Chablis 1er Cru - Mont de Milieu 2023

Maison Joseph Drouhin, founded in Beaune in 1880, is one of Burgundy’s great family-owned wine houses. For four generations, the Drouhin family has crafted wines with the ambition of expressing the remarkable diversity of Burgundy’s terroirs with precision, elegance and authenticity.

With a portfolio spanning more than 90 appellations, Joseph Drouhin offers a genuine journey through the richness and diversity of Burgundy, from regional appellations to the most prestigious Premier and Grand Crus.

The Maison has been awarded the Grappe d’Or by Gault&Millau, a distinction that recognises the quality of its work and its position among the leading names in Burgundy.

The Chablis Premier Cru Mont de Milieu comes from a climat located southeast of the Grand Cru hill. Benefiting from higher average temperatures and longer sunshine exposure than the other Premier Crus, this terroir produces a particularly powerful, generous and structured Chablis. Its name refers to the former boundary that once separated Burgundy from Champagne. The Kimmeridgian limestone soils, rich in tiny marine fossils, give Chardonnay the distinctive minerality and character associated with the great wines of Chablis.

Appearance: bright yellow colour with green-silver highlights, clear and luminous.

Nose: elegant and complex bouquet combining ripe citrus fruit, white blossoms and a distinctive mineral note from Kimmeridgian soils.

Palate: crisp entry, good breadth, well-balanced between freshness and roundness. A fine saline minerality carries through to a long, precise and elegant finish.

Food pairing: excellent with fine white fish, shellfish, creamy poultry dishes or more complex cheeses.

Serving temperature: best served at around 10-12 °C.