In the glass
Aroma: citrus, white flower, apple, mineral
Palate: lemon, oyster shell, chalk, saline
A fresh, well-priced premier cru, with citrus, white flowers and a saline, mineral finish.
What it pairs with
-
Chablis oysters
The wine's saline, oyster-shell minerality is the textbook match for raw oysters on ice. -
Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua
Find quenelle de brochet sauce nantua on TableJourney →
The dumpling's creamy crayfish sauce meets a taut white Burgundy that cuts the richness and lifts the shellfish. -
Salade lyonnaise
Find salade lyonnaise on TableJourney →
Bacon, frisee and a soft poached egg find a foil in a bright, saline white that resets the palate.
History
Montee de Tonnerre is a leading Brocard premier cru.
- 1973 — Domaine founded
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- Premier Cru (Chablis, AOC)
- Oak
- Aged in stainless steel
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 28 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1973