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LAROCHE Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru 2020 wine
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The Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos vineyard is considered one of the best areas in the Chablis region. Les Clos is located next to the village of Chablis, facing south, allowing the grapes to ripen perfectly. The vines were planted by Michel Laroche in 1960. Development potential approx. 20 years.
Delicious and intense. The aftertaste is exceptionally long, mineral and elegant.
Size:
0.75 L
Grape variety:
Chardonnay
Amount in case:
6
Delivery in Lithuania
Fast, next-day delivery and you can return products 14 days. In most areas in Lithuania, if you order on a business day before 15:30, it will be delivered on next workday 10:00 – 17:00.* (exept Neringa municipality)
Description
Country
France
Alcohol
12.5%
Grape variety
Chardonnay
State
Chablis
Taste
Delicious and intense. The aftertaste is exceptionally long, mineral and elegant.
Package
Bottle
Amount in case
6
Aroma
A hint of white flowers. Ripe fruits are nicely complemented by well-balanced acidity. Characteristic of the garden of Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, the minerality has nuances of wet rocks, metallicity and salty seawater reminiscent of oysters.
Colour
Gelsva.
Serving temp.
10
- 12
°
Size
0.75 L
Name of manufacturer
Domaine Laroche
History Brand
Laroche
A winery renowned for its exceptional Chablis wines perfectly reflecting the terroir and full of salty minerality, the taste of which is sought to be replicated across the globe.
Laroche winery is located in the village of Chablis at the northern tip of the Burgundy region. The Canons of Saint Martin of Tours made the first wines in Chablis as early as the 9th century. The Laroche family has been involved with winemaking since 1850 when Jean-Victor Laroche planted the first vines and started making wines in L’Obédiencerie, a former monastery in the village of Chablis.
Today, Laroche owns 90 hectares of vines situated amongst the best crus. However, not all the time between the glorious early days and the current renown was fun and games. In the late 19th century, the phylloxera epidemic destroyed most of the vineyards in Chablis. A new Paris-Marseilles railway was opened which connected Paris to regions that sold cheaper wine, thus severely reducing Chablis’ share of the Paris market. In addition, spring frosts are quite frequent in Chablis and can destroy the crop before it even starts to grow.
Hope returned in the 1960s when they learned how to protect the vines from frost, and it was then that production could really start to flourish.
All of the Chablis Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards are planted on unique Kimmeridgean soil. Kimmeridgean soil, which is composed of limestone, clay and fossilised oyster shells, imparts a distinctively mineral, flinty note to the wines.
Only Chardonnay grapes are grown here. In 1985, Laroche expanded its activities by establishing the Mas la Chevalière production unit southeast of Chablis, where they grow Syrah, Grenache, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier varieties. Laroche also produces wines in Chile and South Africa.
The philosophy of Laroche winery relies on one-man plots. This means that one person is wholly responsible for the care of a single vineyard parcel, from the management of soil to the sorting of the harvest. This creates a unique, personal wine.
Constant monitoring
The Laroche winery, which today uses eco-friendly practices, really started thriving in the 1960s when Henri Laroche managed to save a small number of the vines by burning straw and old tires to keep the vines warm during spring frost.
Saltiness of the sea
The fossilised oyster shells in the Kimmeridgean soil are the clearest sign of Chablis’ former life as a seabed, which now heavily influences the wines, resulting in a salty sea breeze kind of minerality.
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LAROCHE Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru 2020 wine
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The Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos vineyard is considered one of the best areas in the Chablis region. Les Clos is located next to the village of Chablis, facing south, allowing the grapes to ripen perfectly. The vines were planted by Michel Laroche in 1960. Development potential approx. 20 years.
0.75 L
96.75 €
129 €/l
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Country:
France
Alcohol:
12.5%
Taste:
Delicious and intense. The aftertaste is exceptionally long, mineral and elegant.
Size:
0.75 L
Grape variety:
Chardonnay
Amount in case:
6
Delivery in Lithuania
Fast, next-day delivery and you can return products 14 days. In most areas in Lithuania, if you order on a business day before 15:30, it will be delivered on next workday 10:00 – 17:00.* (exept Neringa municipality)
Country
France
Alcohol
12.5%
Grape variety
Chardonnay
State
Chablis
Taste
Delicious and intense. The aftertaste is exceptionally long, mineral and elegant.
Package
Bottle
Amount in case
6
Aroma
A hint of white flowers. Ripe fruits are nicely complemented by well-balanced acidity. Characteristic of the garden of Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, the minerality has nuances of wet rocks, metallicity and salty seawater reminiscent of oysters.