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Guy Robin Chablis Montee de Tonnerre Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru 2018  - First Bottle

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93 Jeb Dunnuck -
Apple blossom, white flowers, and honeyed minerality all emerge from the 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre Vieilles Vignes, another rich, beautifully textured, balanced, and elegant Chablis from this winemaker. It too is ideal for drinking over the coming decade or so.

Technical Details

  • BlendChardonnay
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionBurgundy
  • AppellationChablis
  • VineyardMontee de Tonnerre
  • Alcohol14.1%

Guy Robin Chablis Montee de Tonnerre Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru 2018

Chardonnay  |  France
JD93

33% off retail!
Too late, we are SOLD OUT!

One of my favorite Premier Crus in Chablis, Montee de Tonnerre from OLD VINES at a price to load up your car! 

We NEVER get enough good Chablis around here, but the deals keep coming. This one’s a DOOZY -- Guy Robin Chablis Montee de Tonnerre 1er Cru for $39.95...seems impossible, but here we are. Don’t miss!

Marie-Ange represents the fourth generation of vine growers in the family. It was her father, Guy, who slowly, parcel by parcel, purchased vineyards in the 1960s, yet it is Marie-Ange who has brought the winery to a level of greatness for which it was always destined. Simply put, there are few other Chablis estates with such a rich collection of older vines, and as a result, few other estates that deliver Chablis wines of such character, depth of flavor and complexity. Because Guy refused to tear up vines for high-yielding clones, as was the practice decades ago in Chablis, some 80% of the family’s vines across five grand cru vineyards and four premier cru vineyards are older vines!

The Kimmeridgian soils of the Tonnerre terroir (meaning the fossilization of small sea creatures from the Kimmeridgian era) is a chalky, limestone-rich slope that helps the grapes retain acidity and express a piercingly mineral character that we crave in Chablis. Just to the south and on the same exposition as Grand Cru Blanchots and Les Clos, Montee de Tonnerre (“thunder mountain”) is often thought of as the top 1er cru site in Chablis and often compared to the Grand Crus. After all, its Kimmeridgian rich soils and similar geology which makes for easy comparisons. Marie-Ange’s version in 2018 is almost opulent, while retaining the racy minerality - lemon custard, white stone fruits, lime drizzled with honey, earth and oyster shell notes with a satiny, lovely texture.

Crazy price...while it lasts!

About the Producer

In the early 2000s, Marie-Ange Robin had a choice. Stay in Paris and pursue a successful career as a fine art dealer, or return home to Chablis and take the reins of the family winery. Her decision would not only change her family’s fortunes but also preserve a critical piece of Chablis history. Domaine Guy Robin today is a winery reborn. Marie-Ange represents the fourth generation of vine growers in the family. It was her father Guy who slowly, parcel by parcel, purchased vineyards in the 1960s; yet it is Marie-Ange who has brought the winery to a level of greatness for which it was always destined. Simply put, there are few other Chablis estates with such a rich collection of older vines, and as a result, few other estates that deliver Chablis wines of such character and complexity. Because Guy refused to tear up vines for high-yielding clones as was the practice decades ago in Chablis, some 80% of the family’s vines across five grand cru vineyards and four premier cru vineyards are older vines – these low-yielding plants deliver Chardonnay that is richly aromatic, reflecting Chablis’ historic terroir like a mirror.