{"title":"Denis Race Chablis Pre-Arrival: Due November 2026","description":"\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 6.75pt 13.5pt 0cm 13.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e2025 AC Chablis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eOffer: $45 | $43 in 6-Packs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eIf I tasted this wine blind I’m sure I would pick it as a Chablis. With the yields reduced by 50% the vines filled the berries with more concentration of flavour. It has more fleshiness than the 2023, but still has the Race signature of racy and vibrant freshness with the salty “sea spray” character. It has impressive purity, chalky but elegant texture with a “dancing” acidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eClaire Race has done well here, with the “direct” and youthful vigour accented by gentle nuances of honeysuckle, lemon pith and beeswax. Cheers, Randall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; display: none; mso-hide: all;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; 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mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e2024 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eOffer: $59 | $56 in 6-Packs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eThis 1er cru is textbook Chablis, and has the track record of ageing well. The Montmains 1er Cru is the heart of the Race family holdings and this wine is a blend of three plots (all lieu dits within greater Montmains). Butteaux - gives the wine a broad-base delivering weight and structure and the Forets adds softness and richness; and Montmains proper - credited with the distinguished minerality and according to Jasper Morris MW, a roasted hazelnut nuance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eThe vines have an average age of 33y. \"Vinifying the grapes together from these different parcels produces a dry and deeply-flavoured wine with intense aromas and an ageing potential of 8 years\" according to Race.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; display: none; mso-hide: all;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; 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mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e2023 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eOffer: $59 | $56 in 6-Packs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Raleway',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eVaillons and Montmains are both left bank SE-facing slopes close to each other and close to the Race cellar, S-W of the village. \"Wines from Vaillons should be lovely, classic and elegant with both vivacity and power\" according to Jasper Morris MW, and this wine is exactly that. \"Typically the most incisive Chablis 1er Cru, this is a bone dry wine with the hallmarks of fine Chablis with its sea spray, rocky \/ mineral character,\" the Race family say. \"This Vaillons is a smooth and full-bodied wine with very fruity and tender notes. Often a favourite in our tastings, it's impressionable length keeps you savouring this cuvee.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; display: none; mso-hide: all;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; 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Butteaux - gives the wine a broad-base delivering weight and structure and the Forets adds softness and richness; and Montmains proper - credited with the distinguished minerality and according to Jasper, a roasted hazelnut nuance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vines have an average age of 33y. \"Vinifying the grapes together from these different parcels produces a dry and deeply-flavoured wine with intense aromas and an ageing potential of 8 years\" according to Race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1er cru shows a lot of typicity bringing the trademark Chablis minerality, with fruity and floral aromas, producing a dry and deep-flavoured wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46231659741364,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Denis_Race_Chablis_1er_Cru_Montmains.png?v=1790051485"},{"product_id":"pre-arrival-2023-denis-race-chablis-1er-cru-vaillons-750ml-1","title":"PRE-ARRIVAL 2023 Denis Race Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 750mL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDue October 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVaillons and Montmains are both left bank SE-facing slopes close to each other and close to the Race cellar, S-W of the village. \"Wines from Vaillons should be lovely, classic and elegant with both vivacity and power\" according to Jasper Morris, and this wine is exactly that. \"Typically the most incisive Chablis 1er Cru, this is a bone dry wine with the hallmarks of fine Chablis with its sea spray, rocky \/ mineral character the Race family say, 'this Vaillons is a smooth and full-bodied wine with very fruity and tender notes. 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