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Jean Marc Brocard Chablis Sainte Claire Biodynamic 2025 750ml
🇫🇷 Well balanced with a fine line of acidity, quite tensile with pleasing weight.
Jean Marc Brocard Chablis Sainte Claire Biodynamic 2025 · Chablis, Burgundy, France
Jean Marc Brocard is one of Chablis' most respected and forward-thinking producers, farming biodynamically across his estate to honor the region's singular Kimmeridgian limestone terroir. Chablis is the northernmost appellation of Burgundy, a place where Chardonnay expresses itself with precision, pu...Show More >
Jean Marc Brocard Chablis Sainte Claire Biodynamic 2025 · Chablis, Burgundy, France
Jean Marc Brocard is one of Chablis' most respected and forward-thinking producers, farming biodynamically across his estate to honor the region's singular Kimmeridgian limestone terroir. Chablis is the northernmost appellation of Burgundy, a place where Chardonnay expresses itself with precision, purity and mineral tension. The Sainte Claire is Brocard's entry point into the appellation: 100% Chardonnay, hand-harvested, naturally fermented with minimal intervention, and vinified without synthetic inputs.
Tasting Notes
Aromatically this wine is tart, with notes of lemon oils and mango skin, as well as a bit of minty herbaceousness. On the palate, there are flavors of honey and tropical fruits just barely ripened, with a finish of bracing acidity.
Prior Vintage Reviews
Neal Martin, Vinous, 87 Points — The 2023 Chablis Sainte Claire has a delightful peachy bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is ripe and (again), a little honeyed on the entry–smooth in texture. Lightly spiced with a simple finish. Fine. Drinking 2024 to 2029.
Allen Meadows, Burghound — Moderate reduction overshadows the fruit so a quick aeration should be beneficial if you're going to open a bottle young. Otherwise the old vines are in evidence as there is both solid density and richness to the medium-bodied flavors that possess a seductive mouthfeel, all wrapped in a lingering finale. While this could also be enjoyed young, it could use better depth so a few years of keeping should prove helpful. Worth checking out provided you intend to cellar it over the next 2 to 4 years.
Details
- Producer: Jean Marc Brocard, Chablis, Burgundy, France
- Appellation: Chablis AOC
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Vintage: 2025
- Farming: Certified Biodynamic; hand-harvested; no synthetic inputs
- Vinification: Natural fermentation, minimal intervention
- Terroir: Kimmeridgian limestone
- Size: 750ml
- Pairings: Oysters, clams, grilled sole, plateau de fruits de mer, goat cheese, leek tart, roast chicken with lemon
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Wine Information:
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Chablis
Variety: Chardonnay
Type: Whites
Size: 750ml
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Aromatically this wine is tart, with notes of lemon oils and mango skin, as well as a bit of minty herbaceousness. On the palate, there are flavors of honey, tropical fruits just barely ripened, as well as a finish of bracing acidity.
Expert Reviews - Prior Vintage 2023
Neal Martin writes 87 Points | The 2023 Chablis Sainte Claire has a delightful peachy bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is ripe and (again), a little honeyed on the entry–smooth in texture. Lightly spiced with a simple finish. Fine. Drinking 2024 to 2029. - Vinous
Allen Meadows’ writes: Moderate reduction overshadows the fruit so a quick aeration should be beneficial if you're going to open a bottle young. Otherwise the old vines are in evidence as there is both solid density and richness to the medium-bodied flavors that possess a seductive mouthfeel, all wrapped in a lingering finale. While this could also be enjoyed young, it could use better depth so a few years of keeping should prove helpful. Worth checking out provided you intend to cellar it over the next 2 to 4 years.- Allen Meadows’ Burghound