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 Vintage2003 Label 1 of 14 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2002 vintage.)
TypeWhite
ProducerJean-Marc Brocard (web)
VarietyChardonnay
Designationn/a
Vineyardn/a
CountryFrance
RegionBurgundy
SubRegionChablis
AppellationChablis

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2005 and 2008 (based on 49 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 87.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by mark_m_owen on 7/12/2008 & rated 86 points: Pleasant, reasonably fruit levels, low minerality, wood very muted. Rather acidic leaving one with more of an "aftertaste" than a "finish" sensation. Decent basic Chablis, nothing to write home about but no problems either. (1294 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2004, IWC Issue #115
(Domaine Jean Marc Brocard Chablis) Subscribe to see review text.
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Jean-Marc Brocard

Producer website, Photo 2011
GPS coordinates: N47 48.916 E3 48.015 (shop in Chablis), Map, Street View

The domaine of Jean-Marc Brocard began as just one hectare, a wedding gift from his wine-growing father-in-law. In 1973, when Julien was born, Jean-Marc planted his first vines in Préhy, where, a few years later, he built his winery and which subsequently became the Jean-Marc Brocard estate in the heart of the Chablis vineyards. He has since expanded the domaine to 200 hectares, of which half are managed adopting organic or biodynamic principles, and is widely recognised as one of Chablis’s leading producers. The estate is now run by Jean Marc's son Julien, a passionate exponent of biodynamics and ancestral wine making methods and the domaine has since become one of the leading producers cultivating vines organically.

The low-impact approach undertaken in the vineyards - ploughing in place of herbicides, predators instead of pesticides, manure rather than fertiliser, and as little spraying as the grapes’ health requires - is matched by a hands-off winemaking philosophy in the cellar. The resulting wines are pure, unadorned expressions of the great chalk slopes of Chablis.

Chardonnay

The Chardonnay Grape

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Burgundy

Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)

Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.

Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker

# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson

# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates

# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson

# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson

# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio

Chablis

Chablis (Fédération de Défense de l'Appellation Chablis) | Chablis (Burgundy Wines)

2014 Vintage Notes:
"... a hybrid of 2004/2007 and 2010. The stone, citrus and limestone amalgam is exactly what we search for in Chablis as the style harkens to a day in the Cote de Beaune proper (1960's - 1980's) when wine was not meant to be consumed the week it was released, battonage was not used by all and new oak was rarely seen ... the texture is natural and 'of the vintage' not 'of the winemaker' .... Like Sancerre or the Loire in general, 2014 in Chablis is one of those rare years with extract and transparency. It appears to be a vintage for the "neoclassic" ages and those of us intent on cellaring the most terroir-driven (but still powerful) examples of vineyard, site-place and varietal will want to invest (heavily) in the magnetic and electric 2014's." - Jon Rimmerman

2018 Vintage Notes:
"There’s not that razor sharp Chablis acidity in 2018,” says Patrick Piuze. “But there is good definition of place. The dry conditions drove vines to drink deeper down in the soil profile."

https://weinlagen-info.de/#bereich_id=58 Single vineyards on weinlagen-info James Suckling

Chablis

Chablis AOC (Burgundy Wines)

 
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