2022 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Vieilles Vignes

Tasting notes:

Jasper Morris MW 93/100 ★ Bottled November. Clear mid lemon. The nose is stricter than the 2023, more a classic Vaillons, with mineral purity, white fruit, plenty of flesh but nicely balanced by the lees work. Very long finish here, an exceptionally fine Vaillons. The aftertaste just keeps on delivering.

Producer description:

Samuel is making wine at the same brilliant level as Domaine Raveneau but with more consistency and the advantage of a more open, aromatic style when young. For over thirty years he has been responsible for some of the best wines produced in the region. He established his own winery in 2009 and, in 2014, his estate was greatly extended when he recovered his share of the Domaine Billaud-Simon vines after the family estate was sold to Faiveley. He has now built a new winery in the centre of Chablis where he ferments the wines in a mixture of stainless steel vats, 456 and 500 litre oak demi-muids and 220L glass globes.