Winery Gerard TremblayVieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' from the Winery Gerard Tremblay
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' of Winery Gerard Tremblay in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' of Winery Gerard Tremblay in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or butter and sometimes also flavors of green apple, minerality or honey.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'
The Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' of Winery Gerard Tremblay matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of potjevleesch, quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur or calamari with chorizo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gerard Tremblay's Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' from Winery Gerard Tremblay are 2015, 2010, 2017, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Gerard Tremblay
The Winery Gerard Tremblay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Chablis 1er Cru 'Fourchaume' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chablis 1er Cru 'Fourchaume'
Flagship Premier Cru climat on the right bank of the Serein (Homme Mort, Vaupulent, Cote de Fontenay, Vaulorent): 100% Chardonnay on clay-limestone soils between 130 and 200 m, west/south-west exposure. Whites prized for sensuality and ripe fruit — golden robe with green reflections, honeyed aromas of acacia, almond and hazelnut, mineral notes of gunflint and undergrowth. Cellaring 3-10 years, one of the most generous Premiers Crus.
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
