François Raveneau Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru 2021
White
Chablis, France
7.4
WineSaint
Chamomile drifts briefly on the nose before struck flint and petrichor take over, giving the wine a cool, stony character. On the palate, crisp acidity keeps everything in line — this is Vaillons in its more restrained, linear mode, lacking the breadth and complexity of Fôret but precise and clean through the finish. Give it two to three years to open up properly.
struck flintpetrichorchamomilecitrus pith
Label
François Raveneau
→François Raveneau is among the most sought-after names in Chablis, producing mineral-driven Chardonnay from Grand Cru and Premier Cru sites with a cellar approach that has changed little in decades.