Wine Advisor
Louis Moreau, Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 2018
Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2018 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru sees 18–20 months on the fine lees. It offers lime, linden, touches of cotton and ground pebbles on the nose, all nicely focused. The palate is well-defined, presenting bitter lemon and peach skin on the entry. Quite a pithy Blanchot, with a waxy, resinous finish. An intriguing Blanchot, and one that should age well.
About the Producer
Domaine Louis Moreau is a 50-hectare estate based in the commune of Beines in the heart of the Chablis appellation. Louis and his wife Anne founded the domaine in 1994 . The domaine is made up of an impressive number of premier cru and grand cru vineyards with additional holdings in Chablis and Petit Chablis totaling 50 hectares. Petit Chablis comes from the sandy-Portlandian limestone soils of the plateau above the valley. Village-level Chablis is from classic Kimmeridgian clay and is from parcels mainly in Beines and near the town of Chablis. The three premier crus are Vaulignot, Vaillons, and Fourneaux, each of them in a side valley of the Serein river. The grand crus include Blanchot, Vaudésir, Valmur, and Les Clos. The Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos, located towards the bottom of Les Clos, is bottled separately from Les Clos in only the best vintages.