Vincent Dauvissat
La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay
Chablis, Burgundy, France
Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.
Beautiful honeysuckle notes, Meyer lemon and spring flowers on the nose.
The palate show a good presence of Meyer lemon right at the top. Butterscotch notes, honeysuckle-honey comb, apricots, yellow peach, ripe, syrupy pineapple, cream, slivered almonds, saline, flinty notes, limestone marl, toast, some soft white spices, lots of moist to mushy chalk, yellow & spring flowers, excellent, round acidity and a well made, elegant, round, lush, finish that lasts 90 seconds landing on spice & minerals.
This will merit another point of two with appropriate age but still hard to justify $240 a bottle. The strong lemon presence needs time to calm.
Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.
Beautiful honeysuckle notes, Meyer lemon and spring flowers on the nose.
The palate show a good presence of Meyer lemon right at the top. Butterscotch notes, honeysuckle-honey comb, apricots, yellow peach, ripe, syrupy pineapple, cream, slivered almonds, saline, flinty notes, limestone marl, toast, some soft white spices, lots of moist to mushy chalk, yellow & spring flowers, excellent, round acidity and a well made, elegant, round, lush, finish that lasts 90 seconds landing on spice & minerals.
This will merit another point of two with appropriate age but still hard to justify $240 a bottle. The strong lemon presence needs time to calm.
Classicism in spades. Showing a perfect balance ripeness and and energy in 2020 with stunning concentration, layers of defined fruit and minerality and a chiseled core of racy acids. A fabulous rendition this year.
Classicism in spades. Showing a perfect balance ripeness and and energy in 2020 with stunning concentration, layers of defined fruit and minerality and a chiseled core of racy acids. A fabulous rendition this year.
Jun 4th, 2023
Nice young yellow canary color. Heavy in the glass. Tropical nose with notes of sea breeze, lemon, kiwi, white stones and tan spice. Glycerol and rich in the mouth. California like, but with nice Chablis nuances. I wonder how this will evolve over next 10 years. Maybe like 92’s?
Nice young yellow canary color. Heavy in the glass. Tropical nose with notes of sea breeze, lemon, kiwi, white stones and tan spice. Glycerol and rich in the mouth. California like, but with nice Chablis nuances. I wonder how this will evolve over next 10 years. Maybe like 92’s?
Jan 24th, 2023
Insane pairing with some fried pipefish. Salinity redefined, intensity elevated. The 19’ La Forest is frankly a little riper than expected, but it’s moments like this that takes the wine beyond its weaknesses and into the realm of perfection. I live for this!
Insane pairing with some fried pipefish. Salinity redefined, intensity elevated. The 19’ La Forest is frankly a little riper than expected, but it’s moments like this that takes the wine beyond its weaknesses and into the realm of perfection. I live for this!
Dec 7th, 2022
Such heft and depth. Not an accompaniment. The whole show.
Such heft and depth. Not an accompaniment. The whole show.
Dec 5th, 2022
15 years young. So much life left. Age your Dauvissats…
15 years young. So much life left. Age your Dauvissats…
Nov 10th, 2022
Light canary gold color. Youthful and bright in the glass. Great Chablis nose. Notes of apricot, honey, Kimmeridgian white clay, wet river stone, citrus and some tan spice. Gave it 4 hours of air in a decanter and every minute of it was needed for the wine to develop its sensory experience. Bottles in this condition should have at least 2 decades of enjoyment in front of them.
Light canary gold color. Youthful and bright in the glass. Great Chablis nose. Notes of apricot, honey, Kimmeridgian white clay, wet river stone, citrus and some tan spice. Gave it 4 hours of air in a decanter and every minute of it was needed for the wine to develop its sensory experience. Bottles in this condition should have at least 2 decades of enjoyment in front of them.
Nov 26th, 2021On a warm evening I was looking to serve something to start the night and this was a solid choice. Nice color with a fruit forward nose. This reminds me more of a really good CA Chardonnay than a 1er Cru bottle from Chablis, but I knew that going in. Lots of fruit, with light fine grained acidity. Went down quickly.
On a warm evening I was looking to serve something to start the night and this was a solid choice. Nice color with a fruit forward nose. This reminds me more of a really good CA Chardonnay than a 1er Cru bottle from Chablis, but I knew that going in. Lots of fruit, with light fine grained acidity. Went down quickly.
Aug 29th, 2021