The 2019 vintage was drier, hotter, and sunnier than a typical Chablis growing season, with a cold start followed by two heat waves during the summer. The yield was lower than in the bumper crop year of 2018, which is reflected in the wine's concentration. Nevertheless, this wine retains a sharp minerality rather than spreading out into broad flavors.
As is characteristic of these wines, it feels firm in its youth. Allow it to breathe or let it age for years. It will be at its best through 2034.
Robert Parker (92)
Introducing the 2019 Chablis are aromas of beeswax, dried white flowers and oyster shell dominating youthfully discreet notions of citrus oil and fresh bread in an already complex bouquet. A medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping wine, this is fleshier and more textural than its Petit Chablis counterpart—though it's just as chiseled—concluding with a long, saline finish.
Vinous (92)
The 2019 Chablis Village has an intriguing nutty and slightly smoky bouquet. The palate is lively on the entry, with a superb line of acidity, and quite saline in the mouth, leading to a brisk, energetic finish. Excellent.
Burghound (90)
Here too there is very fine typicity with its ripe but cool nose of white peach, pear, iodine and pretty floral nuances that also include a whiff of citrus confit. There is equally fine volume to the rich yet well-detailed flavors that flash a lovely mineral streak on the refreshingly dry finale. Good stuff in a robust and powerful style that should repay mid-term aging.
Jasper Morris (90)
Much of this comes from the reverse slope of La Forêt. Pale green with a fresher nose than the Petit Chablis. Huge energy at the front of the palate, then, some almond paste aromatics followed by a slight suggestion of the warmth of the vintage at the finish. Generous in style this year, but still enough of the crystalline character to pass muster.
BOW (8)
