Albert Bichot (Long-Depaquit), Chablis Vaudesir Vintage:2022

Albert Bichot (Long-Depaquit), Chablis Vaudesir Vintage:2022(from a holding of 2. 6 ha; ~25% new wood; to my knowledge this is the only domaine that uses Les Vaudsirs in the plural). While hardly subtle, the oak regimen is a bit tamer on the pure, cool and elegant nose of ripe and mildly exotic essence of pear, apple, spice and ocean breeze scents. The caressing yet quite intense middleweight flavors possess a lilting mouthfeel before culminating in a strikingly long, firmly but not aggressively dry and

These loose soils have impacted the wine's distinct character

This is the first year in which most of the Baroli were aged partly in cask and partly in barrel

A completely backward but superbly complex nose displays layered aromas that run to game and underbrush as well as ripe red and dark berry fruit trimmed in a bit of wood toast that give way to rich

There is a polish to the tannins and sweet

this is a structured wine

The wine is closed for now

(90-93)/2024+

citrus and lightly spiced pear aromas that include a touch of mineral reduction

At first rich and vinous on the palate

intense and welldetailed medium weight flavors display a subtle minerality before culminating in a harmonious and linear finish that delivers first-rate length

This is really quite pretty and offers fine quality though I wouldn’t describe it as a typical example

The warm year brought higher alcohol with it (14