Domaine Passy Le Clou, Chardonnay 2022, Chablis, France

Passy Le Clou is an old family winery, formerly owned by respected Chablis winemaker Gérard Patrice. Having no children to pass it on to, he sold to Marine, who is deeply invested in preserving the history and the land of this domaine. Marine Descombes and Kevin Jandard purchased the estate in 2017 with 21 parcels totaling 31ha. Young couple Marine Descombes and Kevin Jandard bought this estate in 2017. Passy Le Clou's 30 hectares are spread over 21 individual plots, which Marine vinifies separately (with a small team of just 7 people) to showcase the individual expression of the terroir.

Tasting Notes

Strikingly aromatic for a Chablis. White apricot, orange blossom, kumquat. I can't remember when I last tasted a Chablis with so much frank fruit, and yet it's still Chablis to its very core. Stony contours, razor-line acidity, a spine of green-white bitterness that starts to curve into taffeta texture. This Chablis shows remarkable purity, and a delightful balance between acidity and roundness. This has a density that their Petit Chablis doesn't have, but it finishes with that same cold-well-water clarity and purity.

Pairs With

Shellfish, Crab and Lobster, escargots, oysters on the half shell or mussels in white wine, coquillages à la plancha

Ratings

17.5/20 pts Jancis Robinson, Gold ELLE a Table, 91 pts Decanter