Wine Reviews

Sleek and tangy, evoking floral, lemon, apple and a touch of honey. Remains persistent and bright on the lingering aftertaste.

This wine displays great tension and laser-like precision, featuring notes of white peach, acacia, white mushroom, and wildflowers, all underscored by an abundance of minerality. On the palate, it offers good volume, texture, and acidity, with umami-rich fresh apples, kelp, and lady pink apples. Complex and versatile, it pairs beautifully with spiced dishes and can cellar well through 2035+.

The 2023 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru has a fresh and delineated bouquet that displays well-integrated oak. The palate is balanced with a tangy opening of candied orange peel mixed with lime, though the finish feels a little predictable and needs to muster more complexity. Give this three years in bottle.

The 2020 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru, half aged in 400-litre oak barrels, has a rather straight forward nose considering the vineyard in question, although it opens with aeration. The oak here is a little obtrusive. The palate is balanced with good depth, fine acidity, but it is a conservative Blanchots that is missing a bit of flair on the finish. Not bad, but I feel this could be better. Plays it safe.

A very impressive and quite imposing Chablis Grand Cru with a wide spectrum of aromas, the emphasis being on apricot and pineapple. The touch of vanilla oak and the youthful vivacity, combined with ripeness and the wine’s considerable depth and power make it compelling. Beautiful balance at the expansive yet zesty finish.