cru sites of Montmains and Vosgros. This terroir has historically always been very highly regarded by locals and produces wines of extra depth and character. This parcel is blended with a cuvee from the village of Beru in the east which Fabien describes as naturally reductive, and more recently a parcel from behind the hill of Grand cru’s towards Fontenay. The blend of these 3 terroirs brings extra complexity and a perfect balance of generosity from Les Pargues, coolness and minerality from Fontenay together with reserve and finesse from Beru. Moderate reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background though there is good verve and detail to the rich medium weight flavors that terminate in a clean, dry and bitter citrus rind-inflected finish. This is actually quite good and worth considering for a wine that should repay short to perhaps mid-term keeping. (88-91)/2026+” Burghound.com.