Bourgogne Chitry-Le-Fort ChardonnayBourgogne Chitry-Le-Fort Chardonnay

Our Bourgogne Chitry White is a consistent wine with plenty of body and fruit as well as a certain degree of minerality which reminds us of its closeness to Chablis.

Product type: French White wine, Chardonnay, Auxerrois, Burgundy, France (Dept. Yonne)

Vineyard location: On south/south-westerly facing slopes.

Vine population: Chardonnay – 6000 vine stocks per hectare.

Average age of vines: 28 years old.

Bottle closure: premium natural cork and capsule.

Wine-growing terroir: Clay and limestone marl formed in the Kimmeridgian (late Jurassic) age giving rise to a shallow soil with little gravel, containing many small oyster fossils (Ostrea virgula).

Wine-making techniques: Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place at their own pace in temperature-controlled vats. The wine is then left to mature on fine lees for 10 months.

Tasting notes & ageing potential: Voluptuous, golden yellow robe; bouquet of intense white fruit and flowers sustained by a delicate minerality; this is a rich wine with a full-bodied attack on the palate and a touch of acidity that creates excellent balance.

A consistent wine with plenty of body and fruit, as well as a certain degree of minerality reminding us of its closeness to Chablis.
To experience this minerality at its utmost, Bourgogne Chitry should be drunk within a year of harvest. However, it is also stunning with three to five years maturing in cellar conditions.

Recommended serving temperature 11 to 12°C.


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Medals and Awards (Bourgogne Chitry-Le-Fort Chardonnay)


Vintage: 2010

Gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2012

Gold medal at the Concours du Grand Auxerrois 2011

Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Meursault 2011

Tasteviné by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin 2011


Vintage: 2009

Tasteviné by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin 2011


Vintage: 2008

Selected for the Guide d’achat Chablis - Bourgogne Aujourd’hui N° 93


Vintage: 2007

Selected for the Guide Bettane & Desseauve 2009

Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Meursault 2008


Vintage: 2006

Bronze medal at the Concours de Mâcon 2008


Vintage: 2005

Bronze medal at the Concours de Mâcon 2007

Gold medal at the Concours du Grand Auxerrois 2006

Decorated with the Burgondia d'Or à Saint Père sous Vézelay 2006

Tasteviné by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin 2006


Vintage: 2004

Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Givry 2005


Vintage: 2003

Decorated with one star in the Guide Hachette 2006

Decorated by the Vinalies Nationales 2005

Silver medal at the Concours du Grand Auxerrois 2004


Vintage: 2002

Silver medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2004


Vintage: 2001

Selected for the Guide Hachette 2004

Decorated with the Burgondia d’Or à Chablis 2002


Vintage: 2000

Bronze medal at the Concours de Mâcon 2002

Decorated with the Fleuron de Bourgogne 2002

Bourgogne Chitry-Le-Fort Chardonnay

Suggested accompaniments:

Chitry White can be served as a pre-dinner drink, with warm appetizers (tourtes, quiches or savoury pastries) or to accompany fish or white meats in sauces. Why not try it with stir-fried chicken and prawns, for example? Chitry White will also set off certain goat's cheeses extremely well.

Analysis:

Acidity: 3,9g
Alcohol: 12,7%
Residual sugar: 0g
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