You can now view an 8 minutes long showing the Lamblin family and the vineyards of Chablis throughout the seasons. The content, both informative and educational, is intended to accompagny your formal tastings. The video is available in french and the DVD format upon request.
After a year marked by a cold and snowy winter; spring weather proved unstable and the flowering ended mid June. The summer was characterised by warm days and fresh nights, with a good alternating rainy and dry periods. The sunny month of August allowed optimal maturation of the grapes and Northerly September wind allowed for harvest in excellent conditions. On the morning of Tuesday 15 the harvest started. Yields were decent, with beautiful natural degrees (between 12.2 ° and 13.3 °) and a slightly lower acidity than in 2007 and 2008 but greater than in 2006. After fermentations, we decided to extend the maturation on fine lees to ensure finesse and complexity. It’s looking like it will be similar to the exceptional vintage of 2005, the 2009 is revealing its delicacy.
See you at Vinexpo ! From the 21st to 25th of June, the Lamblin family will be in Bordeaux for the international wine fair, Vinexpo.
During all the exhibition, the 2008 vintage will be shown. A themed tasting will be also organized, Haute Cuisine associated with Chablis. On the menu, Snail Cassolette from Burgundy. Monday : Oysters from the Bassin d'Arcachon.
Event : a Taste of Chablis !
Dates : 21st and 22nd June.
Hours : from 12h to 14h. Stand LAMBLIN & FILS n°B210 / Hall 1.
The Lamblin signature (16/02/2009)
2009 has so far been marked by the launch of our new bottle labels and by 12 bottle cases specially displaying our logo with a subtle blend of elegance, tradition and modernity.
The vintage of dreams, the 2008 vintage is already expressing (with some finesse) the elegant and instantly recognisable Chablis minerality. Ensuring the best possible results, maturation on fine lees for a few months will further refine the aromas and enrich the complexity of this great vintage. The 2008 will be shown at Vinexpo – you will need to be patient !
Autumn fermentations (13.11.2008)
As the vine completes its cycle showing its magnificent autumn colours, in the fermenting cellar, we are preparing to welcome in a great vintage. At the end of October, the sugars were completely transformed into alcohol. The natural alcohol level is at around 12.5° for the Petits Chablis and Chablis, and 13° for the Premiers and Grand Crus.
For a few days, malolactic fermentation has been getting underway. Clément Lamblin (12th generation Lamblin viticulturer) carefully monitors daily the progress of this delicate and crucial period in Chablis vinification. But already, this new wine is beginning to offer suppleness and roundness.
Vintage 2007, Very Typified Chablis (26/03/2008)
Minerality, freshness, crunching ! This is what arose in the 2007 vintage... With such temperamental weather, the vine knew to draw its richness from the ground and so we have the best expression of terroir. The iodized and salty aromas are intensified. The fruit flavours are delicate and discrete. A vintage to lay down, 2007 is one you will have to wait to drink.
Harvest
2007: Return to classicism (17/10/2007) After
a mild winter and a superb spring, the vine was very much in advance.
The average summer that we had, moderated the advancement of the
vegetative cycle and a harvesting permit was declared on September
1st. Thanks to a good follow-up, the vine remained nice and healthy.
The grape harvest started around September 6th/7th in order to
benefit from the plentiful sun of this period. It was thus done
under good atmospheric conditions and we returned a wonderful
harvest. To date, the alcoholic fermentations are finished and
we await the start of malolactic fermentations. Already, the new
harvest is declared as a very "typified" Chablis: fresh,
mineral based and lively, with an excellent ageing potential !
A
very early flowering (06/07/2007) In
the memories of wine growers, it is necessary to go back more
than a century to find such an early flowering of the vines. Indeed,
the first flowers appeared in the vineyards about ten days in
advance of the 2003 vintage (around May 15). If the good weather
and the summer temperatures in April stimulated the vine, the
rains in May will have favoured the growth. With Harvest taking
place usually 100 days after flowering, we are already talking
about harvesting towards the end of August. But the hail storms
of the 25th June, having ravaged certain plots of land, means
that the amount of grapes to harvest is less than envisaged.
2006
Vintage (06/02/2007) According to the Lamblin family, “this vintage already
offers a powerful and intense nose with intense ripe fruits.
The mouth is soft, delicate and beautifully balanced. The Chablis
terroir is fully expressed within this vintage which has to
go through extreme climate conditions. Minerality is present,
but it will need time to fully express itself.”. (Photo
- foothills of the Vaillons 24 January 2007)
