2023 Eleni & Edouard Vocoret Vaillons Chatains, Chablis Premier Cru, France Slam Dunk Gifts so the fast ripening facilitated

so the fast ripening facilitated an early harvest before the fruit got too ripe

and into bottle felt like spending time with a long-lost friend

Winemaker’s note: “10% of our annual production we give away to experiments

A brand new arrival from Raul Moreno with 3 weeks of maceration on the skins and low ABV (11

2023 Eleni & Edouard Vocoret Vaillons Chatains, Chablis Premier Cru, France Slam Dunk Gifts so the fast ripening facilitatedThis cuve comes from the Chatains sector within Vaillons, a stony, southsoutheast slope of thin clay over Kimmeridgian limestone that emphasizes tension and salinity. The Chardonnay is hand harvested, gently pressed, and fermented with native yeasts. levage runs on fine lees in stainless steel with a small portion in seasoned barrels and no new oak to preserve precision. The 2023 is taut and mineral, layering citrus and green apple with oyster shell