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2005 Chablis 1er Cru, ‘Montmains’, Domaine Brocard
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15 Aug |

Excellent premier cru Chablis, crisp and refined, with citrusy substance and smooth creaminess. Sunday lunch chez Brocard would see this sipped alongside roast ham with parsley sauce or a ripe Camembert. Julien Brocard was fortunate to take over the running of his father's vineyards just as they were officially certified as organic. He's continuing a tradition of precisely expressing a fascinating array of terroirs.
Price £15.5
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Half 2006 Chablis, Domaine de l’Harmonie, J M Brocard
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15 Aug |

Fine Chablis, clean and citrusy with an undertow of minerality -delicious with Camembert or grilled fish. Jean-Marc Brocard's vineyards, officially certified as organic, are now in the well-trained hands of son Julien, a fan of biodynamic cultivation. Together with charismatic Clotilde Davenne, he strives to express the influence of Chablis' unique soils. Most famously, Kimmeridgian clay, whose layers of limestone and fossilised oyster shells lend Chablis its minerally edge.
Price £6.5
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2006 Bourgogne Blanc Vezelay
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15 Aug |

Chardonnay in ripe, fruity, minerally style from Auxerre's Vezelay region. A classic match for Camembert or baked ham. Julien Brocard is now managing the vineyards (many certified as organic) built up from 1 hectare to 100 by his Chablis supremo father Jean-Marc. In fact, all 3 Brocard offspring have ditched careers in banking, engineering and medicine to join the family domaine. Julien continues a tradition of expressing Brocard's enviable terroirs.
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2006 Pinot Noir St Bris, Domaine de L’Harmonie (half)
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15 Aug |

Scents of raspberries and violets, silky red cherry fruit; hints of oak; this lighthearted, harmonious red Burgundy (perfect for summer picnics) exemplifies the delicate character of wines from St. Bris, west of Chablis. Five St. Bris hectares went the way of Chablis supremo Jean-Marc Brocard when he married a soignée local girl. His sterling efforts are ably continued by son, Julien (a devotee of biodynamic cultivation) and charismatic winemaker Clothilde Davenne.
Price £5.29
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2006 Chablis, Domaine de la Boissonneuse, Julien Brocard
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15 Aug |

Subtly minerally, citrusy Chablis from Brocard's long-established Préhy vineyards. Wine for oysters. Julien Brocard is now managing the Chablis estate painstakingly built up from 1 hectare to 100 over 30 years by determined father Jean-Marc. Exposed to biodynamic ideals at wine college, Julien was lucky to be taking on plots certified as organic. He continues the tradition of brilliantly expressing an enviable array of terroirs.
Price £12.5
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