Winery Jean-Claude BessinVieilles Vignes Chablis
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 from the Winery Jean-Claude Bessin
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Chablis of Winery Jean-Claude Bessin in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Chablis of Winery Jean-Claude Bessin in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Chablis
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Chablis
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Chablis
The Vieilles Vignes Chablis of Winery Jean-Claude Bessin matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of sloth pork loin, fish balls or spaghetti with squid ink (italy).
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Claude Bessin's Vieilles Vignes Chablis.
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 from Winery Jean-Claude Bessin are 2016, 2017, 2015, 2010 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Jean-Claude Bessin
The Winery Jean-Claude Bessin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Chablis to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chablis
World reference for mineral Chardonnay. Straight, taut whites with signature notes of lime, green apple, white flowers, flint and iodine, a saline finish driven by Kimmeridgian marls full of oyster fossils. The purest expression of the grape, little oak. Hierarchy: lively Petit Chablis, fresh Chablis, more complex Premier Cru (Montée de Tonnerre, Vaillons), 7 age-worthy Grands Crus (Les Clos, Valmur, Bougros…).
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: Frank
Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.
