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| A grape
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Gamay |
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Alain
Gautheron in Chablis, just west of Fleys |
West of
Fleys: Côte des Pres Girots |
Montée
de Tonerre, east of Fleys, a Chablis premier cru |
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| Les Clos
and Valmur, Chablis grands crus |
This is
the soil in Les Clos grand cru |
Les Clos |
Grenouilles grand cru |
At the
bottom of the grand cru hill in Chablis La Chablisienne has a vineyard
building |
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| 'Route
touristique du vignoble' in Chablis, with a view over the grands crus
Grenouilles and Les Preuses |
'Vignoble de Chablis' with the premier cru Fourchaume in the background |
Fourchaume |
Soil and
vines on Vaulorent, premier cru Chablis |
Les
Preuses, grand cru |
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| Bougros,
grand cru |
'Vous
cherchez des vendangeurs? Appellation Contrôlée intervient
gratuitement...' It's not INAO helping with the harvest, but a Dutch
temp agency calling itself 'Appellation Contrôlée' |
Vaulorent, premier cru |
Bougros,
grand cru: water tubes used in winter to spray water to prevent too much
frost damage |
Blanchot, grand cru |
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| Chablis,
ville fleurie, on the D965 |
Domaine
Laroche can be found in 'centre ville'. In the background: Les Clos, grand
cru |
When
it's 42 degrees centigrade in the shade a beer (or two) can be nice |
Jean-Mari Brocard has a shop in the village of Chablis |
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| And as
promised: Domaine Laroche |
The view
from the top of the grand cru hill - west, over Blancot and with a view
over Montée de Tonerre |
South,
over Les Clos |
The
village of Chablis with Montmain and Vaillons on the other side
(premiers crus) |
Some
replanting to be done on the Montée de Tonerre? |
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| A cross
section of the soil on the grand cru hill: a thin topsoil and then
Kimmeridge - limestone and clay |