Fourchaume Vaulorent Vieilles Vignes
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 12 years from the vintage, though exceptional years can easily cellar for 15 years or more.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted poultry with a light cream sauce, or mature goat cheese.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Maison Verget's Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume 'Vaulorent' Vieilles Vignes is a masterclass in Chablisian tension and terroir expression. Vaulorent is a highly distinguished climat within the larger Fourchaume Premier Cru, uniquely situated on the same Kimmeridgian limestone hill as the Chablis Grand Crus, separated from Les Preuses only by a narrow path. This exceptional positioning gives it a Grand Cru-like power and mineral complexity. Crafted from old Chardonnay vines, Jean-Marie Guffens applies his signature precision to this cuvée, utilizing gentle pressing and aging primarily in stainless steel or concrete vats on fine lees to preserve the intense, stony minerality, vibrant acidity, and rich, textured mid-palate. Historically, Vaulorent has been whispered among Burgundy aficionados as the 'eighth Grand Cru' due to its pedigree and capacity for profound development.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Maison Verget blev grundlagt i 1990 af den visionære belgiske vinmager Jean-Marie Guffens og hans hustru Maine Heynen i Sologny, beliggende i Mâconnais i det sydlige Bourgogne. Som en banebrydende négociant-éleveur revolutionerede huset vinproduktionen i Bourgogne med sine kompromisløse standarder for drueudvælgelse, skånsom horisontal presning samt præcis lagring på det fine bundfald med minimal brug af nyt egetræ. Verget er verdenskendt for sine rene, mineralske Chardonnay-vine fra førsteklasses terroirs i alt fra Mâconnais til Chablis og Côte d'Or, men mestrer også ekspressive Pinot Noir-vine og nytænkende fortolkninger fra det sydlige Frankrig. Vinene hyldes for deres nerve, krystalklare renhed og autentiske terroirpræg.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Chardonnay