In Bond Fine Wine. 2013 Vincent / Dauvissat-Camus Dauvissat Chablis Vaillons, 1er Cru, Chablis, Burgundy, France. 1er Cru • White Burgundy in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 91/100 (ST). Drinking window: 2019+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 91/100 · Vinous, 01/01/1900 · Drink 2019-2027
Aromas of menthol, minerals and wet stone suggest an austere wine. Then rich but backward on the palate, conveying noteworthy sweetness to the complex flavors of pineapple, mirabelle, apricot pit and violet. Finishes with a lightly phenolic edge. Not quite as pure as the 2014 edition but a triumph for its vintage.
Allen Meadows (BH) — 91/100 · Burghound, 01/01/1900 · Drink 2019+
A very fresh and cool nose features notes of mineral reduction, dried apricot, wet stone and citrus. The intense and beautifully well-detailed flavors possess a silky mouth feel as well as the same stony character telegraphed by the nose, all wrapped in an impressively long and slightly austere and lemon-inflected finish. This sleek effort should reward a few years of bottle age yet also be acces…