Exclusive: 2022 Vocoret 'Les Pargues' Chablis

Exclusive: 2022 Vocoret 'Les Pargues' Chablis
I have always been drawn to the combination of young winemakers and historic vineyards, loving the excitement and fresh perspective these nascent vignerons bring to storied terroirs. 

Youngsters Eleni & Edouard Vocoret have been generating buzz overseas since 2012 with their electric and energetic Chablis. These are bright and vibrant wines that are filled with youthful vitality, yet they're exquisitely balanced and rooted in tradition. No surprise, since they've enlisted the help of Chablis legend Vincent Dauvissat as a guide, for whom Eleni worked as assistant winemaker.

Today's wine is sourced from a little-known yet prized plot adjacent to the famed Premier Cru of Montmains. This is a white Burgundy with deep, old-school concentration, where Chablis' classic maritime minerality is delivered with a bolt of vigor and freshness. An exhilarating wine of pure class.

I'm proud to offer the only bottles of 2022 Eleni & Edouard Vocoret 'Les Pargues' Chablis in South Carolina.   
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100% Chardonnay from the tiny 0.4 hectare vineyard of Les Pargues, planted on Chabils' classic Kimmeridgian limestone soils. After a manual harvest, the grapes are pressed into stainless steel and ferment with native yeasts. Then aged for a year in old oak barrels before being racked back into stainless steel (à la Roulot) to rest for two months before bottling.

A concentrated and lifted nose of white flowers, ripe lemon, granny smith apple, sea spray and a touch of flinty mineral reduction. There's significant verve and energy on the citrus driven palate, matched by dense, salty mineral concentration and silky textures from oak aging. A 'villages' wine that far outperforms most Premier Cru Chablis. 
Eleni and Edouard were born and raised in Chablis. Edouard's family owns Domaine Vocoret & Fils, a well known and large Chablis domaine, with over 50 hectares of vines, including six Premier Crus, renowned for its solid, traditional wines.

After having met in New Zealand, the young couple returned to Chablis in 2012, and took over 5 hectares of Edouard's family's vineyards. Their inaugural vintage was made in his grandfather's small garage.

Their use of natural yeasts and traditional techniques, like horse ploughing, mimic those of historic Chablis producers, yet their wines exude a passion and energy that comes from a new generation stepping in and creating a different path for this historic region. 
2022 Eleni et Edouard Vocoret 'Les Pargues' Chablis - $69.99

*SPECIAL NEWSLETTER PRICE - $64.99

*SPECIAL 3-PACK PRICE - $59.99/btl
 
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Justin Coleman
Proprietor
Monarch Wine Merchants
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