CHABLIS
96 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils 2019 Vaillon Premier Cru (Chablis). Hints of smoked hazelnuts and gun flint introduce this richly concentrated, supple wine. Matured in a combination of 35% oak and 65% stainless steel, it’s full bodied and unctuous, bolstered by a pulsating core of ripe yellow cherry and apricot flavors. Anchored by steel and a vibrant acidic edge, the wine should drink beautifully through 2040. Frederick Wildman & Sons, Ltd. Editors’ Choice. —A.I.
abv: 13% Price: $55
95 Courtault Michelet 2019 Mont de Milieu Premier Cru (Chablis). The transparency and purity of quince and yellow-pear flavors set this full-bodied but fresh, invigorating Chablis apart. Vinified entirely in stainless steel, it’s delightfully spry despite a ripe vintage, with a firm spine of acidity and a bristling salt-edged finish. Just approaching peak now, the wine should improve through 2035 and hold much further. Garber and Co. Cellar Selection. —A.I.
abv: 13% Price: $50
95 Domaine Alain Gautheron 2019 Mont de Milieu Premier Cru (Chablis). Touches of honey and fresh cream lend richness to this plump yet pristine, bright-fruited Chablis. Flavors of yellow cherry and apple are ripe yet pertly balanced by bites of lemony acidity and tangs of crushed oyster shells. It finishes long on a kiss of steel and white flowers. Approaching peak now, the wine should improve through 2035 and hold further. Wine Traditions. Editors’ Choice. —A.I.
abv: 13% Price: $51
95 Domaine Alain Gautheron 2019 Vaillons Premier Cru (Chablis). Aromas of apricots and spring blossoms perfume this fresh-fruited white. It’s a lusciously ripe expression of Chablis but maintains a zesty, cutting fruit profile and gloriously chalky mineral undertow. Lovely already, the wine is likely to intensify with age. At peak from 2023 through 2035, it will hold much longer. Wine Traditions. Editors’ Choice. —A.I.
abv: 13% Price: $48
95 Domaine Charly Nicolle 2019 Mont de Milieu Premier Cru (Chablis). Subtly smoky and thrilling in minerality, this pure-fruited, lemon-scented Chablis highlights white peach and lime flavors etched by limestone and chalk. Despite a hot vintage, it’s a classic, cooling expression of Mont de Milieu vinified entirely in stainless steel. It’s at peak from 2023 to 2035 but the wine should hold longer still. Serge Doré Selections. Cellar Selection. —A.I.
abv: 13.5% Price: $95
95 Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 2020 Vaillons Premier Pristine but profoundly ripe white peach and quince are accented by wisps of gunflint and crushed oyster shells in this full-bodied yet invigorating Chablis. Richly textured and leesy yet pleasantly spine-tingling in acidity, the bracing, steely wine is not quite at peak yet but will likely sing from 2023 to 2040. Bertrand’s Wines. . —A.I.
