2022 Domaine Roland Lavantureux Chablis Vieilles Vignes

Roland Lavantureux founded his namesake Domaine in 1978 following completion of wine school in Beaune. Since then he has built a reputation for crafting some of the most consistent and reliable examples of Chablis from vineyards planted on the prized Kimmeridgian soils around the village of Lignorelles. The Domaine is now under the care of Roland's two sons Arnaud and David who have increased the family holdings to twenty-one hectares, adding single-vineyard cuvées while constantly striving for more complexity and layered texture in the mineral-driven wines they produce. Ferments are temperature controlled in stainless steel and all but the Petit-Chablis spends some time in 2 to 5 year old barriques. Whilst the Vaudesir is a mighty Grand Cru, the signature wine of the Domaine is the lieu-dit 'Vauprin' which is one of the highest vineyards in Chablis and gives remarkable mineral influence to the wine.

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The 2022 Chablis Vieilles Vignes comes from 65-year-old vines and is aged 40% in barrel, the rest in stainless steel. It has an open, airy bouquet with citrus peel and Granny Smith apples, less rich than the regular Chablis Village. The palate is fresh and saline on the entry, lightly spiced with good weight and a cohesive, bright finish that delivers the sapidity to beckon another sip. Top-notch Chablis! Tasted blind at the BIVB tasting in Chablis. Drink 2024-2034.
91 points
Neal Martin - Vinous