Gilbert Picq Chablis 2023

Gilbert Picq Chablis 2023

Located in the tiny, quiet village of Chichée, just southeast of Chablis itself, Domaine Gilbert Picq quietly produces riveting, uber classic Chablis from its holdings in and around the village. The Picq family have farmed its small collection of vines for several generations. Today, the estate is in the deft hands of Gilbert's two sons Didier and Pascal, and his daughter Marilyn Picq, each with their defined roles: Pascal is in the vines, Didier is in the cellar, and Marilyn manages the commerce. The Picq style of Chablis displays the inimitable expression of minerality that Chardonnay picks up in these rolling hillside of limestone-laden vineyards in the Yonne Valley, coupled with racy acidity and fine depth that comes with low yields, meticulous viticulture and winemaking.

From a collection of hillside vineyards averaging 20 years in age all from the commune of Chichee. Vinification occurs exclusively in stainless steel, with natural yeasts, with aging occuring in tank also. Theres legitimately not a single stave at this address, everything is designed to impart tension and freshness.

Incredibly tensile nose, with gun flint, chalk dust, wet rock, acacia blossom, clear honey, iodine and yellow, pithy citrus. Pristinely weighted through a coil of mineral laden tension, framed by some lovely extract and a gently weighted mid that finishes with power - lovely, refreshingly mineral composure that leaves one contemplating more.