Domaine Laroche is a
family business winery in the
Chablis AOC.
The vineyards of Domaine Laroche are spread across Chablis, and are currently undergoing conversion to
organic viticulture
Organic wine is wine made from grapes grown in accordance with the principles of organic farming, which excludes the use of artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides.
The consumption of organic wine grew at a r ...
. Grégory Viennois, a graduate of the
University of Burgundy, is the winemaker. Chablis AOC wines are produced exclusively from the
Chardonnay
Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...
grape. Domaine Laroche decided to bottle its offering under
screw caps to keep wines fresh and prevent
cork taint, but later switched back to using
corks.
Wine criticism
Domaine Laroche Les Vaudevey Premier Cru Chablis 2015 was rated 93 points by ''
Wine & Spirits''.
Jeannie Cho Lee rated the 2013 Domaine Laroche Chablis at 80 points, calling it a "Simple Chablis without much depth."
Domaine Laroche Chablis
wine-searcher.com
See also
*List of Chablis crus
The Chablis region of Burgundy is classified according to four tiers of ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) designation. The top two are the crus of Chablis and include the 7 Grand cru vineyards followed by the lower Premier crus. Wines m ...
* Burgundy wine
References
French wine
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