CHABLIS

2012 1er Cru Beauroy Domaine Laurent Tribut

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Chablis
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Beauroy

Some development on the nose. Absolutely classic. Middle-aged already though…? Hint of hair oil. Drinking range: 2015 - 2022 Rating: 16.5/20 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Aug 2015)


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The 2012 Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy comes from six parcels that together make 1.45 hectares, with the oldest vines planted in 1969. It has a lifted, floral nose with hints of almond and a faint sea influence coming through. The palate is medium-bodied with a crisp, orange peel-tinged entry, good weight in the mouth and a tightly wound, shaved ginger-tinged finish. Fine. Drinking range: 2014 - 2018 Rating: 89 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Aug 2014)

Pale yellow. Saline oyster shell and a menthol nuance on the very reticent nose. Then surprisingly rich and fruity in the mouth, offering terrific volume and pliancy to its ripe lemon drop and stone flavors. Finishes supple and long, with a strong palate-saturating impression of saline dry extract. This seamless, very ripe wine was more open-knit than the Cote de Lechet a year ago and that's still the case after the bottling. A superb example of its vintage. Rating: 92 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Jul 2014)

(from a 1.8 ha parcel). This is notably riper with a very mild touch of exoticism to the equally fresh white and yellow orchard fruit aromas that lead to notably rich but vibrant medium weight flavors that possess a seductive mouth feel, all wrapped in a long and impressively complex finish. This is unusually good in 2012 as I normally prefer the Côte de Léchet. 2017+ Rating: 90-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 2013)

Domaine Laurent Tribut

Laurent Tribut is married to Vincent Dauvissat's sister, Marie Clotilde. When he started he made his wines in the Dauvissat cellar in Chablis, but now this small family-run domaine is based in Poinchy. Laurent has now officially retired and has now handed over to three of their four children (Solange, Adeline and Gabriel), with Solange taking the lead in the winery. With Laurent’s guidance the future here looks very bright.

With just 6 hectares the quantities are small - but the quality of all the cuvées is extraordinary. Pure, powerfully driven, classically shaped there is more than a passing similarity to the wines of his brother-in-law, the head-line grabbing Vincent Dauvissat. Buyers will enjoy these long-lived wines with some time in bottle too - they have a great ability to age and patience will pay off, we recently tasted the 1er Cru Côte de Léchet 2004 with Laurent in his cellar and it was bright, young and full of vigour - nearly 15 years on, and in 2020 the 2000 Beauroy was still in it’s prime. This is brilliant, classic Chablis.

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