CHABLIS
2023 Les Brèches de Fyé Domaine Agnès, Didier & Florent Dauvissat
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Chablis |
| ABV | 12.5% |
The vineyard sits right next to the Grand Cru of Blanchot. There's more ripeness and power here but it's still very elegant. A touch of red & green apple. White peach too. Acidity is higher than the Petit Chablis. Good effort and should be approachable in the next 2-3 years. L&S (Dec 2024)
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Distinctively Chablisien on the nose after a run of wines from the Côte Chalonnaise: finely dusty citrus, almost chalky. Light-bodied, chalky textured, uncomplicated. A little bit light in the middle. (JH) 12.5% Drinking range: 2025 - 2027 Rating: 15.5 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2025)
Domaine Agnès, Didier & Florent Dauvissat
Domaine Agnès & Didier Dauvissat was founded in 1986, and is based in the village of Beine at the eastern end of 1er Cru Beauroy. Agnès and Didier planted all their vineyard themselves. This amounts to around 10 ha now, made up of 3.5ha of Petit Chablis, planted on hard Portlandian limestone soils full of marine fossils on the plateau above Fyé, 4.5 hectares of Chablis planted in the villages of Courgis and Fyé, on south-facing slopes which are the southerly continuation of the slope of the Grands Crus, and finally a 2 ha plot or 1er cru Beauroy which is above the lake slightly toward the eastern side of the middle of this Premier Cru, and exposed to the south-west. The vines are now reaching full maturity and producing what is obviously some very high-quality fruit.
Florent, Agnès and Didier's son, has now joined the domaine and seems to be something of a wine-making talent - as Neal Martin wrote in his 2019/2020 Chablis report 'Could Florent Dauvissat be the next great winemaker to bear that famous surname?'. The wines are made in completely classical way, in stainless steel and aged on the lees for 12 months.
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