Domaine du Colombier | Chablis
White wine | France, CHABLIS | 2023
This is a very fruity wine, citrus-like, fresh and pleasant to drink in the first few years, after three years it reaches maturity, becomes rounder, more mineral, flint and somewhat greasy with honey-like impressions.
€22.20
18.35
excl. VAT
Specifications
Serving temperature
8-10 °C
Type
White wine
Country
France
Vintage
2023
Storage (years)
"+ 3-5"
Volume
0.75
Grape & craft
Region
CHABLIS
Grape varieties
Chardonnay
Viticulture
Traditional
Vinification
This wine is grown on the plateaus and flanks behind the Grand Cru's (north of Chablis). It is a chardonnay in its pure form without any wood ageing and of which the 'terroir' speaks for itself.
Year specific
Médaille d'Or à Gilbert & Gaillard
Médaille d'Or au Concours des Burgondia
Médaille d'Argent au Concours des Féminalise
Flavour profile
Taste profile
Round smooth
Food pairing
Oysters | Crab | Lobster | Fish - seafood | Aperitif
About Dom. du Colombier
The Domaine du Colombier is located 4 km from Chablis in Fontenay-Près-Chablis, a village of 140 inhabitants hidden behind the grands crus. The Domaine du Colombier has been a family property since 1887, handed down over several generations.
In 1957 Mr Guy MOTHE started to specialize in vinifying Chablis.
Today his three sons, Jean-Louis, Thierry and Vincent work the 55 hectares of vines.
These vines are planted exclusively to Chardonnay, and produce dry white wines that are clear, lively and light, with a yellow robe characterized by hints of subtle white-green.
The Domaine started to sell in bottle in the middle of the 1980’s. Today it produces 430 000 bottles of which 80% are exported.
The Domaine du Colombier vinifies the 4 Appellations of Origin permitted in Chablis.
