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Burgundy

tHe GRApeS of SUcceSS

More grapes for even better wines!

The 2018 vintage was a memorable one in Burgundy, The cherry on the cake is that in 2018, the winery
with impressive quantities of fruit that provided a welcomed its first organic must, producing some
pleasant surprise for winemakers. This no doubt 5,300 bottles of Chablis premier cru Montmains.
facilitated access to grapes of great quality, However, the winery’s official organic certification
according to yonne winemaker and soil expert, will not be effective until the 2019 vintage.
lucie Depuydt. As such, the Chablis wine house Vinification
J. Moreau & Fils is increasing its supply of fruit
rather than must to better control the transformation The grapes immediately went into three presses,
of the grapes and the style of its wines, all part for slow and delicate pressing to respect their
of its quest for excellence. personality. They were then settled, with 20-30%
put into barrels at the start of fermentation, mainly
Building on solid, long-standing partnerships the premier and grand crus. The Chablis appellation
based on trust and mutual respect, the wine remained in stainless-steel vats to preserve its
house was delighted to procure grapes for the first characteristic freshness. But the other cuvées
time for three Chablis Premier Cru wines: Mont have 10-40% of wine that has seen oak. This
de Milieu, Beauroy, and the highly-sought-after ageing brings finesse and complexity, and over
Fourchaume. Today, by offering 10 appellations of time – such as for the 2017s which were aged for
the 16 Chablis crus, J. Moreau & Fils has taken a more than a year – brings greater concentration.
significant step forward.
The latest additions to the range are the Chablis
To this can be added the appellations which were Grand Acacia and the unoaked Chardonnay, in the
Chablis Grand already acquired as grapes: Bourgogne Blanc and J. Moreau & Fils style that is all about crispness,
Acacia 2018 Bourgogne Aligoté, Chablis, Petit Chablis, the specially labelled for english-speaking markets as
grand cru Valmur, and the premier crus Vaillons a “cool climate unoaked selection”.
More than three years of trials resulted in and Montmains.
the first cuvée of a Chablis with an original
personality marked by an unusual wood:
Acacia. Aged on lees for nine months, half
in 400-liter barrels from southeastern
France given a long, light toast. The wine is
presented in engraved bottles highlighting
the date the wine house was founded with a
screw-top to preserve its aromatic vivacity
and minerality. A unique wine, with very
floral notes over a lovely citrus freshness.

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 J. Moreau & Fils, Chablis
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