Chablis Premier Cru Montee de Tonnerre

In the glass

Aroma: citrus, white flower, apple, mineral

Palate: lemon, oyster shell, chalk, saline

The top Chablis premier cru, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony, 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.

How to serve Chablis Premier Cru Montee de Tonnerre

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Chablis oysters, Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua, Salade lyonnaise. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Montee de Tonnerre sits on the south-east slope adjoining the Chablis Grand Cru hill; the climat carries Chablis Premier Cru status under the 1938 INAO Chablis decree.

1. 1959: Domaine founded

Facts

Producer

Domaine William Fevre · visiting guide

Grapes

Chardonnay (100%)

Classification

Premier Cru (Chablis, AOC)

Oak

Aged in steel and older oak

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 40 to 80 at retail

Drinking window

5-15 from vintage

First vintage

1959

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