AJ McClellan
Simon and I tried this wine today, and after we took the first sip all we could do was smile. Chablis is a hard to get right but when you find that bottle it will leave a lifelong impression on you, this is one such wine.
2006 Domaine Vrignaud 1er Fourchaume – Green apple, green pear, and citrus on the nose with the unmistakable smell of seashells and gun flint. The palate is Clean and crisp with a tropical fruit medley and limestone minerality. Perfect for the upcoming summer months with its razor like acidity and long smooth finish.
Fourchaume is the most well renowned Primer Cru of Chablis lying just north of the majority of the Grand Cru Vineyards along the same hillside, Fourchaume receives the same treatment as the Grand Cru Vineyards and for good reason. The Vrignaud family started growing their wine in 1955 in their Fourchaume Vineyards, from there they spread out and purchased a plot of land in the Grand Cru AOC of Blanchot. As a small family the Vrignaud’s grow all their own grapes and make the wine themselves, you can tell in the end product that someone took care of this wine from start to finish.