A youthful, fresh wine with a stunning concentration of fruit. There are plums, smoky characters and threads of acidity running through the middle, all leading to a vibrant finish. The natural power of Grenouilles shines through this year. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Benoît began harvesting on 26th September so almost everything was picked before the rain. Supply is down 30 percent because of the flowering but there was very little rot. It all passed off without problem during vinification and in the cellar.

A little touch more colour and a little touch more oak: this could be considered a southern Chablis. For all the volume of smooth, ripe fruit, the chiselled acidity leaps up behind. There is an explosion of fruit, honeyed and sunny, on the palate. A very complete wine, not exaggerated this year: gourmand but balanced.

The vineyards near to Chablis itself were affected by the heat at Whitsun, which damaged the flowering, so the quantity of wine is no better than last year. Outlying communes, however, were less impacted. Benoît began the harvest early, on 11th September. He compares 2014 to 1996, 2007 (only richer) and 2010 (only more mineral). A recent development here is for the wines to be fermented using their own indigenous yeasts.