This is a bright and zingy entry to Samuel’s grand cru range. It is raised half in tank, half in barrel, and blended together after one year. Its fruit-forward palate has a nice open weave, with typical Chablis verve driving through on the finish.

Vaillons is a warm, sunny premier cru, much admired in the region. Fèvre has a substantial 3.5 hectares right in the middle of the slope. Their 55-year-old vines produce concentration and ripeness in the wine. It bursts with floral aromatics: white blossom and jasmine spice. Amplitude on the palate will only build over time.

Beauroy is a particularly lovely site located within larger Troesmes, and the Fèvre parcel is home to old vines, around 60 years old. Here is mineral structure and a floral lift. It is light on its feet, and it will be a forward drinking premier cru.

Montmains, this year, includes all the fruit from La Forêt, and has a pure, green-apple persistence and long savoury finish. There is plenty of impact here, with a density of fruit and intensity of structure producing a complete and incisive finish.

Bessin-Tremblay’s Valmur is tremendous value for money. It bursts with citrus and salty aromas. It is edgy, slightly reductive, telling you it will need some time. It’s a reserved grand cru, rather than a flamboyant one, but its still waters run deep.

This is mineral, zingy, citrus and intense, with great drive and depth. Plenty of dry extract gives the palate a plump weight and mineral poise. This old vine cuvée takes the prize for ‘hidden gem’ of our Chablis range. It comes from 40- to 70-year-old vines scattered across seven parcels, with a variety of soil structures and exposures. It may be a wine of humble communal classification, but it deserves special attention. Under Diam closure since 2022.

Andrea Costanti has done it again! This estate is truly on a roll at the moment. The 2021 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino is compelling and elegant, opening with captivating aromas of perfumed berry, cedar, and minty herbs. The palate is taut and energetic, revealing layers of succulent wild raspberry and crushed cherry, underscored by a backbone of finely chiseled, gravelly tannins. While brooding and inward in its youthful state, its fantastic balance and fresh acidity point to a long future. A wine of extreme finesse that will reward patience.

Billecart Salmon is a house that built its reputation on its superb rosés, and so this, the vintage release named after the house's founder, is their quintessential wine. This 2009 is already thrilling and delicious with its alluring berry scent and soft, refreshing mousse. The palate has a wonderfully vinous weight, and a silky, seamless length.

The fruit comes from various parcels all within the Chassagne commune. As with all his wines, Alex looks for energy rather than too much ripeness in his Bourgogne. You will never regret having a few bottles of this in the cellar.

Bessin’s Valmur is arguably the best value grand cru in Burgundy. And in spite of its great value, the wine’s potential for ageing should not be underestimated. The 2021 is an elegantly powerful, green-apple scented, chalky,saline, and persistent wine absolutely deserving of its grand cru status. This should be magnificent after a decade in the cellar, if you can wait.