MAISON LOUIS JADOT Chablis

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MAISON LOUIS JADOT

hablis BurgundyC & Nothing but Burgundy

F Cool climate Chardonnay with no oak contact

F Growing share in U.S. White Burgundy market

F A good value with a distinctive Burgundy character

F Great for restaurants

F Positive press touting the rebirth of Chablis

F A natural extension of Louis Jadot’s “Burgundy Package” PARIS Chablis Dijon Beaune Mâcon Lyon

300 km

Chablis IS LOCATED 75 MILES NORTHWEST OF the CÔte d’Or and is Burgundy’s northernmost vineyard region and France’s second northernmost Chardonnay vineyard behind Champagne. This cool climate is suited to a chardonnay grape which produces wines that are clean and light with a vibrant and crisp acidity.

The Vineyards of Chablis Chablis is produced from number of growers, vineyards scattered throughout the commune of Chablis. paying a premium for fruit it judges to be of Vineyards are clustered around the banks of the Serein · highest quality from River and are planted on steep slopes with South-South vintage to vintage. East and South West exposure. Louis Jadot has been · Altitudes range between 120-150m above sea level producing Chablis for (395-495 ft) and plateaus can reach 250m (822 ft). many years, however, · Only Chardonnay grapevines are planted in Chablis. the 2004 vintage marks the winery’s first release Kimmeridgian Soil The wine of Chablis is renowned to the United States. for its bracing minerality with common descriptors that Microclimate / Terroir: chalky marl subsoil with include “gunmetal”, “flinty” and “wet stones.” layers of limestone-rich Kimmeridgian soil; cool climate This quality is a result of the region’s Kimmeridgian zone with spring frosts. soil layers, dominated by tiny oyster fossils rich in lime, Vinification: aged 10 months in stainless steel. phosphorus and potassium which are extremely porous No oak contact occurs to most clearly and cleanly allowing for excellent drainage. These are bound together express the purity and “flinty sensation” of Chardonnay by a layer of clay and silt and lay over a chalky marl subsoil. from the chalky chablisian soils. Kimmeridgian layers are also present in Champagne and the Profile: bone dry and bracing, with a mineral western Loire Valley (as well as the village of Kimmeridge fragrance, clean white fruit flavors, vibrant acidity in Dorset, from which the soil type takes its name). and a lean, flinty texture.