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2015 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased at retail

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RATINGS

95-97The Wine Advocate

Beeswax and honeysuckle reluctantly emerging...The palate is well balanced with a rounded, sensual opening. There are subtle tropical tones here, quite spicy, with very lithe tannin tannin...long, ginger and orange rind...finish

92-94Vinous / IWC

Aromas of white flowers, lemon oil and menthol. In a very rich style, conveying a strong impression of dry extract, but not giving up much in the early going. The intense citrus fruit flavors lead to a very long, slowly mounting finish.

91-94Burghound.com

Pure aromas of white flowers, pear, apple, citrus and plenty of classic Chablis elements. There is fine volume to the solidly dense and atypically powerful medium-bodied flavors that coat the mouth with dry extract

PRODUCER

Domaine Vincent Dauvissat

Domaine Vincent Dauvissat is a 27-acre domaine in Chablis, Burgundy. It was previously called Domaine Rene et Vincent Dauvissat, but is now run entirely by Rene’s son Vincent. The domaine produces Grand Cru and Premier Cru Chablis which is usually highly-rated. Burgundy writer Clive Coates notes that the Dauvissat domaine “lies with that of the Raveneau brothers at the top of the Chablis hierarchy….This is a great estate.”

REGION

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Les Preuses

Les Preuses is a 28.9-acre Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis, in northwestern Burgundy. The vineyard is at the top of a hillside and faces due south. The major landowners are La Chablisienne, with 10 acres; Fevre, with 6.38 acres; and V. Dauvissat, with 2.5 acres. Like all the Chablis vineyards, it is planted exclusively to Chardonnay.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Chablis Grand Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.