2023 Chablis Les Pargues Vieilles Vignes
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Issuing from three parcels of over 60-year-old vines, amounting to 1.8 hectares, Moreau-Naudet’s 2023 Chablis Pargues Vieilles Vignes sees 30% of maturation in used oak, with the remainder matured in tank. Offering notes of pear, honeysuckle and iodine, it’s medium to full-bodied, concentrated and inviting, laden with vibrant acidity and concluding with a delicately chalky finish.
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For reports and full tasting notes, go toTim Atkin MW's website.
This exceptional village Chablis has a deceptively pale yellow colour with hints of green, yet boasts pronounced aromas of ripe Mirabelle plum, exotic passion fruit and delicate white flowers. The texture is creamy and the palate has a lovely depth of flavour. The grapes are from three parcels of 70-year-old vines totalling 1.8ha in the left-bank lieu-dit of Les Pargues; they are crushed as whole clusters and fermented in tank and old casks (25%) before bottling.
The 2023 Chablis Vieilles Vignes Caractère Les Pargues has a fresh and malic nose with crushed stone aromas percolating through the citrus fruit. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity and a touch of pepper. This just loses some vigor two-thirds of the way through, so it finishes without the flourish I was hoping for. Tasted blind at the BIVB offices in Chablis.