poultry, too.
Medium golden color. Elegant, rich nose of white flowers, minerals, and gun flint. Full-bodied with good grip and a beautiful palate: a combination of steeliness and fruit flavors. A good balance between fruit and acidity with a dry finish that is very thirst quenching. Drinks well now, but will develop until 2010 in a good cellar. The perfect wine for a variety of seafood and shellfish; great with salads and poultry, too!
Aperitif, Halibut, Lobster, Poultry, Salads, Salmon, Scallops, Seafood, Shellfish, Tuna, White Fish
Domaine des Malandes is owned by Lyne and Jean-Bernard Marchives; Lyne comes from a family that has lived in the area for centuries. Their vineyards produce a variety of wines ranging from Petit Chablis to Chablis Grand Cru that are frequently among the top-rated Chablis. Clive Coates M.W., an English wine critic who specializes in French wines, calls Domaine des Malandes a “star” of Chablis. Their wines are fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel (no wood) and have great mineral character. The Wine Messenger has featured the wines of Domaine des Malandes for the last decade, and they keep getting better.
Chablis is an isolated part of Burgundy, 100 miles closer to Paris than the Côte d’Or. A century ago, vineyards covered the region between Chablis and the rest of Burgundy but pests, marginal weather, and the expansion of winegrowing in Southern France led to the demise of this area’s wines. However, the crumbly limestone soil (called Kimmeridgian) near the village of Chablis is still planted with Chardonnay vines. Here, at the northernmost limit of successful grape growing, due to frosty spring weather, some of the world’s finest and most distinct white wines are made.
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