Chablis Grand Cru La Moutonne

In the glass

Aroma: citrus, white flower, apple, mineral

Palate: lemon, oyster shell, chalk, saline

A famous Chablis monopole spanning Vaudesir and Preuses, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and stony depth.

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.
• Roast turbot in beurre blanc
  A rich grand-cru white carries the firm white fish and its buttery sauce without being overwhelmed.

How to serve Chablis Grand Cru La Moutonne

Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Chablis oysters, Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua, Roast turbot in beurre blanc. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

La Moutonne is a celebrated grand cru monopole farmed by Bichot's Domaine Long-Depaquit in Chablis.

1. 1950: Bichot acquired Domaine Long-Depaquit and La Moutonne

Facts

Producer

Maison Albert Bichot · visiting guide

Grapes

Chardonnay (100%)

Classification

Grand Cru (Chablis, AOC)

Oak

Partly in steel, partly in older oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 90 to 180 at retail

Drinking window

6-20 from vintage

First vintage

1950

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