Chablis tasting
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 7:30 am
I don’t often drink Chablis and this is only the second time in my life that I have participated in anything approaching a comprehensive tasting of the stuff.
My personal image of Chablis was heretofore not necessarily flattering. I went on the assumption that Côte de Beaune whites were much better, and so my cellar has never contained much Chablis.
In the wine books available when I was young (mostly by British authors), ageing Chablis was often recommended. However, my tasting tended to contradict that advice. I prefer them on the young side, crisp and vital.
Here are the wines we tasted:
2019 Chablis 1er cru Montée de Tonnerre, Sélection Pascal Moreau (négociant)
2019 Chablis 1er cru Fourchaume Domaine de Perdrycourt
2018 Chablis 1er cru Mont de Milieu, Laroche (négociant)
2018 Chablis 1er cru Montmains, Domaine Christophe Camu
2018 Chablis 1er cru Vaillons, Domaine Moreau-Daudet
2017 Chablis 1er cru Montée de Tonnerre, Domaine Gérard Duplessis
2016 Chablis 1er cru Monmains, Domaine Jean-Paul et Beroît Droin
2016 Chablis grand cru Les Clos, Domaine Gérard Duplessis
2016 Chablis, grand cru Les Grenouilles, La Chablisienne
The overall quality was good to excellent, and so I have happily revised my opinion of Chablis, especially when you consider the price of Meursault, Puligny Montrachet, etc. these days…
Premier cru Chablis is generally available here at 25 to 30 euros a bottle.
The tasting showed that terroir does not lie. The two grand cru wines were a step up from the premiers crus. In fact, these were my favorite wines, along with the Vaillons from Moreau-Daudet.
The use of oak seemed discreet with almost all the wines – a big advantage from my point of view.
There were 8 of us at the dinner that followed, which included platesfull of Marennes-Oléron oysters – a traditional and perfect fit with the wines.
I think I will be buying some more Chablis in the near future.
Best regards,
Alex R.
My personal image of Chablis was heretofore not necessarily flattering. I went on the assumption that Côte de Beaune whites were much better, and so my cellar has never contained much Chablis.
In the wine books available when I was young (mostly by British authors), ageing Chablis was often recommended. However, my tasting tended to contradict that advice. I prefer them on the young side, crisp and vital.
Here are the wines we tasted:
2019 Chablis 1er cru Montée de Tonnerre, Sélection Pascal Moreau (négociant)
2019 Chablis 1er cru Fourchaume Domaine de Perdrycourt
2018 Chablis 1er cru Mont de Milieu, Laroche (négociant)
2018 Chablis 1er cru Montmains, Domaine Christophe Camu
2018 Chablis 1er cru Vaillons, Domaine Moreau-Daudet
2017 Chablis 1er cru Montée de Tonnerre, Domaine Gérard Duplessis
2016 Chablis 1er cru Monmains, Domaine Jean-Paul et Beroît Droin
2016 Chablis grand cru Les Clos, Domaine Gérard Duplessis
2016 Chablis, grand cru Les Grenouilles, La Chablisienne
The overall quality was good to excellent, and so I have happily revised my opinion of Chablis, especially when you consider the price of Meursault, Puligny Montrachet, etc. these days…
Premier cru Chablis is generally available here at 25 to 30 euros a bottle.
The tasting showed that terroir does not lie. The two grand cru wines were a step up from the premiers crus. In fact, these were my favorite wines, along with the Vaillons from Moreau-Daudet.
The use of oak seemed discreet with almost all the wines – a big advantage from my point of view.
There were 8 of us at the dinner that followed, which included platesfull of Marennes-Oléron oysters – a traditional and perfect fit with the wines.
I think I will be buying some more Chablis in the near future.
Best regards,
Alex R.