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Chablis Les Preuses, Grand Cru 2017

Chablis / Dauvissat, Vincent

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The 2017 Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru is a stunning wine that embodies all of the best qualities of Chablis today. A grand, sweeping wine, the Preuses possesses dramatic concentration and richness. And yet it remains so Chablis, so Dauvissat and so Preuses. All of the classic Preuses signatures of citrus, slate, sage, crushed rocks and mint literally explode into a finish of palate-staining weight and intensity. Vincent Dauvissat adds that this was the last fruit he picked in 2017. "I waited until the very end,'" he told me. "The fruit just wasn't ready before." The 2017 Preuses is a magical wine that will thrill those lucky enough to own it. In a word: heroic. Plenty of depth and nuance here, but I feel there could maybe have been even more

Score: 100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2037 01 January 2020

The barest hint of the exotic can be found on the citrusy pear and green apple aromas that display an abundance of classic Chablis characters. Once again the mouth feel of the medium weight plus flavors is strikingly pure and refined with outstanding intensity while the copious dry extract does an impeccable job of buffering the firm acid spine shaping the gorgeously long finish. This is, in a word, terrific.

Score: 94

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2032+ 10 October 2019

Vincent Dauvissat's 2017 Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses is extraordinary, blossoming in the glass with aromas of orange blossom, smoky oyster shell and wet stones, followed by a full-bodied, satiny and searingly chalky palate that's strikingly multidimensional, pure and precise, with a bright spine of acidity and a long, resonating finish. From barrel, I described this wine as the "essence of rocks," and from bottle, I wrote exactly the same words.

Score: 97

William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2030-2055 30 August 2019

The 2017 Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses promises to be one of the wines of the vintage, unfurling in the glass with notes of wet stones, oystershell, peach pit, honeycomb and white flowers. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and multidimensional, with a satiny attack and a deep, concentrated core, concluding with a long and searingly mineral finish. Tasting like the essence of rocks, it already stands out for its completeness and elegance.

Score: 95 - 97

William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 31 August 2018

The 2017 Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru, of which there are 13 barrels this year, has a very pure and refined bouquet that offers gunflint, and steely scents that are almost Zen-like for this particular Grand Cru. The palate is beautifully balanced with a fine line of acidity, subtle notes of nutmeg and brown spices underneath a carapace of mineral-rich citrus fruit that fan out in sophisticated fashion on the finish. Brilliant.

Score: 95 - 97

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2050 01 August 2018