Wine Advisor
Louis Moreau, Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2018
Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2018 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru comes from the domaine’s 3.2ha of 55-year-old vines, aged in tank on the fine lees for 18–20 months. It has an attractive beeswax, grapefruit and white peach bouquet that takes time to unfurl. The palate is well balanced, with a fine bead of acidity, bitter lemon mixing with orange peel and spicy notes toward the finish. It does not quite have the harmony of the Vaudésir, but it should give 10–12 years of drinking pleasure.
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.