Winery Louis Jadot - Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'

Winery Louis JadotChablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' of Winery Louis Jadot is a white wine from the region of Chablis Premier Cru of Burgundy.
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 Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' from the Winery Louis Jadot

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' of Winery Louis Jadot in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with earth taste

honey, smoke

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, straw

On the nose the Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' of Winery Louis Jadot in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples.

Details and technical informations about Winery Louis Jadot's Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume'.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' - 2017
In the top 100 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' - 2016
In the top 100 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' - 2015
In the top 100 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' - 2014
In the top 100 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
Average rating: 411110
Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' - 2013
In the top 100 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' - 2012
In the top 100 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
Average rating: 411110
Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' - 2011
In the top 100 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Chablis Premier Cru 'Fourchaume' from Winery Louis Jadot are 2015, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Louis Jadot

The winery offers 382 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Maison Louis Jadot.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Chablis Premier Cru in the region of Burgundy

The Winery Louis Jadot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 391 wines for sale in the of Chablis Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Burgundy
In the top 4000 of of France wines
In the top 2000 of of Chablis Premier Cru wines
In the top 3000 of white wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Chablis Premier Cru

Elegant intermediate level of the Chablis area (40 official climats, 17 lieux-dits): exclusive signature Chardonnay as white king — pale gold robe with green tints and chiselled mineral profile with notes of white flowers, citrus, green apple, light honey and the hallmark touch of gunflint, iodine and oyster shell, taut palate with vivid acidity and long finish. AOC (1938), ~750 ha on Kimmeridgian limestones with Exogyra virgula fossils, ageing 5-15 years.


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: Piqué

Altered wine characterized by a vinegar smell.

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