2010 William Fèvre

I am pleased to offer a selection of the stunning and delicious 2010 Chablis crus from Domaine William Fèvre...there is great anticipation for Burgundy 2010 and Fèvre gets particularly high marks. The domaine describes the wines as "classic, rich and aromatic, with good acid/mineral structure, but not austere."

Incidentally, Fèvre will use DIAM corks for all of its wines, including grand crus, in 2010. 

2010 Chablis ~ £115 in bond per 12
This brims with classic Chablis character with a wonderfully fresh and exuberant nose of floral, sea breeze and mineral reduction notes that introduce richer and more concentrated middle weight flavours that also possess a bit more complexity on the energetic finish. This is really lovely for its level and because of the ample dry extract it will be approachable young or age well too if desired. (Burghound 89 points)

2010 Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent ~ £340 in bond per 12
(from a huge 3.63 ha parcel out of only 17 ha and most of it is hard by Les Preuses. Séguier calls this their “baby grand cru” as specific barrels are selected for vine age, concentration and power). As one would reasonably expect, the nose is quite similar to that of the “regular” Fourchaume though one difference is that it’s a bit more refined. This sense of refinement extends as well to the bigger, richer and moderately more complex broad-shouldered flavours that explode in a hugely long finish that completely stains the palate with dry extract. As good as its sibling is, this pure and chiselled effort just has another dimension of material present. (Burghound 92-95 points)

2010 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Cote Bouguerots ~ £230 in bond per 6
(from a 2 ha parcel at the bottom section of the vineyard; even so, the vineyard is so steep here that it must be worked entirely by hand as tractors would be dangerous to use). Here the nose is moderately similar to that of the Bougros except this is a good deal more elegant and the mineral reduction notes are more prominent. There is terrific cut and precision to the pure, tight and chiselled medium-bodied flavours that culminate in a bone dry and driving finish of superb length. A knockout of extraordinary aging potential. (Burghound 93-96 points)

2010 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos ~ £265 in bond per 6
(from 4 separate parcels totalling 4.11 ha, 3 of which are all at the top of the slope). An exceptionally fresh and intensely floral nose also offers up notes of lime, lemon, stone and iodine, all of which can also be found on the massively rich, concentrated and big-bodied flavours that are breathtakingly powerful and intense, all wrapped in a palate drenching and extraordinarily long finish. As impressive as all of these characteristics are, it’s the sheer depth of underlying material that is almost hard to believe. This is a ‘wow’ wine that should develop for at least a decade though because of all of the dry extract it will be approachable much sooner. (Burghound 95-97 points)

Please contact James Maitland on 01394 446610 – james@seckfordwines.co.uk