2016 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 91 points

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  2/3/2024 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points

  Saturday late night at Maison Dakota. Pop and poured. Tasted over 3 hours. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
  Appearance is clear, medium intensity, yellow gold colour. Legs.
  Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of ripe citrus lemon, tropical fruit pineapple, honeyed nuts, some stony minerality and oatmeal. Developed.
  On the palate, dry, just barely high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour, with flavours of tropical fruit pineapple, ripe citrus lemon, honeyed nuts, stony minerality, saltiness. Long mealy concentrated finish.
  Good quality. Lots of concentration and ripe fruit substance which is commendable, though the overall package leaves me hankering for more precision and focus. Ain't no one able to guess this as a Chablis in a blind. Feels like better to drink up sooner rather than any later.

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  8/15/2023 - Papies wrote: 94 Points

  Decanted and served and little decant definitely helps here. Of course no premox issues albeit there was a touch of noble oxidation on the finish which sort of blended away as the wine got in full stride.
  Side by side with the La Forest 2016 ( Papies 92-93) and this was for sure the more ready and felt at peak and aromatically was a lot more expressive. Quit a bit of a floral feel along with the flinty citrus and was a head turner wine to those who tried it without knowing what was coming to them. Mineral but also with a richness of fruit and a soft waxy texture. Really pretty wine and a good 93-94. Better drink sooner than later as this is at peak now and albeit it will last one definitely needs to try this now.

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  7/18/2023 - d'Artagnan wrote: 92 Points

  Plus énergique que la précédente qui avait un côté mielleux plus évolué. Celle-ci est plus tendue, fraîche et toute aussi saline. Superbe! 92-93 pts

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  7/9/2023 - d'Artagnan wrote: 91 Points

  Bel éclat, c’est léger en apparence, avec une belle densité qui se révèle graduellement, de l’allonge, une finale précise sur de fines notes salines. Très bon Chablis typé. 91 pts

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  6/21/2023 - swfc wrote: 92 Points

  Not a classic rendition. Quite open, rounder in the mouth than expected. Not totally balanced maybe, missing the iodine notes and real cut and cleanliness ideal. Not a bad bottle of wine at all, but not classic Chablis. Opens up with food and air

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