CHARD OF AGES
Chalk this down
Kimmeridgien Chardonnay Bourgogne 2007, 12%, Karwig Wines €15.85
Clean and bright in the unusual shaped bottle with green lime hints on the nose. It tastes fresh, clean and fruity, “younger” than the year suggests (I must pay more attention to age when buying!), with flavours of rounded citrus (that lime again), dry but kilometres away from jaw-locking!
Kimmeridgian refers to the soil type: alternate layers of dense chalk and softer clay encrusted with marine fossils. In the geologic timescale, the Kimmeridgian is an age or stage in the Late or Upper Jurassic epoch or series.
The wine is one of a series of three named after a period in the geologic history of the earth. Brocard also makes a Jurassique and a Portlandien (see photo). If you want to go deeper, you can dig for yourself at www.brocard.fr.
And while you’re digging why not have a glass or two of the Kimmeridgian, a really well made Chardonnay from its home pays.
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