2019 Chablis Valourent
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The 2019 Chablis Vaulorent 1er Cru shows a bit of reduction at the moment, proving difficult to get through. The palate is medium-bodied with a cohesive entry and well-judged acidity. Still, it lacks some personality toward the finish, which comes across as generic compared to other wines in the same flight. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Cropped at a mere 34 hectoliters per hectare, the 2019 Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent is superb, unwinding in the glass with notes of citrus oil, crisp green orchard fruit, white peach, iodine and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, with racy acids and a long, iodine-inflected finish, it's the most complete premier cru in the range.
Another linear and tight premier cru with sliced lemon, apple and some white pepper and chalk. Itâs medium body. Clean and linear. Drink now.
About the producer
Established in the late 1950s, William Fèvre was one of the leaders in Chablis’s renaissance. Today he crafts benchmark expressions of fine Chardonnay from some of the top vineyard sites in the region, working with many of the best Premier and Grand Cru vineyards.