CHABLIS
2022 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 |
Salty from the off, with sophisticated minerality on the nose. Lemony and perfumed, with blossom and a gentle nuttiness. More broad shouldered. Freshness in abundance. Will need some time in bottle but so good today. L&S (Dec 2023)
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(from a .8 ha parcel). A more elegant and slightly cooler nose features notes of essence of pear, mineral reduction and the hallmark citrus nuances. Here too the medium-bodied flavors possess a gorgeous texture along with better energy and more evident minerality on the youthfully austere and beautifully persistent finale. This is lovely and a wine that should age accordingly. Worth checking out. Drinking range: 2029 - Rating: 91-93 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 2023)
From three parcels, the 2022 Chablis Côte de Léchet 1er Cru has a generous bouquet with yellow flowers and light hazelnut aromas, a touch of chalk dust emerging with time. The palate is crisp and well-balanced, quite peppery and linear in style, maybe needing just a little more weight on the finish to make a bolder impression? Fine. Drinking range: 2024 - 2040 Rating: 91-93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jul 2023)
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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