Albert Lucas, Chablis Premier Cru, 2018, Chablis, France
Here are a lot of cheap Chablis out there and sometimes you just need to spend a little more and drink and little less like is this one from Albert Lucas. It’s rich, luxurious with plenty of freshness. There are aromas of citrus and stone fruit with additional flavours of honey and apple with grass under notes and mineral hints.
Great with fish or zesty salad anc at £20 a bottle it’s about right for this quality.
Old Chablis is not like the fresh flavour, younger vintages. As it ages it softens and loses some of those fresh green notes. The acidity loses its edge and flavours change.
This is true of this Premier Cru, there are subtle light aromas of green apple and vanilla, a lightness of texture and a light taste of creaminess. Delicate and quite special this has been waiting in our wine store since about 2006 and finally we get to try it.
At 15 years old its not something you are going to get even in a decent wine merchant. That’s a shame as few people will get to try what an older white wine tastes like compared to a much one of the same region or producer, even if the younger Chablis is a supermarket standard one.
Find a 15 year old Premier cru and its going cost you upwards of £40 a bottle, my suggestion is by a few of these when young, put them to one side and wait.
Domaine Pascal Bouchard Beauroy Chablis, Premier Cru 2004, France