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2017 Louis Michel Chablis Vaudésir

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September 19, 2021 - $51

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RATINGS

96James Suckling

...fine and fresh, white-peach and lemon-curd aromas with a gently spicy edge...palate has such purity and weight and beautifully composed and pristine, fleshy fruit, in the white-nectarine spectrum. Exceptional wine.

94Vinous / IWC

...lovely palate weight and density, as well as quite a bit more richness... Dried flowers, orchard fruit and spice come together in this harmonious, approachable Chablis.

93The Wine Advocate

Bursting with aromas of white flowers, lilac, fresh peach and orange...full-bodied, satiny and caressing, with an elegantly fleshy but precise palate and a fragrant, saline finish.

93Burghound.com

...markedly fresh and restrained nose reluctantly offers up ample spice influence on the softly exotic dried yellow fruit, ocean breeze and floral aromas. There is equally good freshness and verve to the seductively textured, round and highly refined flavors that retain a reasonable sense of detail on the harmonious and balanced finale where a distinct note of salinity appears.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Vaudesir

Vaudesir is a 31.8-acre Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis, in northwestern Burgundy. Most of it is high on a slope and faces south. It includes the very small vineyard of La Moutonne, which is 5.8 acres. Robert M. Parker has noted that Vaudesir wines are admired for their "precision of flavors and clarity." The largest landholders are Long-Depaquit, with 6.5 acres; Besson, with 3.58 acres; and Drouhin, with 3.5 acres. Like all the Chablis vineyards, it is planted exclusively to Chardonnay.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Chablis Grand Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.