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The Kimmeridgian limestone contains millions of tiny marine fossils embedded in a kind of whitish mortar which may have been once the bottom of the sea...hundreds of million years ago. This marine origin gives the wines of Chablis their unique flavor.
A great wine, perhaps the one most able to express what the terroir of Chablis really is like. The colour is pale gold yellow, with greenish hints. Refined nose, with aromas of lily, honey or preserved lemon. Astounding depth and velvety sensation on the palate, with some delicate marine nuances. Intense and long aftertaste. After 5 or 6 years, even more complex and subtle aromas develop in the wine.
• The site is the largest and probably most famous Grand Cru, located between Valmur on the left and Blanchot on the right.
• The exposure is responsible for its generous and powerful character.
• It is the cradle of Chablis, already recognized by the medieval monks as a superb location for planting a vineyard.
• The term « Les Clos » (enclosure, in French) probably refers to the surrounding wall that they built
to fence off the parcel