100% chardonnay; fermented in stainless steel vats; full malolactic fermentation; aged 38 months on lees; 7g/L dosage; cork

 

On the gently south-facing slopes of Mareuil above Clos des Goisses, chardonnay takes on a  eshy generosity. Jean-Paul Hébrart presents a masterfully crafted take on this, in a blanc de blancs of bright, pale straw hue that heralds its elegant freshness. A core of mirabelle plum and white peach is accented with the zest of grapefruit and lemon sherbet in an approachable and succulent style of generous spice complexity and ripe fruit persistence. The salt minerality of Mareuil upholds freshness on the  nish, ampli ed strategically by a well-placed touch of the structure of Chouilly/Oiry. Eshy style hinting at exotic, ripe pineapple, ready to drink now.