Isabelle et Denis Pommier Chablis 2023

Isabelle and Denis Pommier began their estate in Chablis in 1990 and farm organically, their vineyards a haven for the ladybirds that control pests in place of chemicals. Chablis sits at the cool northern edge of Burgundy, where Chardonnay ripens slowly and keeps high, driving acidity. The defining factor is the soil: Kimmeridgian limestone, packed with fossilised marine shells, which gives the wine its cutting minerality and faint saline lift. This is a lean, precise style, made to show terroir rather than winemaking. Ageing is designed to protect that clarity, with the wine held on its fine lees for texture and freshness while primary fruit and acidity stay in front. The result is pale straw with green flecks, showing green apple, lemon and pear on the nose over white flowers and citrus peel. The palate is dry and taut, carrying orchard fruit through a stony, saline finish with a faint almond note. Serve at 9 to 11 degrees in a white Burgundy glass.