2023 Jean & Sebastien Dauvissat Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses

Sébastien owns three quarters of a hectare in Les Preuses, sandwiched between Bougros and Vaudesir in the northern part of the grand cru zone. Produced mainly from 50- to 60-year-old vines but with a small portion that was replanted a decade ago, this undergoes fermentation and its first year of élevage in barrels, with a second year passed in steel. Les Preuses combines elegance and intensity in a way that speaks to its grand cru status, and its density on the palate, its swelling finish, and its overall sense of brooding power point toward a long and slow evolution in bottle.