Intensity medium. Lemon peel, floral, grapefruit, wet stone, butter, oak, popcorn, bitter touch. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+). Took 30-45 minutes to fully open up, with additional emphasis on the creamy, buttery character.
(La Dilettante, Beaune)

Intensity medium. Strawberry, redcurrant, red cherry, a hint of green bell pepper, sandy forest floor after spring rainfall. Acidity medium. Tannins medium(-). Finish medium. The wine has a fruity style.
(La Dilettante, Beaune)

Intensity medium. Floral notes, (candied) lemon, green apple, cream, mineral/rock. Acidity high. Finish medium(+). The wine seems not to fully fulfill its potential -which should be able to lift the score with 1 or 2 points. The palate is slightly out of balance and opens with apparent reluctance.
(Hostellerie Des Clos, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Yellow flowers, honeysuckle, yellow apple, unripe banana, brioche / yeast, cream, flint, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+). Good to drink now, but will improve with more years on the shelf.
(Hostellerie Des Clos, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Elderflower, yellow flower, yellow apple, pear, peach, minerals, cream, yeast, saline. Acidity medium(+). Finish long. Silky soft and elegant Chablis. So pretty. Good to drink now, but this wine is likely to amaze for years to come.
(Hostellerie Des Clos, Chablis)

Intensity medium (+). Blackberry, blackcurrant, rosehip, sweet cherry, liquorice, bacon, cinnamon. Acidity medium(+). Tannins medium. Finish medium. The finish has a sweet experience to it. Goes very nice with grilled meat. Easy drinker.
(Chablis Wine Not, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Lemon oil, banana, ceder, vanilla, nutmeg. Acidity medium(+). Long finish. Rating for me mainly based on the long finish.
(Chablis Wine Not, Chablis)

Blend from the Côtes des Blancs. 90% Chardonnay from Cramant, 10% from Avize and Oger. 8 years on the lees, base years ‘08 and ‘09 (40%) with 60% reserve added. Bottle is characteristically closed in agrafe style. 8000 bottles produced.

Intensity medium(+). Dried citrus fruit, yellow apple, mineral, brioche, bread, oak, honeycomb, toasted almond. Acidity medium(+). Finish long.
(Le Recommandé, Avize)

100% Chardonnay from Côtes des Blancs. Organic and bio-dynamique. Average age of the vines is over 60 years. Manual harvest. Vinification in 100% oak barrels of which 8% new. 5 gram per liter dosage. 50% 2018 vintage, 50% reserve perpetual going back to 1995. Disgorgement 24 November 2021.

Intensity medium. (Candied) lemon, red apple, dough, croissant, brioche. Acidity medium(+). Finish long.
(Le Recommandé, Avize)

Intensity medium. 7gr/l sugar. Citrus, orange peel, pear, stone fruit, mineral hints, brioche. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium (+).
(Maison Ruinart)

Intensity medium (+). 3gr/l sugar. Dried citrus, yellow apple, mineral, flint, smoky, brioche, toast, toasted almond. Acidity medium(+). Finish long.
(Maison Ruinart)

Grapes from the years ‘15, ‘16 & ‘17. Degorgement March 2022. 3600 bottles made.

Intensity medium. Deep golden. Yellow flowers, bruised yellow apple, orange peel, dried orange, pure honey, brioche, beewax, almond. Acidity medium. Long finish. Quite delicate and elegant, easily overshadowed by food. The finish resembled somewhat the specifics that decades old Rieslings can also have.
(Domaine Jacques Selosse, Avize)

2100 bottles made, 33 year old vines, 19 months elevage

White flower, pear, bruised yellow apple, apricot, oak. Acidity medium(+), Finish medium(+). Modern style Meursault. Seemed to have a slight fizzle, which made this Meursault almost surreal. Not necessarily my preference.
(Ma Cuisine, Beaune)

Intensity medium. Roses, strawberry, red cherry, red currant, blueberry, baking spices, vanilla, hint of barnyard, earthy, Acidity medium(+), tannins medium, long finish.
(Ma Cuisine, Beaune)

Intensity medium. Citrus, hints of mandarin, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium.
(tasting at Domaine Pattes Loup, Courgis)

Intensity medium(-). Citrus, grapefruit, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium.
(tasting at Domaine Pattes Loup, Courgis)

