Chablis 2018

Always incredibly fast to sell, this is a brilliant Clos from Long Depaquit. Focussed, saline, and very textured, there’s crushed rocks and lemon oil here. A great buy.

The monopole of Long Depaquit in the heart of the Grands Crus, this is the most Côte de Beaune-like Chablis we know. Silky, explosive, with tons of minerality, it remains a benchmark.

This comes from vines that are on the slope at the top of the vineyard. Lemon oil and orange blossom on the nose, with a nice mealy character, plenty of gunflint and lovely salinity here. Nice density and pretty finesse on the finish, with a lovely phenolic character. This is complex and intense with lovely balance. Beautiful.

The morning sun defines this Grand Cru, which is delicate and finessed, with notes of apple blossom, sea spray, and freshly cut ginger. So pretty and saline, it’s one that you won’t be able to put down.

This is very reserved and reticent at the moment, with so much minerality and focus. Powerful, this is a wine that will need time to come around. When it does, it will be one for the ages.

One of the best village Chablis out there, this has plenty of tension and drive, but with a beautifully ripe core of grapefruit and fresh oranges. Lovely texture on the long finish. Blind, you'd call this Premier Cru.

Montee de Tonnerre is usually considered the closest premier cru to the grands crus, and with showings like this, we can see why. Elegant and refined, yet with stunning depth, there's really remarkable precision here. This is rippling with energy - in five years, it will blow you away.

An intense, powerful Grand Cru, the Valmur in 2018 doesn't disappoint. Plenty of grip on the palate, with ripe oranges, and a hint of exotic spice, too. There's fresh ginger that unfurls on the finish. Complex, and totally delicious.

Very old vines in Sechet lend this a real complexity, and almost Grand Cru, oily texture. Always one of our favourites, this is so mineral, with iodine and oyster shell, and just a hint of conference pears. Give this time.

Intense and pure, with notes of wild, herbal honey, and also a generosity of fruit. There's salinity here alongside breadth of fruit, which gets you salivating. A brilliant premier cru.

Half a hectare of 55 year old vines. Very open on the nose, intense fresh peaches and plenty of orange flower water. Delicacy and lovely phenolics on the palate, there’s grip and also a fine thread of acidity, and good reduction. Very saline on the finish, and very nice length. Finessed and long. Gourmand.

The Montmains is aged in oak (none new), and in 2018 it wears its élevage incredibly lightly. A generous apple scent on the nose is followed by a crystalline length on the palate, where citrus pulp and chalky salinity entwine. It is the most forward of Jean-Claude’s premiers crus, and always a transparent window on to the vintage. It should drink well from early on, with its intricate balance between ample fruit and agile freshness. It finishes with a mouthwatering savoury freshness, making you want to go back for more.