In Bond Fine Wine. 2019 Domaine William Fevre Chablis Vaulorent, 1er Cru, Chablis, Burgundy, France. 1er Cru • White Burgundy in 6x75cl. Drinking window: 2023–2050. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 91/100 · Vinous, 12/12/2023 · Drink 2023-2045
The 2019 Chablis Vaulorent 1er Cru shows a bit of reduction at the moment, proving difficult to get through. The palate is medium-bodied with a cohesive entry and well-judged acidity. Still, it lacks some personality toward the finish, which comes across as generic compared to other wines in the same flight. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
William Kelley (WK) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 05/08/2021 · Drink 2025-2050
Cropped at a mere 34 hectoliters per hectare, the 2019 Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent is superb, unwinding in the glass with notes of citrus oil, crisp green orchard fruit, white peach, iodine and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, with racy acids and a long, iodine-inflected finish, it's the most complete premier cru in the range.
Jasper Morris (JMo) — 92–94/100 · Inside Burgundy, 01/07/2020
Lots of marl here, good for the weight of fruit and the acidity, as it keeps the, soil cooler. The nose is quite restrained and refined, but the wine starts to sing on the palate, the promised acidity along with real weight of fruit., some ripe citrus along with a bit of grenadine.