Domaine Bessin Chablis Fourchaume

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The 2006 Chablis Fourchaume offers a ripe and appealingly refreshing meld of lime, grapefruit, gooseberry, yellow plum, and honey. Bitter-sweet notes of citrus peel accentuate a slightly sweet-sour (gooseberry preserve) cast found in other Bessin 2006s as well, but there is a good underlying sense of chalky minerality and a solid finish. This should prove to be a useful wine worth following for at least 3-4 years. Jean-Claude Bessin bottles about two-thirds of the fruit from his nearly 30 acres of vines, vinifying the majority in tank, and some in barrels of mixed sizes. Most of Bessin’s vines are quite old, and the fruit of young vines – or any other fruit harvested by machine – is sold off to negociants.Importer: Kysela Pere et Fils, Ltd., Winchester, VA; tel. (540) 722-9228

The outstanding 1999 Chablis Fourchaume (that shows lot number LF199 on the label) was produced from a block of the estate's oldest vines in their parcel of Fourchaume. Though it was produced without any new oak, its nose has distinctive toast aromas intermingled with spices and minerals. Its medium-bodied flavor profile is crammed with anise, minerals, and pears. This satin-textured beauty has loads of power, and a long, detailed finish. Projected maturity: now-2007.Importer: Kysela Pere et Fils, Fran Kysela, Winchester, VA; tel (540) 722-9228.

The 1994 Chablis Fourchaume displays an explosive nose of cold steel, buttery fruit, and minerals. Powerful and concentrated, with medium to full body, and nearly outstanding density and ripeness, this is a gloriously fresh, lively Chablis that should drink well for 3-4 years. Readers looking for less oak in their wines are well-advised to give this Chablis a try.Only 2,800 cases of Chablis are produced each year at this small domaine, which also produces a powerful Chablis Valmur and regular cuvee of generic Chablis. I did not taste the latter two wines in the 1994 vintages. All the wines are put through full malolactic fermentation, and, with the exception of the Valmur, they are vinified and aged in tank. They are brilliant examples of a fresh, lively, fruit-driven style of Chablis that has not been influenced by wood aging. Readers familiar with the exceptional tank-fermented and aged Chablis of Domaine Louis Michel will enthusiastically approve of these wines.Importer: Kysela Pere et Fils, Winchester, VA; tel (540) 888-7939