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Tiny cellar in Poinchy by Laurent Tribut.  A very small vigneron with only 7 hectare as AC Chablis, Beauroy, Cote de Lechet and Montmains as premier cru. His approach is very traditional old barrel, minimal intervention only ambient yeast and Sulphur is used only for cleaning the barrel. his wines looks tight, cheesy and mineral.. As every good producer in Chablis the wine to get the right balance needs 5 to 7 years to express their potential, to me is one of the best Chablis producer.  Last week in his cellar we tasted from the barrel all the 2015  Ac Chablis very express with less minerality but perfect acidity  1er Cru Beauroy the fattest of all his 1er cru, quite expressive with longevity and  fattiness. 1er Cru Cote de Lechet quite limestone, shellfish fossil minerality as well body and fattiness but a bit more tight than Beauroy. 1er Cru Montmains is my favorite of all his cuvee reductive mineral with crazy acidity and quite salty…                            

visit at Dauvissat cellar We managed to get an appointment at Rene & Vincent Dauvissat by our friend importer of wine. This winery is in the centre of Chablis just 2 minute walk from Domaine Raveneau;  we were greeted by the daughter of Vincent which at first glance didn't  believe we had an appointment, but in a minute she realize we were booked as soon as we told the name of the Italian importer. So she called Vincent, this skinny fit man lead us to his barrel cellar, an underground space full of 228l barrel and of course some Feuillette barrel 132l. The cave is full of mould on the wall and very old, my mind thought the bacteria and the ambient yeast present in that cellar make this wine quite special. For me every time i drunk one of his bottle it was always an incredible experience, these wines with Raveneau wines with some age become incredible, fascinating details and full of expression. To me Dauvissat are the perfect example of the terroir of Chab

I have been very fortunate to visit Domaine Raveneau in Rue de Chichee at the number 9 in Chablis. To welcome us was Messier Raveneau and his daughter Isabelle. Was an outstanding experience quite unforgettable. We tasted through the 2014 vintage from barrel from chablis AC and a good extensive tasting on the premier cru. Raveneau work quite traditionally hand picking, malolactic is always done but not forced, elevage in old barrel 228hl and some Feuilletes half size of a barrel, which in chablis is the measure to sell wine in a negociant market. From 2014 we tasted the lieu dit FORET and BUTTEAUX from the hill of Montmains premier cru. Both very tight and full of energy show some kerosene character which Isabelle told us, great acidity and champignon mushroom hints. Then the surprise come from the Monte de Tonnere vineyard the 2014 was showing and acting as a grand cru, very closed with an acid structure high but balanced from the malo which give the smoothness and the le