Description
The fruit is hand-harvested and not de-stemmed; fermentation is carried out partly in steel vats and partly in wood, and all aging is in six to eight-year-old barrels.
Some reviews of this years La Forest Chablis Premier Cru:
“Pale primrose, the nose takes some teasing out but all is there. Then the wine starts to build, some liquorice, lots of stones, succulence without sucrosity, complete with a lovely acidity. Really quite backward but all is there. 12.5% alcohol, and a long term winner.” – 93-95pts Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy
“More width again – certainly a more airy style to this nose of finely divided complexity and a little salinity. Super clarity – there’s extra, more dynamic, energy here too. Much as I loved the previous too this is peak 1er cru for me – so delicious – so open – easier finishing than the MdT but what a wine. Bravo!” – Bill Nanson Burgundy Report
Intriguing nose of lime and lemon zest, a hint of honey, then mineral, salty characters on the palate. A magnificent premier cru, this has the acidity and structure to age many years but is very fine already. The overall impression here is of a Chablis with power, density and which compares to a grand cru. Drinking Window 2023 – 2030. (AH) – Decanter
One Bottle per person
