2008 Domaine René et Vincent Dauvissat Chablis Les Vaillons 1er Cru

($50) Wonderfully nuanced nose offers aromas of white peach, citrus peel, almond flower and peach pit. At once broad and minerally, with more than enough verve to give energy to the peach and nutty oak flavors. In fact, this wine's terrific inner-mouth energy gives it a more classically dry impression today than the Sechet. It's hard to believe that this wine was bottled the week before my visit.

Author: Stephen Tanzer

Issue: July/August 2010