Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | White |
Brand | Fevre, William |
Vintage | 2022 |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy, Chablis |
Grape | Chardonnay |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2027-2049 |
Stock | 12 |
Tank sample. Cool, fresh first impression, delicate at first but with air this opens to depth and concentration of stony citrus. A little less intense on the palate than I expected from the nose but long.
The 2022 Chablis Vaudésir Grand Cru has a less immediate nose than the Bougros, with hints of lanolin and estuarine scents, lemon verbena and fern. This builds with confidence in the glass. The palate is well-balanced with fine delineation and cohesion, a welcome sour lemon edge, and salinity with a primal grapefruit finish. Again, this will require time once in bottle.
A small lot so better to assemble early, which has just been done. A fresh green light shines through the clouds nonetheless. Picked among the first, a little yellow fruit plums and fresh white peaches. Salty rather than saline, with a fine firm backbone. The finish is particularly impressive, with the fruit becoming ever fresher at the back of the palate.