France Burgundy Domaine Rene & Vincent DauvissatChablis Vaillons

2005 Chablis Vaillons

Domaine Rene & Vincent Dauvissat

Burgundy / France

White

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Chablis 2019: a first look at the vintage

As the first Chablis 2019s are released, we talk to top producers in the region – including Samuel Billaud, Matthieu Mangenot from Domaine Long-Depaquit and Olivier Bailly from Domaine Billaud-Simon – about the vintage The growing season in 2019, as is becoming the norm these days, started with a warm February and March, leading to an early budbreak at the ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON September 24, 2020

Chablis: The Great Divide

Chablis’ historic and international reputation has been both a great asset and a hindrance with regards to the quality level of Chablis production. With such a well-recognised name and a fairly neutral style at the entry-level point, there has been huge demand for cheap Chablis in practically every retail wine sector around the world. When you add in the decimating ...

ON August 2, 2018

Samuel Billaud - Chablis' Rising Star

Chablis has seen a real renaissance the last few years, with critics such as Neal Martin stating, Chablis “articulates terroir with greater transparency than any other wine region”. He goes on to say “… in talented hands Chablis can satisfy both the senses and the intellect…the finest Chablis wines are uncompromising, challenging and cerebral.” In the same article Neal Martin ...

ON September 13, 2019

Chablis 2020: a mineral, saline sucker punch of a vintage

Hot and dry, 2020’s conditions don’t seem to lay the ground for classical, pinpoint Chablis – yet somehow the wines are just that. We spoke to some of the region’s top producers about the vintage’s unexpected outcome With the recent fruitful set of vintages from practically all the classic French regions, you would be forgiven for thinking one is spoilt ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON August 19, 2021

Daniel-Étienne Defaix: Chablis Built to Age

“Two generations ago everyone made Chablis like this. Now I am the only one left,” says Daniel-Etienne Defaix proudly. It is amazing to think that production methods could completely reverse in such a short time, no doubt fuelled by the “Chardonnay boom” of the mid-70s onwards. This insatiable global demand for crisp, clean, saline-tinged Chardonnay has shown no sign of abating ever since. The ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON September 17, 2020