Domaine Romain Collet Chablis Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru 2019

1792. The US Postal Service was created, France's King Louis XVI went on trial, and the Collet family planted chardonnay in the Kimmeridgian soils of Chablis. The young Romain Collet, who started his own Domaine in 2009, has stunned the wine world with his site-specific wines. Since he took over for his gregarious father after he suffered a stroke in 2008, he converted the family's extensive holdings to organic farming, which has paid off in more expressive and transparent wines.

Montee de Tonnerre premier cru climat is named after the old Roman road that climbs the hill towards Tonnerre. The grapes ripen easily here due to its exposure to the afternoon sun. The soil is Kimmeridgian marly limestone and makes incredibly mineral wines with notes of salinity and finesse.

There’s a wonderful candied lemon, sea spray, Honeycrisp apple, and persistent salinity which complements all the fine stone fruit flavors so nicely. It’s wonderfully endowed, minerally, complex, and has a touch of creaminess that is widely appealing... As you can tell, we’re having a lot of fun drinking it! While it lasts...!

PAIRING IDEAS: On a recent trip to Mexico, we had the BEST fish tacos, with a twist. Instead of tortillas, the restaurant used a paper thin slice of jicama, and WOW, it was delicious, crunchy, and carb-free to boot! Try it! All you need is a big round piece of jicama and a mandolin. Sear some fish, cabbage, avocado, good to go!

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