2013 CHABLIS Domaine Laurent Tribut, Lea & Sandeman

CHABLIS

2013 Domaine Laurent Tribut

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Chablis
ABV 12.5%

Aromas of chalk, sliced lemons and green apples. Fennel and hints of hay, too. Beautiful, slightly waxy texture with a medium body and sparkly acidity. Oyster-shell undertones. So easy to drink. Rating: 92 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2017)


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(Tribut bottled his 2013s in April of 2015): Ripe apricot, orange and pineapple on the nose. A fat, sweet fruit bomb in the mouth, conveying an impression of soft acidity but avoiding coming off as warm or bitter on the end. An excellent example of very ripe Chablis: not necessarily for purists but with enough tension to give it life. Drinking range: 2015 - 2020 Rating: 89 Stephen Tanzer, www.vinousmedia.com (Aug 2015)

I like the purity of the expressive nose as it’s ripe but not exotic with yellow orchard fruit and soft iodine nuances. There is a lush and seductive mouth feel to the very rounded middle weight flavors that terminate in a suave yet refreshing finish. A solid villages that should drink well young. 2016+ Rating: 87-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2015)

The 2013 Chablis has a strict, stony bouquet, the palate possesses a core of orange and tangerine, and the finish is slightly peppery. This should be better than the 2012 after release, but I feel it may deserve another few months in bottle to allow it time to settle. Rating: 86-88 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Aug 2014)

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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