2023 Domaine Raveneau Chablis Les Vaillons 1er Cru
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The 2023 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru has just a little reduction on the nose, opening with lemon thyme and crushed stone aromas. The palate is well balanced with a crisp line of acidity. This is charming and harmonious, although it doesn't quite kick on like other cuvées on the finish. It will be earlier drinking.
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Neal Martin
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One of the most flamboyant wines in the range, Raveneau’s 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons is showing superbly. Issuing from 0.4 hectares defined by stony soils and a natural amphitheater that shields the vines from winds, it’s ample and textural, soaring from the glass to reveal a bouquet of grapefruit zest, pear and crisp stone fruit mingling with notes of beeswax and white flowers. Concentrated, layered and intense, it's supported by a bright spine of acidity and concludes with a chalky finish. As is routinely the case with Vaillons, it will richly reward patience.
The 2023 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru has a lovely bouquet with orange blossom and quince, a touch of flint in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine bead of acidity. Zesty and lively, not with the amplitude of the 2022 but with pleasing strictness on the finish. Very fine.