One of the seven Grand Crus of Chablis is Les Grenouilles, so named because apparently because of an abundance of frogs living nearby (grenouilles = frogs in French), as I blogged about Trittenheimer Apotheke. It turns out that this smallest of the Grand Crus of Chablis is close to the River Serein, where a large number of frogs live and which even get into the vines! Much of this Grand Cru is owned by the cooperative La Chablisienne, which makes a quarter of all the wines from Chablis. The wine above is one of the flagship wines of the cooperative.
This 2011 was a golden yellow colour with a crisp minerally lemony nose. The palate was rich fruity with a touch of lemon citrus character, well supported by a backbone with good acid and a touch of astringency. Nice!
BTW, the following web page had all this info and more about Les Grenouilles:
http://vindeling.com/2013/09/19/how-well-do-you-know-chablis-grenouilles-grand-cru/
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