La Chablisienne

La Fief de Grenouilles Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2006

9.8

One of the absolute best white wines I’ve had so far this year to date was this extraordinary Grand Cru Chablis from 2006. I think we caught this wine at the absolute perfect time to drink. Grenouilles is French for frog, more on that below.
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The color on this was perfect, a vibrant light gold and yellow, watery at the rim. The nose was also in perfect condition, notes of flint, crushed oyster shell, a touch of smoke, allied with fresh Asian pear and crisp Fuji apple. The wind absolutely jumped out of the glass, the nose was so pronounced. The palage took it another level up with a perfect expression of what the nose was giving, all the while wrapped up in a perfect medium bodied majorly dense and complex wine. Medium plus acidity and very long on the finish.
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Formed in 1923, la Chablisienne is a co-op winery based of course in Chablis. As I have gone deeper into the rabbit hole of wine I tend to find these amazing co-ops which I wish I could have known about earlier as the wines are so impeccably good and priced so reasonably well. They produce something like 30 different wines off from the Chardonnay grape and all from vineyards within the AOC borders of Chablis.
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The Grenouilles climat is the smallest of the 7 Chablis Grand Cru climat at 9.38 hectares. It has soils that consist of upper and middle layers of Kimmeridgian, alternating with limestone and marl that are studded with fossilised seashells.
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The first vines to grow at the bottom of this hill were close to the River Serein and frogs no doubt came to keep the winegrowers company. — 7 years ago

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Daragh Hoey

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Michel Tête

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Kai Wright

8.9

Earth and funk overshadow the fruit, but wonderfully made with nice notes of dark cherry and plum underneath all that earthy funk. Nice wine, but I prefer my Beaujolias from Fluerie, as it fronts the fruit more. — 11 years ago

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Akiva Leeder

9.0

Could use decanting (dont have one handy) - a bit closed, but delicious finish. — 13 years ago

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Kim Granlund

9.0

Marathon runner bojo... Hearty tannins, lean fruit. — 13 years ago

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Bridget Fletcher

9.0

Accessible. Good with or without food. The wine equivalent of an after school snack. Bright and crisp. Notes if apples and green peppers. — 8 years ago