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Bourgogne Chitry-Le-Fort Chardonnay
Our Bourgogne Chitry White is a consistent wine with plenty of body and fruit as well as a certain degree of minerality which reminds us of its closeness to Chablis.
Product type: French White wine, Chardonnay, Auxerrois, Burgundy, France (Dept. Yonne)
Vineyard location: On south/south-westerly facing slopes.
Vine population: Chardonnay – 6000 vine stocks per hectare.
Average age of vines: 28 years old.
Bottle closure: premium natural cork and capsule.
Wine-growing terroir: Clay and limestone marl formed in the Kimmeridgian (late Jurassic) age giving rise to a shallow soil with little gravel, containing many small oyster fossils (Ostrea virgula).
Wine-making techniques: Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place at their own pace in temperature-controlled vats. The wine is then left to mature on fine lees for 10 months.
Tasting notes & ageing potential: Voluptuous, golden yellow robe; bouquet of intense white fruit and flowers sustained by a delicate minerality; this is a rich wine with a full-bodied attack on the palate and a touch of acidity that creates excellent balance.
A consistent wine with plenty of body and fruit, as well as a certain degree of minerality reminding us of its closeness to Chablis.
To experience this minerality at its utmost, Bourgogne Chitry should be drunk within a year of harvest. However, it is also stunning with three to five years maturing in cellar conditions.
Recommended serving temperature 11 to 12°C.
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Medals and Awards (Bourgogne Chitry-Le-Fort Chardonnay)
Vintage: 2010
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Gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2012 |
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Gold medal at the Concours du Grand Auxerrois 2011 |
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Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Meursault 2011 |
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Tasteviné by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin 2011 |
Vintage: 2009
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Tasteviné by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin 2011 |
Vintage: 2008
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Selected for the Guide d’achat Chablis - Bourgogne Aujourd’hui N° 93 |
Vintage: 2007
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Selected for the Guide Bettane & Desseauve 2009 |
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Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Meursault 2008 |
Vintage: 2006
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Bronze medal at the Concours de Mâcon 2008 |
Vintage: 2005
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Bronze medal at the Concours de Mâcon 2007 |
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Gold medal at the Concours du Grand Auxerrois 2006 |
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Decorated with the Burgondia d'Or à Saint Père sous Vézelay 2006 |
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Tasteviné by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin 2006 |
Vintage: 2004
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Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Givry 2005 |
Vintage: 2003
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Decorated with one star in the Guide Hachette 2006 |
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Decorated by the Vinalies Nationales 2005 |
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Silver medal at the Concours du Grand Auxerrois 2004 |
Vintage: 2002
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Silver medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2004 |
Vintage: 2001
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Selected for the Guide Hachette 2004 |
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Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Chablis 2002 |
Vintage: 2000
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Bronze medal at the Concours de Mâcon 2002 |
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Decorated with the Fleuron de Bourgogne 2002 |
Suggested accompaniments:
Chitry White can be served as a pre-dinner drink, with warm appetizers (tourtes, quiches or savoury pastries) or to accompany fish or white meats in sauces. Why not try it with stir-fried chicken and prawns, for example? Chitry White will also set off certain goat's cheeses extremely well.
Analysis:
| Acidity: | 3,9g |
| Alcohol: | 12,7% |
| Residual sugar: | 0g |