Chablis Vaillons 1er cru
2023
Lemon cake, white peach, apple and briny seashore aromas and flavors signal this generous white. Vibrant acidity and a stone note quickly intervene, and the finish reveals precision and fine length.
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(from a 2.95 ha holding in Séchet, Roncières, Châtains, Mélinots and Vaillons proper). Here too there is just enough wood to mention framing the cool and bright aromas of mineral reduction lemon confit and refreshing sea breeze nuances. There is excellent density, especially for the vintage, to the middle weight flavors that are rich and caressing while maintaining good verve that carries over to the clean, dry and youthfully austere finale. This could use more depth but the fine potential is evident. Lovely.
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(from Séchet, Roncières, Châtains, Mélinots and Vaillons proper). An overtly floral-suffused nose reflects notes of sea breeze, zest confit and a whiff of white pepper. There is notably better refinement if not necessarily better density to the beautifully textured medium-bodied flavors that possess even better depth on the lightly austere, structured and lingering finale. While it should repay a decade or so of keeping, it should also be reasonably approachableafter only 4 to 5 years
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