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Half bottle of The Society's Exhibition Chablis 2023
White Wine from France - Burgundy
2022 produced attractive, well balanced wines. This bright, fresh and mineral Chablis is made for us by JM Brocard. There's no oak here, the wine having been kept on its lees in tank to fill out the mid palate.
Price:
£8.95
Half Bottle
Price:
£107.00
Case of 12
In Stock
Code: BU89582
Wine characteristics
- White Wine
- 2 - Dry
- Chardonnay
- 37.5cl (Half Bottle)
- Now to 2027
- 12.5% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Cork, diam
Jean-Marc and Julien Brocard
Jean-Marc Brocard's origins lie in the Côte d'Or. But he was born a farmer's son from the village of Chaudenay-le-Château, and trained as an agricultural engineer, along the way designing and trademarking a trailer attachment. It was an accident of marriage that brought him to wine: he married Claudine (his childhood sweetheart), a vigneron's daughter from the village of St-Bris-le-Vineux in the valley of L’ Yonne. Starting with a hectare of vines from his father-in-law, Emile Petit in 1973.
With much hard work he now has control of about 180 hectares, part of which is 'en fermage' (25-year rental agreements). Brocard has gradually become one of the leading lights of Chablis and has been supplying The Society for many years with many wines including The Society’s Chablis and Exhibition Chablis Premier Cru. Despite being a very good businessman, this self-made man also has a great feel and intuitive understanding for the land, in which he was greatly influenced by a friend and mentor called Petit Louis, and has a profound, almost spiritual, belief in how to look after it and allow the terroir to express itself.
Since 2012 Jean-Marc has handed over day-to-day control of the vineyards and business to his son Julien, who earned his stripes after successfully gaining organic certification and trialling biodynamic viticulture in the Boissonneuse vineyard, producing wonderful wine from this vineyard. He is now converting all the vineyards of the estate to this method of...