2022 Chablis Vaudesir
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The zesty and apple-filled nose of this wine shows a charming and rich profile. While the fruit is on the riper side, the acidity and freshness here is very precise. The palate is round and elegant with a good backbone of acidity. Apricot and peach notes fill the medium-bodied mid-palate. The soothing finish is long and refined. This is a top Grand Cru from Long-Depaquit and could be approachable young or kept in the cellar for another five years
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
More reviews and scores
Glowing primrose colour. Evidently a fleshier wine, that is apparent from the nose. Very classy, a whisper of coconut from the oak, a surge of attractive fruit behind, not too much tension but certainly intensity. Good length with appley notes appearing at the very back. Drink from 2027-2034.
(From a holding of 2.6 ha; ~25% new wood; to my knowledge this is the only domaine that uses Les Vaudésirs in the plural). While hardly subtle, the oak regimen is a bit tamer on the pure, cool and elegant nose of ripe essence of pear, apple, spice and ocean breeze scents. The caressing yet quite intense middleweight flavors possess a lilting mouthfeel before culminating in an agreeably dry and overtly stony finale. This is excellent and as with all of the best examples of the appellation, a wine of finesse. Drink from 2030.
About the producer
Domaine Long-Depaquit is one of the largest in Chablis, with 62 hectares under vine. It is owned by the Beaune-based négociant Albert Bichot who has managed the property since 1967