Domaine Laroche : Chablis 1er cru "Les Fourchaumes Vieilles Vignes" 2024

Characteristics and tasting tips for the Chablis 1er cru "Les Fourchaumes Vieilles Vignes" 2024 from Domaine Laroche

Tasting

Appearance
This wine displays a pale yellow hue with subtle green highlights.

Nose
The nose opens with delicate notes of white flowers and orchard fruits such as apple and pear. It then reveals aromas of summer fruits, underscored by a pronounced chalky minerality.

Palate
The palate offers a dense, ample texture, perfectly balanced by a lively acidity. The long, persistent finish stands out for its fine mineral and saline tension.

Food and wine pairing

This white wine pairs beautifully with a lobster salad with lemon and coriander. It will also make a wonderful match for fine fish, shellfish or white meats served with a creamy mushroom sauce.

Serving and cellaring

To fully appreciate this Chablis 1er cru "Les Fourchaumes Vieilles Vignes" 2024, it is best served at a temperature of 12 to 14°C. This wine can be enjoyed now but will continue to develop gracefully until around 2034.

The elegance and minerality of a great Chablis wine

The estate

Founded in 1850, Domaine Laroche is a leading name in Burgundy. Based in the heart of the historic Obédiencerie, the estate tends a vast 91-hectare vineyard. A pioneer of the agro-ecological approach, the domaine stands out for its precision viticulture and deep respect for the environment. Now owned by the Advini group and managed by Jean-Baptiste Mouton, Domaine Laroche continues to shine around the world with cuvées that express all the purity and complexity of their terroirs of origin.

The vineyard

This Chablis wine comes from a 2.44-hectare plot on the prestigious Fourchaume climat. The vines, over 70 years old, enjoy an ideal south and west exposure that shelters them from northerly winds. They thrive on Kimmeridgian limestone soils, deep and clay-rich at the foot of the slope and becoming stonier towards the top. The vineyard is farmed according to a strict agro-ecological approach, certified High Environmental Value Level 3, which promotes biodiversity and excludes the use of herbicides.

The vintage

2024 was marked by unusual and capricious weather in Burgundy. Spring brought heavy rainfall, leading to flooding and significant disease pressure on the vines. Fortunately, a drier, sunnier August helped restore the health of the bunches and provided excellent conditions for completing ripening. Despite lower yields, the harvested grapes display superb typicity.

Vinification and ageing

The grapes for this Chablis 1er cru "Les Fourchaumes Vieilles Vignes" 2024 are harvested by hand, followed by a rigorous sorting of the bunches. Low-pressure pneumatic pressing ensures that only the heart of the press juice is retained. Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place entirely in French oak barrels and large casks. Ageing lasts a maximum of 12 months in barrels that have already held several wines, in order to preserve the freshness and aromatic purity of the fruit.

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.