{"product_id":"limited-presale-domaine-f-f-bachelier-chablis-vieilles-vignes-chardonnay-chablis-fr-2023","title":"Limited Presale - Domaine F\u0026F Bachelier - 'Chablis Vieilles Vignes' - Chardonnay - Chablis, FR - 2023","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePresale Offer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eReserve your bottles now before this small allocation arrives at Satellite. Presale offers are listed at 10% off our normal retail rate and combine with our normal quantity discount structure: 10% off 3+, 15% off 6+, and 20% off 12+. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.satellitesb.com\/club\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWine Club members\u003c\/a\u003e receive an additional 5% off all quantity discount tiers, plus free shipping on orders of 6 bottles or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuantities are limited, presale orders are fulfilled first, and this is the best way to lock in bottles before the allocation lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSatellite's Hot Take\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable ONLY for presale online and at the tasting on 7.16 at The Factory: \nhttps:\/\/satellitesb.com\/products\/grower-champagne-et-amis-grand-cru-selections-wine-tasting-featuring-chef-ryan-epp?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGrapes \u0026amp; Style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChardonnay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChardonnay is one of the great white grapes of Burgundy, and one of the most widely planted wine grapes in the world. It has a long history in eastern France, especially Burgundy and Champagne, and DNA work shows it as part of the same broad Pinot and Gouais Blanc family that gave us grapes like Gamay and Aligoté. It’s adaptable, easy enough to grow in many places, and capable of producing everything from simple everyday whites to some of the most ageworthy white wines in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vineyard, Chardonnay buds and ripens relatively early, which makes it useful in cooler climates but vulnerable to spring frost. It tends to do especially well on limestone and calcareous clay, and its relatively neutral fruit profile gives site and cellar choices a lot of room to show. Malolactic fermentation, lees aging, barrel fermentation, and oak can all shape the final wine dramatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, Chardonnay can be lean, saline, and citrus-driven, or broad, textured, and orchard-fruited, depending on where it’s grown and how it’s made. Chablis shows the steely, high-acid side; the Côte de Beaune shows depth, texture, and savory complexity; Champagne shows its value as a sparkling-wine base. Good Chardonnay is less about one fixed flavor than about balance, texture, and the way it carries place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Satellite SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49060322246907,"sku":"00077518","price":69.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/3655\/6193\/files\/51e5085355ddfa14148987ba032839bc_f6982c21-67bd-4289-9dea-104145a084b2.png?v=1783644093","url":"https:\/\/satellitesb.com\/products\/limited-presale-domaine-f-f-bachelier-chablis-vieilles-vignes-chardonnay-chablis-fr-2023","provider":"Satellite SB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}