{"product_id":"famille-descombe-domaine-passy-le-clou-chablis-1er-cru-beauroy","title":"2024 Famille Descombe, Domaine Passy Le Clou, Chablis 1er Cru “Beauroy”","description":"\u003cp\u003eFamille Descombe has been rooted in French winemaking since 1905, when the family first began farming in Beaujolais. Five generations later, that heritage stretched north into Chablis: in 2017, Marine Descombe, the winemaker behind the family's acclaimed Beaujolais bottlings, took over a small, historic property in the village of Beine. The estate had spent much of the twentieth century selling grapes to the local cooperative before its previous owners, the Patrice family, began vinifying and bottling their own wine in the early 2000s. Marine renamed the property Domaine Passy Le Clou, a nod to the lieu-dit \"Le Clou\" on which it sits, and began converting its 30 hectares and 21 individual parcels toward agroecology. Herbicides have been phased out, hedgerows and trees planted to encourage biodiversity, and cover crops sown between the rows; the estate now holds HVE Level 3 certification, France's highest environmental recognition for viticulture. Each parcel is vinified separately by a small team of just seven, an exacting approach meant to let every corner of Chablis's famed Kimmeridgian limestone speak clearly through the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bottling comes from a single hectare within Beauroy, a Premier Cru climat perched above the left bank of the Serein River on the edge of Chablis. The vines here average 55 years of age and are rooted in steep, well-drained Kimmeridgian clay and limestone, the same fossil-flecked marine soil that runs through the appellation's finest sites. The exposure and the dry winds that sweep the slope keep yields naturally low and concentration high. Grapes are harvested by hand and pressed gently in a pneumatic press, then left to settle naturally before racking into temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, where the wine ferments slowly over four to six months. It rests a further six months or more on its fine lees before bottling, a step that builds texture and depth without ever introducing oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA study in tension and precision, with the coiled energy that defines great Beauroy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAromas of acacia blossom and hawthorn mingle with fresh citrus and a distinct flinty edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound and ripe on entry, then pulled taut by a long, saline, mineral-driven finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFermented and aged entirely in stainless steel, so nothing but the vineyard shows through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarmed under HVE Level 3 certification, among the more meticulously tended sites in Chablis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVersatile enough to open tonight with a raw bar spread or hold a few more years in the cellar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Serve It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChill to 45-50°F, cold enough to keep the acidity bright without muting the aromatics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo decanting needed; a few minutes of air in the glass is all it takes to open up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour into a Burgundy stem to give the wine room to show its floral and mineral layers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs beautifully with chilled oysters on the half shell or grilled langoustines finished with brown butter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEqually at home with a wedge of aged Comte or a simply prepared piece of turbot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SommSelect","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47229741334582,"sku":"SOMM2608-DPL24BEA-750","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3628\/8822\/files\/2024FamilleDescombe_DomainePassyLeClou_Chablis1erCru_Beauroy_2.png?v=1787009195","url":"https:\/\/sommselect.com\/products\/famille-descombe-domaine-passy-le-clou-chablis-1er-cru-beauroy","provider":"SommSelect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}