Petit Chablis

The meal last night called for minerality and acidity, or a delicate red wine. I went with 3 options- a wonderful Sancerre, a red cotes du Beaune, and a young Petit Chablis (2010). For me the winner as a pairing for the meal was the Petit Chablis from Domaine d' Elise.

The wine is a clear light straw color. On the nose it has incredible fruit with green apples and citrus, but a sense of secondary aromas of sur lees aging as well. The mouth shows wonderful minerality and honed acidity. The acidity lingers on the palate. In sum I liked this wine and will find more. It is young and seems to have structure to age a bit.

The producer, Domaine d' Elise, has a single 13 hectare plot which abutts the Chablis Premier Cru of Cote de Lechet. From the terroirist perspective it does have credibility. It is tank fermented and aged.

I tasted the remains of this bottle this morning as a follow up and nothing was lost- still apples, citrus, lees, vibrant acidity and striking minerality. It is more Chablis than Petit Chablis.

Beyond words

So this one is outside the blog's price point, but it was excellent and provides a reference point for comparison for the wines posted.

A bit of the Loire

These three give a nice expression of their region and years.