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2019 Burgundy and Chablis - En Primeur
William Fèvre - Producing top quality Chablis wines since 1959
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Dear <<First Name>>,

I hope you are all keeping safe and healthy during these difficult times.

2021 has started with a flurry of excitement with the arrival of Burgundy 2019 En Primeur. A vintage that seems to have finally brought a smile back to the Burgundian producers faces.
Despite the now constant threat of spring frosts and the hot dry weather conditions, the vintage has produced excellent quality wines.
Sadly though, yields are down and in some cases as much as 40%.


We start the campaign off with Domaine William Fèvre who's family have been making top quality Chablis since 1959 and the 2019 growing season came as a welcome relief, after numerous difficult vintages.

The 2019 vintage had been another year of concern for producers in Burgundy, this time with a dry winter followed by a dry spring and then a hot summer. Chablis did largely avoid any late frosts that have blighted the region in recent years. The vintage was probably saved by some late pre-harvest rain and the subsequent ripe berries, whilst small, were well formed with good acidity and excellent alcohol/sugar levels.

The 2019 vintage produced wines for both short term enjoyment and, certainly for the Grand Cru's, excellent cellaring potential at prices that are slightly up 2018.
Over the next couple of weeks we will be offering a number of excellent wines from several Burgundy producers, with a particular focus on the following -
 
Domaine Faiveley
Domaine William Fevre
Bouchard et Fils
David Moret
Domaine Laroche
Jean-Claude Boisset
Domaine de L'Enclos
Domaine Tortochot
Domaine Billaud Simon
Allen Meadows (Burghound.com) - Vintage Notes
 

"2019 produced ripe yet very fresh whites that are at once concentrated, powerful, serious and for the most part well-balanced.”
the wines are arguably the most interesting examples that have been produced since 2014 in white and 2015 in red. The whites embody “firm acid spines” and are “energetic, crisp and delineated"


I wanted to share with you my considerable excitement about the 2019 Côte de Nuits reds as they are in my view potentially the best the region has produced since 2010.”

“In my view, such wines are concentrated, balanced and expressive of their respective terroirs while possessing that certain magical “presence”… They also have a certain grace, that ineffable power without weight character that only the greatest vintages manage to consistently imbue."

The 2019 vintage is well worth consideration across the board from easy drinking Reds to big, full bodied Grand Crus.
The Whites are fresh and aromatic, with the Chablis showing great minerality and Chardonnay's from the Cote-d'Or with a richness and concentration that has not always been seen in recent years.
We have presented scores from Allen 'Mr Burgundy' Meadows (Burghound.com) for consistency and included detailed tasting notes, for those wines we feel represent the best value of the vintage.

Wines we recommend along with the always reliable and easy drinking Chablis (Domaine), would be the Beauroy (1er), the 'baby grand cru' Vaulorent (1er) and the pick of the Grand Cru's this year, the Les Preuses. 
There are also some rare magnums of Chablis Grand Cru on the list for those who love a big bottle to share.

 
All wines are the best price on the UK market and below the RRP from the agent.
1959, the year in which William Fèvre declared his first crop, marked the birth of the domain. Descended from a family which had lived in the Chablis region for over 250 years, it was only natural that he set up as a winemaker with 7 hectares of vineyards. 
Over the years the domain has acquired new vineyards in Chablis, all located in the historic terroirs. William Fèvre has become one of the biggest land owners in Chablis with 51 hectares of prestigious vineyards, of which 15.9 are classified as Premiers Crus and 15.2 as Grand Crus. The steep, rocky slopes that extend to the right and left bank of the river Serein are the birthplace to a history which spans over one hundred and fifty million years. This is where the unique Kimmeridgian terroir, alternating marl and marly limestone, embues Chablis with minerality and great freshness. These are vinous characteristics, envied and often imitated around the world, but never matched. Over the centuries, despite the phylloxera tragedy in the late 19th century, Chablis has grown in reputation and built on its natural assets to become one of Burgundy’s great vineyards.






Winemakers Vintage Notes

"2019 is another hot and dry vintage that was even drier than 2018 as even the winter didn’t have much rain. Spring continued the trend and it’s not surprising that by the time summer arrived with its hot days, the vines, and particularly the young vines with less well-developed root systems, had trouble coping. There were also certain sectors that suffered frost damage and between that and the dryness, the floraison passed with difficulty. On the plus side there was no disease pressure to speak of and a small pre-harvest rainstorm that dropped around 20 ml of water really helped the vines achieve their final maturities as well as plump out the drying fruit. We chose to begin picking on the 11th of September and continued through to the 20th. The fruit could not have been any cleaner and we had relatively few sunburned berries. The reason for this is partially because the bunches were so small that the leaves helped “hide” them from the penetrating rays of the sun. Just to provide an idea, Chablis bunches typically weigh around 100 grams but in 2019, mostly came in between 50 and 60 grams, which is very light. In the end, yields were around 40 hl/ha for the villages wines yet only 20 to 30 hl/ha for the 1ers and grands crus while the Mont de Milieu gave us only 15 hl/ha. Potential alcohols were very good, ranging from 12 to 13.5% so nothing was chaptalized. Acidities were also remarkably good given the heat as the post-malo pHs came in between 3.2 and 3.25. The alcoholic fermentations presented no problems though one aspect of note is that they finished with less than 1 gram of unfermentable sugars, which is very dry. This contributes to the impression of the 2019’s as being particularly dry. As to the wines, they’re ripe yet largely classic in style and their concentrations and acid backbones should permit them to age for a very long time. I would also note that the Rive Gauche is particularly good in 2019.” 

Séguier noted that because of the reduced yields, there will be no Fourchaume in 2019.

 

William Fèvre Chablis Villages (Domaine)
£79.00 per 6 x 750ml (IB)


“This is aromatically similar to the Champs Royaux with a slightly more pronounced mineral reduction character. There is however better density and intensity to the focused yet opulent medium-bodied flavors that exhibit impressive power for a villages level wine on the slightly warm finale. Worth a look.”

88 – 91 pts Allen Meadows (Burghound)

All prices are 'In Bond' and exclude, duty, VAT & delivery and subject to availabilty and confirmation
The wines above are subject to allocation on a first come first serve basis, confirmation and remaining unsold.
Delivery is expected to commence in Autumn 2021 from Beaune.
 +44 207 536 2359
 wines@finewinesforall.com
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