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Chablis Vaillons and Cote de Lechet 10/11

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I love Chablis and all wine from that region, of course i prefer the grand cru side and the premier cru on the right side of the Seresin river as Fourchame, Monte de Tonnere and Mont de Millieu; however on the other side in the left bank there still some great premier cru to be watched. I certainly like the Cote de Lechet, Valloins and some good side in Montmains as Foret. On the side below the grand cru recently I had a fine chablis from the premier cru Vaillons by Damien & Romain Bouchard 2010 quite a new producer for me. The wine was rounder and fresher with salty nose, quinine, ripe peach and mature apple. Palate great spine acid with lemony character, orange and lemon rind. Nice balance with depth concentration and precise mineral content nose and palate.. crushed rocks, gunpowder and flinty limestone. I don't have much information about them so I find some info on the web; DRB is a new concept created by Romain Bouchard an organic winemaker in Chablis and his brothe