Domaine William Fevre - Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru 2022
Price: $199.99
| Producer | Domaine William Fevre |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Burgundy |
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| Subregion | Les Clos Chablis |
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| Varietal | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
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| Sku | 36069 |
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Mostly from old vines, a good half planted between 1948 and 1952. Translucent lemon and lime colour. The bouquet is not ready to unfurl yet there is a sense of sublime purity about the nose. A wine in perfect harmony on its wide bench of white fruit. Just a little touch of spice behind, good acidity. Sign up for this! Drink from 2032-2045.
-- Jasper Morris: 95-98 Point
Coming in again at the top of the Chablis charts is the William Fèvre Les Clos. There is more of everything here in the fruit purity, the structural precision and the expansive array of aromas and flavors. Everything feels accentuated yet simultaneously harmonious. It is a fascinating and compelling juxtaposition. This tastes of ripe citrus zest accompanied by cherimoya, pear compote and verbena. Woven into the heady array of fruit is a strong lash of fervent minerality.
-- Tim Atkin: 97 Point
Decanter Magazine: 95 Points
Small yield, very concentrated, with masses of density on the palate. Plenty of drive and energy but has finesse to balance out the power. White peach fruit characters, vibrant acidity and a pronounced mineral, salty finish. Very long future ahead. Fèvre owns 4.1ha of the 25ha total within Les Clos. Its plots situated on the top of the hill, with 50% of the vines planted by William Fèvre's father in the 1940s and 1950s.
Burghound: 93-95 Points
Note: from 4 separate parcels totaling 4.11 ha, 3 of which are all at the top of the slope. This is aromatically quite similar to the Côte Bouguerots but with more floral influence. The rich, big-bodied and tautly muscular flavors are also seemingly chiseled from Kimmeridgian, all wrapped in a wonderfully persistent, very dry, balanced and stony finale. This is also extremely impressive and equally built to repay extended cellaring.
