2024 Christophe et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu

Premier Cru Chablis from one of the appellation's most underrated sites.

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Description

Sébastien Christophe's story is one of Chablis's better ones. He returned to his family's property near Fyé in 1999 with half a hectare of vines and not much else, and through two decades of patient, meticulous work has built a 30-hectare estate with holdings across three of the region's most coveted Premier Crus.

His approach in the cellar is unusually precise: he vinifies individual subplots separately, sometimes running a dozen different vats within a single cuvée to preserve what each specific patch of ground is expressing.

Mont de Milieu sits on the right bank of the River Serein and is one of the lesser-known Premier Crus in the appellation. The soils are deeper here than most of the left bank crus, which translates to a wine that trades raw power for fragrance and texture. There's an exquisite floral lift that sets it apart, backed by the nervy acidity and shell-like minerality you'd expect from a serious Chablis.

Good value relative to the more famous names in the appellation, and worth cellaring for three to five years.

Importer Notes:

The Mont de Milieu is one of my very favorite Chablis vineyards and is relatively unknown, it sits on the right bank of the River Serein and produces discreet wines with irresistible fragrance and gorgeous texture. This doesn't have the immediate power of Montée de Tonnerre but it makes up for that in elan - it has an exqusite floral lift that sets it apart. The soil here is much deeper than you will find with most of the premier crus across the river on the left bank (Vaillons, Montmains, Foret and Butteaux) but not deeper than the heavy limestone soils of Montée de Tonnerre or the even deeper soils of the Grand Crus. This wine has the chisel and is a real beauty!

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country France
Region Chablis
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Cork

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