CHABLIS
2016 Domaine Laurent Tribut
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Chablis |
| ABV | 12% |
After visiting Pommier we are back in a classic Chablis groove here. This is more like Chablis - classic. Nicely taut and bright. Edgy, citrus scrape and good drive and energy - but not much meat here, relative to others. Finishes with good crushed shells and then a touch of fruit which is ripe and satisfying. A smart Chablis for the purists. L&S (Oct 2017)
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The 2016 Chablis Village has a fragrant, quite floral bouquet with hints of linden and orange pith. The palate is taut on the entry, quite malic at first with orange rind and hints of marmalade towards the finish that just does not quite deliver the precision and mineralité that it showed out of barrel. As such, I would drink this sooner rather than later. Drinking range: 2019 - 2023 Rating: 87 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Aug 2018)
A ripe and appealingly layered nose brings together notes of pear, apple, lemon zest and just enough Chablis typicity to be convincing. The rich, succulent and seductively textured medium weight flavors exude a hint of minerality on the clean, dry and solidly persistent finish. This is a quality 2016 Chablis villages that should drink well young. Drinking range: 2018 - Rating: 87-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2018)
The 2016 Chablis Villages, which is matured in barrel, has quite a punchy nose of peach skin, tangerine and a light flinty note tucked underneath. The palate is fresh on the entry with good weight but maybe just missing the tension and nervosité of recent vintages. Hopefully it will develop a little more energy by the time it is bottled. Drinking range: 2018 - 2023 Rating: 86-88 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Dec 2017)
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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