Appellations
Premier Cru · Chablis
Montée de Tonnerre
Chablis · white · 48
The best of the Chablis premiers crus, continuing the grand cru slope.
Under the vines
Kimmeridgian marl, the same band as the grands crus, on the right bank of the Serein.
In the glass
Weighty and saline, closer to a grand cru than to the rest of the premier cru tier.
Why it sits here
Right-bank climats share the grand cru aspect; left-bank ones such as Montmains are finer and quicker.
Commonly misread
That all Chablis premiers crus are equivalent. Which bank of the river they sit on changes the wine.
Names worth knowing
Raveneau, Dauvissat, Louis Michel, William Fèvre