Domaine Laroche
Chablis Premier Cru L’Homme Mort
L’Homme Mort is a famous place within The Premier Cru Les Fourchaumes just south of the town of Maligny. The suggestive name “L’Homme Mort” which translates to “The dead man” comes from the discovery of Merovingian sarcophagi in a Roman era vineyard nearby. The vines here have more hours of sunshine and more minerality than those of the greater Fourchaumes.
Vintage Factsheets
80% of Domaine Laroche’s 0.7 hectare plot in this vineyard are located in the northern part of the appellation. L’Homme Mort in the most northerly area of this climat on the right bank. The 70-year-old vines are planted on a slope well exposed southwest. The massale selection is in progress in this plot.
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Sub-Appellation
- Chablis Premier Cru AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- The grapes are hand harvested and sorted at the winery with gentle pressing at low-pressure to extract press core only. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation occur in French oak barrels. The wine is aged for 12 months on fine lees in the historical cellars from the IXth century at Obédiencerie.
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
Aromas of citrus, green apple, and spice. Typical minerality is balanced by a vibrant acidity which leads to a long, harmonious finish.
Wine Spectator
91 Points
2022
"A sleek, linear white, this reveals vanilla, lemon, apple and salty mineral flavors. Persistent and balanced, leaving a chalky feel on the long finish."
— Bruce Sanderson, 2024
