Chablis, Vaillons, 1er Cru, 2020
Almonds and sweet peach notes, there's some depth and flesh here, a concentration of flavours around a powerful core of earthy fruit and dry extract. Impressive delineation with fine notes of salt and focused stone fruit intensity that flash across the palate. There’s a bass element to this too, with almond kernel and peach pit reverberating across the finish. The soils here are more profound than Sechet’s, based upon Calcaires Marneux, giving demonstrative wines that are beautifully counterposed with those from Sechet.",
critic reviews
As is almost invariably the case, Dauvissat's 2020 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons is sensual and perfumed, wafting from the glass with aromas of orange oil, peach, jasmine and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, it's vibrant and fleshy, with an ample core of fruit, racy acids and a long, saline finish.
The 2020 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru is more floral on the nose compared to the preceding Les Séchets. White flowers, dandelion and touches of orange zest develop in the glass, precise and finessed. The palate is structured with good grip and a slightly waxy texture, building beautifully toward a very persistent finish. Give this 2–3 years in bottle (at least).