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2008 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Chablis Vaillons

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased from a private collector

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RATINGS

92Stephen Tanzer

Wonderfully nuanced nose offers aromas of white peach, citrus peel, almond flower and peach pit. At once broad and minerally, with more than enough verve to give energy to the peach and nutty oak flavors.

92Burghound.com

...nose of white peach, iodine, mineral reduction and spice hints that merge seamlessly into rounder and ever-so-slightly less precise medium-bodied flavors...

91The Wine Advocate

...brightly citric, saline, palpably dense palate with tart and bitter impingement of citrus rind and pips, berry seeds, and juniper.

PRODUCER

Domaine Vincent Dauvissat

Domaine Vincent Dauvissat is a 27-acre domaine in Chablis, Burgundy. It was previously called Domaine Rene et Vincent Dauvissat, but is now run entirely by Rene’s son Vincent. The domaine produces Grand Cru and Premier Cru Chablis which is usually highly-rated. Burgundy writer Clive Coates notes that the Dauvissat domaine “lies with that of the Raveneau brothers at the top of the Chablis hierarchy….This is a great estate.”

REGION

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Vaillons

Vaillons is a Premier Cru on the west bank of the Serein River, just west of the village of Chablis. It includes the climats Sur Les Vaillons, Chatains, Les Grands Chaumes, Les Chatains, Secher, Beaugnons, Les Lys, Roncieres, Les Epinottes and Les Minos. The soil is a mix of limestone, clay and fossilized oyster shells.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Chablis Premier 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.

VINTAGE

2008 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Chablis Vaillons