CHABLIS
2014 1er Cru Côte de Léchet Domaine Laurent Tribut
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Chablis |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Côte de Léchet |
Fuller broader aromas of honey, citrus, mineral intensity touch of oyster shell. Palate again has full rich acid, juicy concentrated, bright with lemony pure fruit, mineral, stony great length (tasted from barrel). L&S (Nov 2015)
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This too possesses picture perfect Chablis typicity with its array of sea breeze and iodine along with the hallmark citrus and pear scents of a fine Côte de Léchet. There is a wonderful sense of underlying tension to the mineral-driven middle weight flavors that exhibit notably better depth and length on the well-balanced, crisp and markedly dry finale that stops just short of austerity. In a word, excellent. 2021+ Rating: 92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2017)
(from vines planted in 1991, 1989 and 1972): Crushed stone, oyster shell and lime plus a resiny nuance on the nose. Sweet and thick but energetic too, conveying a light touch to the sappy flavors of grapefruit, crushed rock and minerals. Finishes brisk and strong. The 2014 malolactic fermentations finished in January, after which Tribut racked the wines from cuves into older barrels. Rating: 90-92 Stephen Tanzer, www.vinousmedia.com (Aug 2015)
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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