Intensity medium. Citrus, green apple, mineral, touch of oak. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Domaine Pattes Loup, Courgis)

30% new oak for 15 months; 25% whole bunch

Intensity medium(-). Strawberry, raspberry, (both resembling concentrated lemonade flavours), forest floor, light sausage/meaty, savoury, saline. Acidity medium(+). Tannins medium. Finish long.
(tasting at Domaine Faiveley, Nuits-Saint-Georges)

40% new oak for 16 months; fully destemmed

Intensity medium. Strawberry, raspberry, spices, animal. Acidity medium. Tannins medium. Finish long. Quite fruity style.
(tasting at Domaine Faiveley, Nuits-Saint-Georges)

60% new oak; fully destemmed
Grand Cru from the 50 hectares large Clos de Vougeot. Faiveley is one of the 85 odd owners, owning three parcels. Two of those plots are situated in the lower grounds, with the other one more central, near the castle.

Intensity medium. Floral, strawberry, red currant, green leaf, green bell pepper, Acidity medium(+). Tannins medium(+). Finish long. Will improve in the coming years.
(tasting at Domaine Faiveley, Nuits-Saint-Georges)

50% new oak for 16 months

Intensity medium(-). Strawberry, black cherry, green leaf, black pepper. Acidity medium(+). Tannins medium(+). Finish long.
(tasting at Domaine Faiveley, Nuits-Saint-Georges)

40-50% new oak for 16 months
They are a negociant for these grapes (as for all cuvees with the brand Joseph Faiveley). However, Faivelay manage to control the whole viticultural process.

Intensity medium. Lemon, apple, pear, vanilla, oak, cream, nutmeg. Acidity medium(+). Finish long.
(tasting at Domaine Faiveley, Nuits-Saint-Georges)

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium.
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Citrus, mandarin, pear, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium. For some reason I could not get rid of a cardboard flavour, which hampered my rating.
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium(-). Citrus, pear, apricot, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Floral, citrus, apple pear, apricot, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, mineral with a nice round mouth feel. Acidity medium(+). Finish long.
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, milky, oak. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+). For some reason I could not get rid of a cardboard flavour, which hampered my rating.
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

Intensity medium. Citrus, apple, pear, mineral, oak. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Boutique William Fèvre, Chablis)

No usage of oak, just stainless steel. Avoidance of battonage.

Intensity medium. Lemon, mandarin, pear, mineral. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Oenothèque Joseph Drouhin, Beaune)

20% new oak

Intensity medium(+). Lemon, apple, apricot, vanilla, oak, butter. Acidity medium. Finish medium.
(tasting at Oenothèque Joseph Drouhin, Beaune)

30% new oak
Intensity medium(-). White flower, lemon, cream, cedar. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+). Has the potential to uplift rating, but now really still too young to drink.
(tasting at Oenothèque Joseph Drouhin, Beaune)

Intensity medium(+). Strawberry, cherry. Acidity medium(+). Tannins medium(+). Finish medium. Plain and simple, but enjoyable.
(tasting at Oenothèque Joseph Drouhin, Beaune)

Intensity medium. Strawberry, red cherry, redcurrant, black pepper. Acidity medium(+). Tannins medium(+). Finish medium.
(tasting at Oenothèque Joseph Drouhin, Beaune)

Intensity medium. Strawberry, redcurrant, plum. Acidity medium. Tannins medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Oenothèque Joseph Drouhin, Beaune)

100% stainless steel

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, apple. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium.
(tasting at Domaine Long-Depaquit, Chablis)

100% stainless steel

Intensity medium. Citrus, apple, nectarine, apricot, minerals. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Domaine Long-Depaquit, Chablis)

50% old oak for a maximum of 10 months

Intensity medium. Citrus, apple, herbal, oak. Acidity high. Finish medium.
(tasting at Domaine Long-Depaquit, Chablis)

25% oak

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, apple, cream. Acidity high. Finish medium(+). Proved too young to show full potential, but already a nice glass.
(tasting at Domaine Long-Depaquit, Chablis)

25% oak

Intensity medium. Citrus, pear, red apple, nectarine, flint, mineral, herbal, smooth cream, honey. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+).
(tasting at Domaine Long-Depaquit, Chablis)