Surprised it took so long for De Moor and Pico to pop up in the discussion. I am lucky enough to have a large cellar of Raveneau and Dauvissat (historical purchases) but barely touch it those days. De Moor and Pico have a liveliness that makes the rest of Chablis feel flat and dead in comparison…
the top Fevre bottling a have now hit 3 digit pricing.
Duplessis is new to me from the Dan K offering—don’t know yet the quality though I bought. Maybe others can opine.
The couple DeMoor I’ve bought were also pricy.
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I wasn’t going to mention the producer I’ve represented for 30+ years… and I won’t… but Alan did above. Thank you Alan. Please crack one when the spirit moves you, and post.
I agree with Louis Michel. La Chablisienne also makes fine to great wine, glad to see one mention, but except for Produttori Barbaresco I never see any wines from Cooperatives mentioned on this board, regardless of quality.
Two more who I consider at least at the level of Michel and Chablisienne… I can’t remember ever seeing these mentioned on this board (except maybe by me a long time back). I buy and drink them.
Vocoret
Long-Depaquit
Long-Depaquit has been owned by Bichot for quite a while now… maybe 30+ years? I am not a big fan of Bichot in general, but AFAIK they have never changed winemaking at Long-Depaquit and the wines remain exemplars of classic Chablis.
Dan Kravitz
With the warmer recent vintages(2015-2019), I have found that Dauvissat’s AOC Chablis is fantastic. It’s expensive but I often prefer it to their 1er Cru wines.
And since we share a distributor in CA, I was introduced to the Picq wines, which are excellent and reasonably priced.
Dan, of the 2017s you offered last year, which, if any, are ready to go: MdT, MdM, Montmains or Vaillons? Thanks.
Dan, my memory may be growing faint, but if I remember correctly Long-Depaquit was own by Bichot in the 1970s. I can remember drinking Domaine Clos Frantin (another Bichot estate in the Cote d’Or) from the 1969 and 1971 vintages and I think that Long-Depaquit was also a Bichot estate around that time.
1000%…we have tried a lot of different producers and while Dauvissat is undoubtedly better (never tried Raveneau), I can’t think of a better white wine QPR then Louis Michel 1ers. Regularly available for $35-40, drink well young and can easily age 10-20 years.
We had the 2018 Dauvissat at Paris retail price of €35 and wished we had carried a case along. It was really superb.
Thanks for asking.
Vaillons is the fastest-maturing.
Montmains would be next.
Montee de Tonnerre and Mont de Milieu would be the long-distance runners. For most Domaines, MdT would be the top bottling, but here I would put MdM at the same level. Really old vines, low yields, unusual intensity.
Dan Kravitz
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Recently tried the 19’ Testut Grenouille (light, dry, saline, ~$90) and Forets (a zingy mouthful of stones and dry citrus ~$50). Bonus: Their label coat of arms has a tortoise on it. Well worth a try.
Defaix Lechet, Lavantureaux Vaudesir - the perfect wines for New Orleans soft shell crab and gumbo
I’ll second Fevre Vaulorant
I’ve had variable experiences with a couple de Moors (natty Chablis is thing now?). Not boring, but not sure its “Chablisienne”
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There are a lot of Dauvissats in Chablis. A lot of mentions on this thread… I assume they are for Rene & Vincent?
Any comments on any of the others?
Thank you.
Dan Kravitz
+1.
I don’t have a lot of Chablis in my collection. But the few i have are mostly from Pico.
This was good last night. Very young, serious density and extract. Needs time, but nice texture. I’ve posted on Bessin Chablis a few times over the years. Under-the-radar a bit. Good quality for the $
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In 2019 the top cuvées from Bessin out ranked most of Rav, Dauv etc according to WK…
Definitely a winemaker to watch (with quite a history to boot) ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
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Sweet. I didn’t catch that. Good to know. I don’t yet have any 19s!
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