CHABLIS
2018 Grand Cru Les Clos Domaine Vincent Dauvissat
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Chablis |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Les Clos |
Quite a discreet nose, all in harmony. The palate is like the internal harmony of a great Puligny, but it's all Chablis, all tight mineral and verticality; the most complete. Just fantastic. L&S (Oct 2019)
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The 2018 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru is simply magnificent. In this vintage, all the Clos signatures are kicked up a few notches. Readers will find a dramatic Chablis of grand, sweeping proportions. Lemon confit, white pepper, mint and dried flowers build as this flamboyant, exotic Chablis shows off its curves. The 2018 is simply magnificent. There is not much more I can say than that. Rating: 95-97 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2020)
(from 7 different parcels of 50+ year old vines that total 1.7 ha). Here the nose is certainly ripe yet it’s still almost classic with its aromas of mineral reduction, citrus peel, sea breeze, oyster shell and apple. Once again the mouth feel of the larger-scaled flavors is quite sleek with outstanding intensity along with abundant minerality while exhibiting excellent power on the dense and serious but not heavy finish. I did note just enough backend warmth to mention as the warmth of the vintage creeps in though even so, this is impressive in its fashion. Drinking range: 2030 - Rating: 92-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2020)
Domaine Vincent Dauvissat
A domaine of 12.7 hectares, comprising a hectare each of the Grands Crus Clos and Preuses, 3.7ha of Premier Cru Forest, 1.3ha of Vaillons, 0.4ha of Séchet, .3ha of Montée de Tonnerre, 3.3ha of Chablis, 1.1ha of Petit Chablis, and .6ha of Irancy (red).
Vincent Dauvissat remains one of the (if not the) leading lights of Chablis, and his wines are always in high demand and limited volume.
Vincent's grandfather Robert was the first to start bottling under the family name in 1931 and Vincent uses the same cellar today - but the family have been growing grapes here since the 18th century. Today his single-minded determination in the vineyard, where he follows biodynamic principles (without certification) followed by very subtle use of old oak barrels as part of a long élevage, produce some of Chablis' most age-worthy and fascinating wines.
Vincent advises drinking the Grands Crus either young, (within the first three years) or after 10 years when they are becoming fully evolved. Serve at 13C, so that the wine will warm up to about 15C before tasting - any colder masks the subtleties. He prefers to serve the wine directly in glasses rather than decanting it, so as not to miss the first nose and its evolution - with an old wine he advises simply smelling this evolution over the first half an hour before tasting.
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