Wine Jean-Marc Brocard, Chablis AOC 2008
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Chardonnay: 100%
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Tasting Notes
Wine of pale yellow color with greenish reflections.
The wine has a complex flavor with a classical structure, crispy and delicious. Noticeable notes of citrus and minerals. Wine literally "salivating" and perfectly quenches thirst.
The wine has a distinct, expressive aroma slightly iodinated citrus. It also slip notes of aniseed and notes of mint and orange flowers.
The wine goes well with shellfish and oily fish (such as tuna, salmon, etc.).
Interesting Facts
Chablis from Jean-Marc Brocard - this is a great white wine with a delicate, refined style and taste rather complicated. Chablis is 100% made from selected grapes of Chardonnay vines reaches the age of 25 years. Vinified and aged in steel tanks wine at controlled temperatures, allowing maximum retains the taste and aroma of delicious fruity Chardonnay. Ageing potential of wine is 2-6 years. Additional awards and ratings: Vintage 2006 - 15/20 Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins a Petits Prix 2008. Jean-Marc Brocard landed his first hectare of grapes and produced the first bottle of Chablis in 1973. Today, Jean-Marc Brocard produces 4 million. Bottles of wine annually and is one of the most important producers in Burgundy.
Jean-Marc Brocard comes from a peasant family, his father was a farmer in the village of Chaudenay-le-Château. Jean-Marc decision to engage in viticulture contributed to the event - in 1971 he married Claudine Petit (childhood sweetheart), the daughter of a winemaker, and this event changed his life. Beginning with acres of vineyards of his father, Emile Petit Brokar created a whole farm of 180 hectares of vineyards in Chablis and Burgundy. Jean-Marc does not use oak barrels, considering that the essence of wine - is an expression of the characteristics of the site, which includes not only the soil but also the climate, and any contact with the tree can completely change and destroy the taste of wine, so the purity of taste his wines undeniable .
Jean-Marc recognizes that the development of the company made a significant contribution grower Louis Petit, who instilled Jean Marc sense of tradition and respect for nature, showing that practicing modern methods, it is possible to maintain old traditions. Jean-Marc says: "It is true fault lies in the soil, where it originates. Technique - a very important element in the production of wine, but it is only assistance, wine - is to a large extent a product of the soil. Earth Chablis are extraordinary and can not be found anywhere else in the world, so I believe in the future of Chablis even in the next millennium. " Since 2001, the vineyards are cultivated using biodynamic methods without the use of pesticides.
Producer's description
Jean-Marc Brocard comes from a peasant family, his father was a farmer in the village of Chaudeney-le-Château. The decision of Jean-Marc to engage in winemaking contributed to the event - in 1971 he married Claudine Petit, the daughter of a winemaker, and it was this event that changed his whole life. Starting with a hectare of the vineyards of his father-in-law, Emile Petit, Brocard created a whole estate of 180 hectares of vineyards in Chablis and Burgundy. Jean-Marc does not use oak barrels, believing that the essence of wine is an expression of the characteristics of the site, which includes not only the soil, but also the microclimate, and any contact with the tree can completely change and destroy the taste of the wine, so the purity of the taste of his wines is undeniable .
Jean-Marc Brocard acknowledges the significant contribution of Saint-Cyr-le-Colonne winegrower, Louis Petit, despite the similarity of surnames unrelated to his father-in-law. The old vines in Domaine St. Clair came to him from Louis Petit, and it was Louis who instilled in Jean Marc a sense of tradition and respect for nature, showing that by practicing modern methods, ancient traditions can be maintained. Brocard and his assistant oenologist Patrick Puze pay great attention to the specific characteristics of each vineyard. Jean-Marc sees the winemaker as a link in the chain between the grapes and the finished wine. He pays great attention to the soil. In one of the rooms of the estate there is a model of a rock, which demonstrates layers of limestone and clay with fossilized shells through which the roots of grapes pass. Only at first glance it may seem that the soil is completely impenetrable, but the roots of grapes can reach a meter in a year, receiving minerals that give the wine unique characteristics. When processing vineyards, preference is given to natural methods.
"The truth of wine lies in the soils where it originates. Technique is a very important element in the production of wine, but it is only a help, wine is essentially a product of the soil. The lands of Chablis are extraordinary and cannot be found anywhere else in the world, therefore I believe in the future of Chablis even in the next millennium" - Jean-Marc Brocard.
