Isabelle & Denis Pommier Chablis, Burgundy, France 2021

In 1990, Isabelle and Denis Pommier took over two hectares of family vines in and around the Chablis village of Poinchy. Today the estate extends to 16 hectares. The Pommiers are committed to the risky business of farming organically in an inhospitable growing climate, and they are among the few estates who hand harvest nearly all of their fruit. Pommier’s lineup of Chablis, including the three premier crus, tend to be ever so slightly more generous on the palate in terms of power and amplitude, but with a clear and distinct core of briny minerality and acidicty that scream “Chablis!" Winemaker: Denis & Isabelle Pommier Farming: Organic Variety: Chardonnay Terroir: Kimmerigien chalk slopes in the villages of Chablis and calcareous Portlandian soils in the village of Lignty le Chatel. Vinification: Hand-harvested and fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel Aging: 6 months on fine lees in tank. Tasting Note: Quite densely textured with big minerality and notes of quin