2015 CHABLIS Grand Cru Les Clos Domaine Vincent Dauvissat, Lea & Sandeman

CHABLIS

2021 Grand Cru Les Clos Domaine Vincent Dauvissat

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Chablis
Classification Grand Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Les Clos

(from 3 different parcels of 50+ year old vines that total 1.0 ha). A discreet application of wood suffuses the restrained and beautifully layered nose of mineral reduction, iodine, tidal pool, white orchard fruit and a vague hint of phenolic character. The super-sleek, dense and intense broad-shouldered flavors possess a palate etching mouthfeel while delivering simply remarkable length on the stony, austere and very dry finale that is akin to rolling small rocks around the mouth. The intensity really builds as it sits on the palate and overall, this beauty is superb. Drinking range: 2033 - Rating: 95 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 2023)


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This is a gracious, engaging and open Clos that could be tempting to drink early (but certainly shouldn't be!) Pretty floral top notes meld with pomelo before turning notably chalky. The dense, broad and somewhat muscular mid-palate offers up sweet orchard fruits. There is a striking nobleness to this year's Clos, even before it is in bottle. Rating: 95 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2023)

This is a gracious, engaging and open Clos that could be tempting to drink early (but certainly shouldn't be!) Pretty floral top notes meld with pomelo before turning notably chalky. The dense, broad and somewhat muscular mid-palate offers up sweet orchard fruits. There is a striking nobleness to this year's Clos, even before it is in bottle. Drinking range: 2023 - Rating: 95 *** Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2023)

(from 3 different parcels of 50+ year old vines that total 1.0 ha). A discreet application of wood suffuses the restrained and beautifully layered nose of mineral reduction, iodine, tidal pool, white orchard fruit and a vague hint of phenolic character. The super-sleek, dense and intense broad-shouldered flavors possess a palate etching mouthfeel while delivering simply remarkable length on the stony, austere and very dry finale. At the moment this has slightly better complexity compared to the Preuses though that may well change with a decade plus of aging. In sum, this is superb. Drinking range: 2023 - 2033 Rating: 94-96 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2023)

Domaine Vincent Dauvissat

A domaine of 12.7 hectares, comprising a hectare each of the Grands Crus Clos and Preuses, 3.7ha of Premier Cru Forest, 1.3ha of Vaillons, 0.4ha of Séchet, .3ha of Montée de Tonnerre, 3.3ha of Chablis, 1.1ha of Petit Chablis, and .6ha of Irancy (red).

Vincent Dauvissat remains one of the (if not the) leading lights of Chablis, and his wines are always in high demand and limited volume.

Vincent's grandfather Robert was the first to start bottling under the family name in 1931 and Vincent uses the same cellar today - but the family have been growing grapes here since the 18th century. Today his single-minded determination in the vineyard, where he follows biodynamic principles (without certification) followed by very subtle use of old oak barrels as part of a long élevage, produce some of Chablis' most age-worthy and fascinating wines.

Vincent advises drinking the Grands Crus either young, (within the first three years) or after 10 years when they are becoming fully evolved. Serve at 13C, so that the wine will warm up to about 15C before tasting - any colder masks the subtleties. He prefers to serve the wine directly in glasses rather than decanting it, so as not to miss the first nose and its evolution - with an old wine he advises simply smelling this evolution over the first half an hour before tasting.

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