2023 Jean et Sebastien Dauvissat Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru

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The 2023 Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru is a beautifully classical, substantial expression of left-bank Chablis—combining the generosity of the warm 2023 vintage with the saline, stony tension that makes Vaillons so compelling. Sébastien’s bottling comes from roughly 40-year-old vines in Minots, Chatains and Vaillons itself, planted on Chablis’ Kimmeridgian limestone soils. It spends its first year in stainless steel followed by a second year in older barrels, adding texture without obscuring the terroir.

The nose opens with ripe pear, yellow apple and white peach, moving toward lemon zest, white flowers, wet stone and a distinctly marine, oyster-shell character. The palate has impressive volume and density for Chablis, with the ripe orchard fruit of 2023 giving it an almost exotic generosity at first. That richness is quickly pulled into focus by bright citrus acidity, crushed limestone and a pronounced saline streak. It finishes long, dry and energetic, with a mouthwatering combination of citrus, chalk and sea spray. La Revue du Vin de France specifically praised the 2023 Vaillons for its density and aromatic complexity, noting the precision of maturity across the domaine's 2023s.

Style: richer and broader than stereotypically austere Chablis, but unmistakably Chablis underneath—power + salinity + limestone precision. This is delicious young, particularly with oysters, scallops, lobster or simply prepared fish, but it should become considerably more nuanced with another 3–7 years in the cellar.

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