2023 Eleni & Edouard Vocoret Chablis Sechet, Chablis Premier Cru, France Thomas de Marne you can smell the salt

you can smell the salt air from the top of the hill

These are “Natural” wines in the sense that they tick all the boxes (practicing organic viticulture

Sangiovese from estate vineyards in Canalicchio (and occasionally Montosoli)

selecting ripe grapes only

located in the village of Thouarce in Anjou

2023 Eleni & Edouard Vocoret Chablis Sechet, Chablis Premier Cru, France Thomas de Marne you can smell the saltSchet is a stony, south to southeast facing sector within Vaillons on thin clays over Kimmeridgian limestone, and the Vocorets farm it for precision and lift. The Chardonnay is hand harvested, gently pressed, and fermented with native yeasts, then aged on fine lees in stainless steel with a small share in older barrels, avoiding new oak to preserve cut and salinity. The 2023 is taut and mineral, layering citrus and green apple with oyster shell snap