DOMAINE JEAN COLLET CHABLIS

Grape Variety (Cépage): 100% Chardonnay.

Vine Age (Âge de la Vigne): 25 years on average.

Yield (Rendements): 55 hl per hectare.

Planting Density (Plantation): 5,700 vines per hectare.

Winemaking (Vinification): Pneumatic pressing is used, followed by cold static settling. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation takes place.

Aging (Élevage): The wine is aged in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for 9 to 10 months.

Region: Burgundy (Grands Vins de Bourgogne). The delimited Chablis area is situated in the communes of Chablis, Préhy, and Villy.

Soil Nature: The soils are limestone from the Upper Jurassic era (Kimmeridgian and Portlandian).

Soil Type: This soil is defined by alternating layers of very compact, hard limestone and softer clay marls, containing fossilized marine organisms.

Cultivation: The vineyard management follows a reasoned agriculture policy, avoiding the use of polluting weedkillers and favoring mechanical cultivation of the soil, such as plowing.

Tasting Notes:

1. Nose: The wine offers a nose of citrus and candied fruits.
2. Palate: It provides a discreet and elegant entry on the palate. It is a wine of beautiful length with a liquorice finish.

Food Pairing:

This fruity Chablis is excellent as an aperitif. It also pairs wonderfully with seafood, snails (escargots), and charcuterie (cured meats).

Recommended service temperature: 9-11°C (48-52°F)

Cellaring: This is a ready-to-drink wine with a cellaring potential of 3 to 6 years.

Wine Profile:

This is an English summary of the provided text about the terroir of Domaine Jean Collet's Chablis:

The Chablis wines from Domaine Jean Collet are sourced from diverse terroirs, all located on limestone soils from the Upper Jurassic era (Kimmeridgian and Portlandian). The domain's distinction lies in its presence on the oldest soils of the Chablis region (the finage Chablisien), spanning both the Left Bank (specifically the Valvan Valley and the famous Pargues hillside) and the Right Bank, where the soils are richer in marls. Furthermore, the domain benefits from an invaluable genetic heritage in the commune of Villy: their Old Vines are a mass selection dating back to 1932, originally planted by the grandfather of Dominique Collet.