Chablis, Les Preuses, Grand Cru, 2020
A complex nuttiness on the nose, with a salty mineral kick, a certain demureness here. Yet on the palate the structure of Grand Cru is all on show. Rich yellow fruit over wonderfully nimble acidity. Lively, full of forward momentum and drive, finishing with noble complexity. There is so much here, delivered with typical Preuses elegance and finesse. Tactile, silky and open. Balletic Grand Cru Chablis, whose tactile qualities Vincent ascribes to the layer of chalk which runs between the clays and the topsoil.
critic reviews
Offering up aromas of orange oil, white peach, jasmine, oyster shell, wet stones and struck flint, the 2020 Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses is full-bodied, ample and layered, with terrific concentration, racy acids and a long, intensely mineral finish. As ever, this wine is more floral-mineral than it is fruity, standing out for its ethereal personality in contradistinction with the blockier, more muscular Les Clos.
The 2020 Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru has a mineral-driven bouquet, very flinty and linear at the moment. The palate is well balanced, powerful and deep, turning very spicy on the midpalate and delivering a crescendo of flavors toward the finish. Yet, something about this Les Preuses says it’s holding back much of what it has to offer. Be patient.