I am soaring I tell you, absolutely soaring.
For the last hour I have been immersed in a transcendent, sublime bottle of Petit Chablis. I have got to say- it is moments like this that I treasure my position as a renowned wine critic, judge and collector. I get to taste this: the 2008 Petit Chablis from Jean-Marc Brocard/ Domaine Sainte Claire.
This Chablis, is quite simply the best I have ever had.
This chablis starts out gently and proceeds to embrace with a stronger grip- listing through flavor notes that capture the soul of the soil. This is a complex Chablis with dryness and bite and a firm backbone of acidity. The typically brazen vinters at Domaine St. Claire allowed this wine to age perfectly and develop the characteristic gout de pierre à fusil, the mineral sexiness of stony gunflint. This is an expressive masculine wine, with the shoulders and balls to make you a believer.
Even with all of the fruit highlights: a bit of spring pear, a note lavender- it is the mineral flirtiness that truly bring this bottle to life, and keeps me coming back for more.
A tip of the hat to you Jean- Marc, old friend. You have outdone your self.
Chin- chin!
