Famille Savary Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru 2017
Chardonnay
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Vintage
2017
Size
750ML
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons is the ripest and most exuberant wine in the range—indeed, it attained in excess of 13% alcohol—exhibiting notes of confit lemon, mandarin oil, white flowers and oatmeal. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with the most fruit and texture of any wine in the cellar and a long, nicely defined finish. All that's in keeping with the sunny personality of Vaillons.
Barrel Sample: 89-92
The Savarys have earned the recognition for their hard work, and are highly regarded in the appellation. The clay-limestone hillsides of the Kimmeridgian chain are excellent for growing dazzling, complex Chardonnay. However ideal the soil, Olivier brings his own brilliance to the table. The grapes from his vineyards throughout the Chablis appellation are blended into one fabulously complex village wine cuvée. He also bottles an extraordinary premier cru from Fourchaume, as well as a separate cuvée of old-vine fruit in heavy, wax-sealed bottles after élévage in demi-muid. These exquisite wines are quintessential Chablis, with unmistakable aromas of ancient crushed shells and a pronounced, racy mineral structure.
KMT17FSV05_2017 Item# 426749