Domaine Charly Nicolle - Chablis - Per Aspera - White - 2023

Wine:

The 2023 White Chablis Per Aspera is the estate’s signature wine—a consistent standout, vintage after vintage. Pure, fresh, and driven by a vibrant minerality, it strikes the perfect balance with just the right ripeness to round out its salty tension. This white delivers unfiltered pleasure, with generous fruit flavors, impressive depth, and all the hallmark freshness of classic Chablis. A true favorite—awarded 92/100 by the Selection Committee.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Alcoholic fermentation with temperature control between 16 and 18°C. 100% malolactic fermentation. Aged on fine lees for 10 to 15 months in stainless steel vats and oak barrels (500-litre demi-muids).

Color:

Bright golden yellow.

Nose:

Pure and delicate, with mineral notes of oyster shell mixed with floral scents and a hint of honey.

Palate:

With beautiful saline tension, ripe and delicate fruit and hints of sweet alyssum, this wine is beautifully structured, fresh, crisp, delicately smooth, unpretentious and very pure.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Oysters, Lyon-style andouillette sausage, prawn fritters, baked fish.

Cellar aging:

Starting today and continuing until 2029.

Firmly rooted in his native village of Fleys, Charly Nicolle is shaking up the Chablis landscape. Redefining the boundaries of the appellation, he brings a polished, contemporary vision of Chardonnay to life—crafting wines that are precise, pure, and subtly expressive of a confident modernity.

From Petit Chablis to Grand Cru, he approaches each terroir with passion and a rare instinct. The result? His white wines are a benchmark of excellence—deeply moving and consistently acclaimed in our Selection Committee tastings.