2010 Chablis

Pattes Loup is one of the most intriguing emerging wineries in Chablis. There are just very few people making wine in this no-compromises style. Mentored by Olivier and Alice De Moor, Thomas Pico is making the most thought provoking wines in Chablis. The 2010s were brought in between October 8-10, very late for an already late harvest. Average yields were 38 hectoliters per hectare, absurdly low by Chablis standards. The wines were aged in French oak barrels. Personally, I think the 2010s were picked a little late, as the wines are a bit on the heavy side, but I nevertheless admire Thomas Pico's willingness to take risks and push the boundaries of what Chablis is and can be. In three to five years, Pattes Loup could very well be in the same league as the two long-established icons in Chablis. You know who I mean. One producer is just down the road, the other right around the corner.