Chablis Vaillons Vincent Dauvissat 2006
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Chablis Vaillons Vincent Dauvissat 2006
HED51743
75 cl
13%
£122.00
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92 Vinous
Pale yellow. Utterly seductive aromas and flavors of white peach, mandarin orange zest, ginger and sexy spices, plus a whiff of mocha; calls to mind an off-dry Alsace riesling with a touch of gewurztraminer. Silky on entry, then surprisingly tight and reserved in the middle palate despite its seamless texture. Quite classic on the long finish, which is all about citrus zest and crushed stone.Stephen Tanzer1st July 2008
92 Jancis Robinson
The Dauvissat 2006 Chablis Vaillons leads with citrus and spice, gooseberry and peach kernel, backed by chalky and iodine-like expressions of minerality. Less polished and without the transparency of the Sechet, it nevertheless exhibits formidable density and finishes with a positively gripping sense of tactile minerality, citrus zest, and peach kernel. This should loosen up and become more expressive with time, and be worth following for 6-8 years. The high-toned, palate-staining, tea-like, mineral-infused 2005 represents the sole instance where I marginally preferred Dauvissat’s wine of that vintage to his 2006.
Vincent Dauvissat’s 2006s were finished with both alcoholic fermentation and malolactic transformation by January. Overall – and particularly in the Grand Cru range – Dauvissat’s 2005s are marginally less exciting than his 2006s, and in certain instances, surprisingly, more opulent and exotically ripe. In both recent vintages, Dauvissat’s wines (even the generics) are pushing 14% alcohol, although in tasting the 2006s in particular, you’d never guess this.
Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802. (Under the “Dauvissat-Camus” label, certain of these wines are also imported by Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel. (781) 352-1100.)David Schildknecht30th October 2008
Vincent Dauvissat’s 2006s were finished with both alcoholic fermentation and malolactic transformation by January. Overall – and particularly in the Grand Cru range – Dauvissat’s 2005s are marginally less exciting than his 2006s, and in certain instances, surprisingly, more opulent and exotically ripe. In both recent vintages, Dauvissat’s wines (even the generics) are pushing 14% alcohol, although in tasting the 2006s in particular, you’d never guess this.
Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802. (Under the “Dauvissat-Camus” label, certain of these wines are also imported by Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel. (781) 352-1100.)David Schildknecht30th October 2008
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