This cuvée – they also make l’Impatiente and la Voluptueuse – of Chardonnay from the Bourgogne Vézelay appellation comes from 30-year-old vines grown on limestone. The wine is fermented and matured in a mix of tank and older barrels.
Jasper Morris MW
 
This feels a world away from nearby Chablis: an exotic, pineapple, almost passion fruit, and tinned peach nose leads to a fulsome palate which is quite round and fat, yet still manages to retain its eponymous elegance.

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.

Fèvre has 10 plots in all, comprising just over four hectares, mostly very old vines, and mostly higher up the slope. The nose has it all: some peaches and plums, along with the stern approach of great Chablis. This is really very fine indeed. The sensational volume of fruit in the mouth fattens out towards the back then finishes with a linear drive. Absolutely complete.  Very long finish indeed. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

The domaine began picking on 26th September, the first to do so in Chablis and ahead of many in the Côte d’Or. It was the right decision since with their low yields and well aerated bunches the grapes were ripe enough, harvesting conditions were good, and everything was picked before the horrible weather of 5th and 6th October. As a result these are wines of exceptional intensity and potential longevity.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2015 – Bronze Medal Winner - Chablis Wine
Beautiful bright, pale colour with a marvellously heady nose, picked before the rain. Complete and totally adorable with a magical thread of mineral acidity running through it. Really brilliant for Premier Cru Chablis. Drink 2016 - 2022+
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Taking advantage of its southerly exposure, Mont de Mileu can produce richer styles of Chablis often associated with that of Grand Cru wines. Here is an overt bouquet, expressing aromas of red apple skin, white peach & orange blossom. The palate is generously textured with a wealth of stone fruit, red apples and flicks of sweet oak. A lovely taught acidity underpins this to provide balance and retains freshness leading to a mouth-watering finish. 
Chris Lamb, Private Account Manager


The Pinson family can trace their history in Chablis back to 1640, there is even a Rue Pinson in the town so named because three Pinson brothers lived in identical houses in the street.

Louis Pinson sold his first bottles in 1880 but the domaine is now in the hands of his Great Grand-Daughter alongside her Father and Uncle. Highly regarded and meticulously managed, everything is hand-harvested and the grapes are sorted both in the vineyard and at the winery. Fermentation is mostly in stainless steel using selected yeasts before being transferred to barrels to mature.

Mont de Milieu is their largest holding but they also have vines in the 1er Crus of Forêt, Fourchaume, Montmains and Vaillon as well as the Grand Cru Les Clos.

Kept in barrel until December this is bright and clear in colour. Picked early, the fruit bounds out of the glass, no sign of the oak. Displaying a whole raft of different fruits, the oak lends support behind. In particular the fruit acid balance impresses. Great Chablis. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Picking began on 30th September, stopped for the rainy weekend, then the small amount remaining was finished afterwards. The Pinsons have been making such good wine for several years now, and 2013 certainly continues that story.

Pale but intense and ultra-concentrated, this displays very dense white fruit and an edge of smokiness. Highly impressive, there is weight and fruit richness, with lovely lemon-scented notes,  brilliant intensity and a fine suave finish. Another great example of Les Clos magic. 
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.

This bottling is a selection from the best plots within the premium sector of the Fourchaume vineyard. The bouquet shows a succulent, almost Muscat-y quality this year. It has a smokiness to it, with ripe fruit and huge energy. Indeed, the fruit is lovely throughout, with some plums, good acidity and complexity. There is always volume to Vaulorent. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

The domaine began picking on 26th September, the first to do so in Chablis and ahead of many in the Côte d’Or. It was the right decision since with their low yields and well aerated bunches the grapes were ripe enough, harvesting conditions were good, and everything was picked before the horrible weather of 5th and 6th October. As a result these are wines of exceptional intensity and potential longevity.

From vines planted in 1970 on the steepest part of the slope. With a fine, glowing pale colour of the lightest of green tints, this has exceptional mineral nose and is really lively and compelling. Brilliant structure, certainly linear but on an immense scale. Very impressive. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

The domaine began picking on 26th September, the first to do so in Chablis and ahead of many in the Côte d’Or. It was the right decision since with their low yields and well aerated bunches the grapes were ripe enough, harvesting conditions were good, and everything was picked before the horrible weather of 5th and 6th October. As a result these are wines of exceptional intensity and potential longevity.

The vines here date from 1974. The bouquet offers a relatively rich expression of Chablis, if still a bit tight at the moment. There are apples and fresh quince, a huge volume of fruit on the palate, with real weight. It finishes on a pure expression of minerality.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Picking began on Wednesday 2nd October for Les Butteaux and finished on the 8th. The crop was down overall by 35%, especially in village and Grand Cru. The wines underwent a long, slow fermentation without any lees stirring. Though we have long been admirers of this domaine, this is the first appearance for Louis Michel in our Grand Burgundy Offer.off without problem during vinification and in the cellar.

Light, bright and fresh in both colour and bouquet, restrained, with very promising potential. Pure, striking, intense, lemon notes, very mineral, with a long crunchy finish. Very satisfying.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director