2016 Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles

Louis Michel

France / Chablis / Louis Michel

Located on top of the best-renowned hillside of the Chablis grands crus, and planted in 1958, Louis Michel's parcel of 1.2 acres produces a complex and powerful wine. Kimmeridgian soils of limestone pebbles encased in clay-textured marl with marine fossils. Vines with an average age of 50 years.

September, 2018

Nick Stock

jamessuckling.com

93 points.

Lime brulée with bright compressed fruit flavors, delivering a wealth of succulent fleshy ripe fruit in a very pure, slightly flinty and very polished style on the palate. Very composed, pure and well-balanced. Drink or hold.

August, 2018

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous Media

89-92 points.

Light-medium yellow. Musky white peach and flowers on the fresh nose. A floral, easygoing, refined wine with lovely ripeness and a hint of banana. This grand cru is usually hard to taste at this early stage, notes Gicqueau-Michel, but this example is distinctly easygoing and showing well. Finishes with a lightly phenolic character and an impression of low acidity. This grand cru will drink well young.

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About Louis Michel

The Michel family have been cultivating their passion for tradition and the Chablis terroir since 1850. The winery is situated in the heart of the village, with the 25-hectare vineyard spread over the very first slopes that were discovered by Cistercian monks in the 11th century. Forty years ago, the family decided to stop making the wine in wooden barrels, preferring to create clean, pure and precise Chablis without adding artificial woody tastes. Through this philosophy, combined with the limited yields inspired by organic winegrowing techniques, the domaine has developed a worldwide reputation for fine winemaking in stainless steel tanks. Today it’s Guillaume Michel who upholds the family tradition and further its reputation.

About

Guillaume Michel is the sixth-generation representative of a family which has been making wine since 1850. He was recently handed the reins by his uncle Jean-Loup Michel. Their philosophy is to impart as little interference as possible, with the two principal ambitions being to respect the environment and to reflect the terroir in their wines.