DOMAINE DE LA MOTTE PETITE CHABLIS 2022

Vineyards are in the Hautes Côtes, at the top of the slopes just above Domaine de la Motte’s Chablis classified plots and so achieve good ripeness. The soil is Portlandian, which is less chalky than Kimmeridgian, and typically produces wines which are less mineral and more fruity, well suited to earlier drinking.

Having said that, Motte’s wine has real finesse with good fruit character – very much their house style. Cool-fermented in stainless steel,malolactic fermentation is also in stainless steel and the wine is unoaked.

Aromatic fruit with the tiniest hint of sandalwood smoke on the nose. The palate has lovely weight with ripe, fleshy cooked lemons, a touch of stone fruit and a good mineral backbone. Far superior than the name “Petit” might suggest.