From Domaine Servin, a 30-hectare estate directed by François Servin and Australian winemaker Marc Cameron, with holdings across four Grand Crus and six Premier Crus. Vaillons is one of Chablis's classic left-bank Premier Crus, prized for its south-facing exposure and fine, chalky minerality, and here the fruit comes entirely hand-harvested from vines 25 to 35+ years old, raised entirely in stainless steel tank to let the site speak clearly. Expect apple, pear, anise, citrus peel, and white lily aromatics, with a bright, focused, full-bodied palate carried by fine acidity and real mineral drive through a long finish. A classic, precise expression of left-bank Chablis, built to age but already drinking well.
Appellation
Chablis Premier Cru
Region
Burgundy
Country
France
Producer
Servin
Vintage
2023
90-92 Points
"The mildly exotic aromas of ripe orchard, including white and yellow peach, apricot, lychee and passion fruit, are cut with citrus and tidal pool nuances. There is once again fine volume and excellent richness to the delicious medium-bodied flavors that possess a subtle minerality on the bone-dry, youthfully austere and borderline tannic finish. At least a few years of cellaring should be beneficial."
—Allen Meadows-Burghound
93 Points
"Domaine Servin’s Vaillons is entirely hand-harvested, with these vines ranging from twenty-five to more than thirty-five years of age and right in the sweet spot of their prime. This cuvée is raised entirely in stainless steel tank. The 2023 Vaillons offers up an outstanding nose of apple, pear, a touch of anise, citrus peel, chalky soil tones, white lilies and a topnote of beeswax. On the palate the wine is bright, focused and full-bodied, with lovely depth of fruit at the core, a fine girdle of acidity, excellent mineral drive and grip and a long, impeccably balanced and complex, vibrant finish. This is excellent juice. (Drink between 2025-2055)"
From Domaine Servin, a 30-hectare estate directed by François Servin and Australian winemaker Marc Cameron, with holdings across four Grand Crus and six Premier Crus. Vaillons is one of Chablis's classic left-bank Premier Crus, prized for its south-facing exposure and fine, chalky minerality, and here the fruit comes entirely hand-harvested from vines 25 to 35+ years old, raised entirely in stainless steel tank to let the site speak clearly. Expect apple, pear, anise, citrus peel, and white lily aromatics, with a bright, focused, full-bodied palate carried by fine acidity and real mineral drive through a long finish. A classic, precise expression of left-bank Chablis, built to age but already drinking well.
Appellation
Chablis Premier Cru
Region
Burgundy
Country
France
Producer
Servin
Vintage
2023
90-92 Points
"The mildly exotic aromas of ripe orchard, including white and yellow peach, apricot, lychee and passion fruit, are cut with citrus and tidal pool nuances. There is once again fine volume and excellent richness to the delicious medium-bodied flavors that possess a subtle minerality on the bone-dry, youthfully austere and borderline tannic finish. At least a few years of cellaring should be beneficial."
—Allen Meadows-Burghound
93 Points
"Domaine Servin’s Vaillons is entirely hand-harvested, with these vines ranging from twenty-five to more than thirty-five years of age and right in the sweet spot of their prime. This cuvée is raised entirely in stainless steel tank. The 2023 Vaillons offers up an outstanding nose of apple, pear, a touch of anise, citrus peel, chalky soil tones, white lilies and a topnote of beeswax. On the palate the wine is bright, focused and full-bodied, with lovely depth of fruit at the core, a fine girdle of acidity, excellent mineral drive and grip and a long, impeccably balanced and complex, vibrant finish. This is excellent juice. (Drink between 2025-2055)"