Awards, Ratings & Reviews
94/100 — Tim Atkin · 2023 Vintage · Tasted: Oct 2024
About This Wine
Chablis Les Clos is the largest and probably most famous Grand Cru, located between Valmur on the left and Blanchot on the right. The exposure is responsible for its generous and powerful character.
It is the cradle of Chablis, already recognized by the medieval monks as a superb location for planting a vineyard. The term “Les Clos” probably refers to the surrounding wall that they built to fence off the parcel. At the end of the 19th Century the vineyard was devastated by the phylloxera disease. In the 1960's, Robert Drouhin was one of the first Beaune propriétaires to bring it back to life.
The Kimmeridgian limestone contains millions of tiny marine fossils embedded in a kind of whitish mortar which may have once been the bottom of the sea. This marine origin gives the wines of Chablis their unique flavour.
The 2023 vintage stands out as one of the hottest years in Burgundy, even surpassing 2022. The grapes were harvested at perfect maturity. The wines combine generosity, freshness, and finesse, with a climate that enhances the terroirs without overpowering them.
Producer Notes
A great wine, perhaps the one most able to express what the terroir of Chablis really is like. The colour is pale gold yellow, with greenish hints. Refined nose, with aromas of lily, honey or preserved lemon.
Astounding depth and velvety sensation on the palate, with some delicate marine nuances. Intense and long aftertaste. After 5 or 6 years, even more complex and subtle aromas develop in the wine. A wine of incomparable finesse.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2023
- Grape Variety: Chardonnay
- Region: Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos / Chablisien / Burgundy / France
- Fermentation: Oak barrels (500 litres, no new barrels)
- Maturation: 12 to 15 months in oak barrels (500 litres, no new barrels)
- Production Attributes: Organic viticulture practices; biodynamic viticulture; hand harvested; whole-bunch slow pressing
- Vineyard / Geo info: Largest and probably most famous Grand Cru; located between Valmur and Blanchot; Kimmeridgian limestone
- Alcohol: 13%
- Sweetness: Dry
- Winemaker / Ownership: Véronique Boss-Drouhin; Drouhin Family
- Drinking Window: 2025-2040
