2023 Patrick Piuze Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons "Les Minots"

'Les Minots' is a specific parcel within 1er Cru Vaillons with 70-year-old vines that benefit from southern exposure. It's Patrick's warmest vineyard and normally the first to be harvested. Fermented and aged in used barrels. Creamy citrus fruit with a nice minerality.

"The 2023 vintage of "Vaillons" Les Minots from Patrick Piuze is excellent. The wine's aromatic constellation offers up a superb blend of fresh lemon, pear, tart orange, chalky soil tones, anise, spring flowers and a topnote of beeswax. On the palate the wine is deep, zesty, complex and full-bodied, with a succulent core of fruit, superb mineral undertow, bouncy acids and lovely 32 balance on the long and vibrant finish. This will drink beautifully upon release and has the balance to age gracefully for several decades."

John Gilman, VFTC Issue 115