Château de Fleys - 1er Cru Les Fourneaux 2016

Name: Château de Fleys - 1er Cru Les Fourneaux 2016
Brand: Château de Fleys
Rating: 3.5 (11 reviews)

Chablis 1er Cru|White wine

Burgundy

White

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3.5/5 (11 customers)

Sélectionné

Bettane & Desseauve

"Perfumes of very ripe fruit, slightly rounder palate, power" (Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve 2019) The nose immediately expresses perfumes of white and yellow-fleshed fruit (pear, vine peach, quince, apricot) with notes of small white meadow flowers. These varietal characteristics are complemented by lemony aromas and a mineral dimension (gunflint, iodine, oyster shell). On the palate, it's a very young, straightforward wine, with a certain tension and a lively, teasing spirit. The whole is fine, dynamic and still a little feisty, with a finish featuring those lemony, saline notes. Great ageing potential!

Features

Estate

Château de Fleys

Cuvée

1er Cru Les Fourneaux

Vintage

2016

Designation

Chablis 1er Cru

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Kimmeridgian soils

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Alcoholic fermentation with no residual sugar. Complete malolactic fermentation

Breeding

In stainless steel vats

Alcohol content

13 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale yellow with green highlights

Nose

Fine, fresh floral aromas (hawthorn, honeysuckle, broom) and white fruit notes (pear, quince, vine peach). Aeration reveals mineral notes of gunflint.

Mouth

Good body with fat. Good freshness. Buttery, mineral notes with a smoky finish.

Serve

AT 10°C

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2024

Food and wine pairing

A perfect accompaniment to sea bream with lemongrass, scallop skewers, salmon tartar, a platter of goat's and ewe's cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2018 guide) Bronze Medal Prize + Pleasure (Selected)

Domaine rated (2019 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the wine:

Very ripe fruit aromas, slightly rounder on the palate, powerful.

About the domain :

This estate's mont-de-milieu vielles-vignes is perhaps the best bargain in the entire Chablis region!

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2019) Awarded wines (Wines from this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

The first in the line, Julien Philippon, who came from Morvan, settled in 1868 as a lumberjack and gradually built up the family estate. In 1988, his heir André bought Château de Fleys, a former hunting lodge. A fine showcase that he passed on to his children Béatrice, Benoît and Olivier, with a 25-hectare vineyard to the east of Chablis, on the right bank of the Serein.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.5/5

out of 11 reviews