One of the best Chablis I’ve had in the past 10 years or so. Amazing. And so classical. Old school green-tinged crystalline gold color. Nose features barely ripe apple fruit, intensely brothy, wet sea shell limestone minerality. I could sniff this forever. So vibrant and alive on the palate. Packed with flavor but shot-through with minerality that freshens it. Nice acids. Slight bitterish note in the long finish. Walks that tightrope of intensity with counterbalancing energy. Vaulorent really ought to be a grand cru. Heck, it’s on the same damn hill!
One of the best Chablis I’ve had in the past 10 years or so. Amazing. And so classical. Old school green-tinged crystalline gold color. Nose features barely ripe apple fruit, intensely brothy, wet sea shell limestone minerality. I could sniff this forever. So vibrant and alive on the palate. Packed with flavor but shot-through with minerality that freshens it. Nice acids. Slight bitterish note in the long finish. Walks that tightrope of intensity with counterbalancing energy. Vaulorent really ought to be a grand cru. Heck, it’s on the same damn hill!
Jun 14th, 2025
The 2022 Chablis Vaulorent 1er Cru is often one of my favorite cuvées from Brocard. This has a succinct nose with peach skin, yellow flowers and subtle earthy scents. Superb delineation. The palate is well balanced with more salinity than the Fourchaume. Crisp and taut with a sense of energy on the finish. Excellent. (Neal Martin, Vinous, August 2024)
The 2022 Chablis Vaulorent 1er Cru is often one of my favorite cuvées from Brocard. This has a succinct nose with peach skin, yellow flowers and subtle earthy scents. Superb delineation. The palate is well balanced with more salinity than the Fourchaume. Crisp and taut with a sense of energy on the finish. Excellent. (Neal Martin, Vinous, August 2024)
Sep 3rd, 2024
Chablis, Burgundy, France
