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2022 Chablis, Les Clos, Grand Cru, Domaine William Fèvre, Burgundy
- White
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Chardonnay
Not ready
(Drink 2026 - 2042)
- Jasper Morris MW
- 95-98/100 ★
- William Kelley
- 96+/100
- Andy Howard MW
- 95/100
- Allen Meadows
- 93/100
- Neal Martin
- 91-93/100
- Julia Harding MW
- 17/20
Product: 20228013929
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Description
Fèvre owns one-sixth of the vines in Les Clos, over half planted by William’s grandfather. These old vines’ deep root systems are a huge benefit in drier vintages. Didier describes this as a “grand vin”. It will require some time to show its full potential, but there is an enormous amount of weight and density in reserve.
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 12.5%
Maturity Not ready
(2026 - 2042)
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine William Fèvre
Critics reviews
Jasper Morris MW 95-98/100 ★
Mostly from old vines, a good half planted between 1948 and 1952. Translucent lemon and lime colour. The bouquet is not ready to unfurl yet there is a sense of sublime purity about the nose. A wine in perfect harmony on its wide bench of white fruit. Just a little touch of spice behind, good acidity. Sign up for this!
Drink 2032 - 2045
William Kelley 96+/100
The 2022 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos is a serious, structured wine, unwinding in the glass with aromas of ripe, waxy citrus rind, crisp orchard fruit and white flowers, framed by a deft touch of youthful reduction. Full-bodied, dense and satiny, it's layered, concentrated and multidimensional, with the most structure and substance of any wine in the range, but also the greatest need for patience to realize all its considerable potential.
Drink 2030 - 2055
Andy Howard MW 95/100
Small yield, very concentrated, with masses of density on the palate. Plenty of drive and energy, but it has finesse to balance out the power. White peach fruit characters, vibrant acidity and a pronounced mineral, salty finish. Very long future ahead. Fèvre owns 4.1ha of the 25ha total within Les Clos. Its plots are situated on the top of the hill, with 50% of the vines planted by William Fèvre's father in the 1940s and 1950s.
Drink 2026 - 2040
Allen Meadows 93/100
This is aromatically quite similar to the Côte Bouguerots but with more floral influence. The rich, big-bodied and tautly muscular flavors are also seemingly chiseled from Kimmeridgian, all wrapped in a wonderfully persistent, very dry, balanced and stony finale. This is also extremely impressive and equally built to repay extended cellaring. I would add that while I have a small preference for the Côte Bouguerots, this is still damn good. Drink 2034+
Neal Martin 91-93/100
The 2022 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru has a surprisingly primal bouquet with gooseberry, melon, fruits de mer and citrus peel, with more oyster shell scents developing as it opens, though never quite achieving the flair of the Valmur. The palate is well-balanced, steely and strict, with fine intensity and a saline finish. But it doesn't quite have the precision of Fevre's best cuvées at the moment.
Drink 2026 - 2045
Julia Harding MW 17/20
Tank sample. Spicy and creamy like the Valmur but perhaps slightly leaner and tighter on the palate, the acidity more to the fore on the finish.
Drink 2027 - 2035