The 12th-century Basilique Ste Marie-Madeleine in Vézelay, with the La Ville vineyard just below.
Chablis 2023 vintage rating:
4/5
Wine of the vintage
Domaine François Raveneau, Les Clos Grand Cru
As one grower in the region put it, ‘2023 was easy and not easy…’, and: ‘It was essential not to be tempted by the excess that nature had offered us.’
Indeed, generous yields raised fears of dilution throughout the Chablis region, though in the end, nature provided the raw material for careful growers to produce delicious results.
The prelude to the 2023 growing season in Chablis was warmer and drier than average until March. There were some minor incidents of frost on 28 March and 4 April, but the vines were not very advanced and the impact was minor.
Temperatures began to rise in early May and conditions were near perfect during flowering, which had peaked by 9 June, slightly ahead of the average. Because of the favourable conditions at flowering, a very large crop was set.
Scroll down to see notes and scores for 35 of the best wines from the 2023 Chablis…
Source : https://www.decanter.com.master.public.keystone-prod-eks-euw1.futureplc.engineering/premium/chablis-2023-vintage-report-and-best-of-the-new-wines-545771/
