2002 Domaine Long-Depaquit Bichot Chablis La Moutonne Grand Cru
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La Moutonne is a 2.3 ha monopole, owned by Bichot, that overlaps Vaudésir and Preuses. Treated as a grand cru even though the official classification was never fully ratified. The winemaker for this vintage is now at Malande. The vintage was saved by a sunny September after a gloomy summer. Relatively closed on the nose though it does open in the glass. Delicately creamy and a fabulous savoury note a bit like bovril. Delicate on the palate too. Crisp and long and so delicate. Easy to underestimate. 'Very Chablis and ageing beautifully', said Rosemary George MW. (JH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
About the producer
Although the Bichot family settled in the region in 1350, Albert Bichot was founded in 1831 by Bernard Bichot. Today the producer is one of Burgundy’s most respected, making wines from both its own vineyards and with purchased fruit.