2018 White Wine from Chablis

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: What a beautiful white with many fine, intertwined layers of fruit and acidity, delivering such a serious and subtle glass. It’s medium-to full-bodied with creamy texture and a flavorful finish. Really intriguing and...

Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: A subtle nose on this wine evokes chalk made moist with ripe Amalfi lemon juiciness. The palate plays these twin notions off each other in a subtle, fresh way, despite the concentration and depth. This wine is cool and...

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: Cooling, mossy chalkiness plays on this wine's nose, despite the heat of 2018. The palate then displays juicy roundness in the form of ripe, yellow pear pervading chalky depth. Rich lemon-peel notes create contour and add...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: Subtle smoke wraps itself around light notions of ripe Mirabelle on this wine's nose. Gentleness also defines the palate where well-captured ripeness is met with smoothest texture and a little smokiness, all illuminated...

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: Subtle and aromatic with hints of tropical fruit and citrus, as well as minerals. Medium-bodied with layers of pretty fruit and an almond and honey aftertaste. Drink or hold.

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 95 points: (93-95 points) Pale yellow. The nose has considerable weight, a little flesh but also some class. Some peaches too. This overt opulence however gives way to a more classic thread behind. There is a saline touch, which...

Decanter, 94 points: The domaine has two parcels of Vaudésir, both of which face north and are correspondingly cool. Picked late for a top 2018 because of its terroir, this is an elegant, focused white that's unadorned by oak, showing stony...

Decanter, 95 points: This hails from two parcels - one in Chapelots, the other in Montée de Tonnerre itself - and sees 20% wood ageing, in line with Samuel Billaud's policy of allowing the vineyard to express itself. Waxy, bready and savoury...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: The richness of oak expresses itself as the scent of roasted hazelnut on this wine's nose. Smooth and rounded, the palate can handle the oaky resonance that sets the tone. An edge of honey is balanced by lemony...

View From The Cellar, 94 points: Though the 2018 Grenouilles from Domaine Louis Michel is as ripe as the Vaudésir, it seems just a tad less tropical in personality, as it delivers a refined bouquet of apple, fresh lime, chalky minerality, beeswax, dried...

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 95 points: (93-95 points) Mostly located in Vaillons itself, in the centre of the steep slope. Glowing pale green with a lean and hungry nose. The wine opens out really well on the palate, this one has nailed the vintage, with an...

Wine & Spirits, 91 points: Louis Moreau farms 52 acres in the villages of Beines and Chablis, most of his parcels on sandy clay. He ferments this wine in stainless steel without added yeasts, then ages it on the fine lees. In 2018, he achieved a...

Vinous, 92 points: The 2018 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru shows a little more definition and terroir expression compared directly with the Montée de Tonnerre. Lemon peel, touches of crushed stone and dried flowers almost reluctantly emerge with...

Decanter, 93 points: From one of the several Moreau estates – Louis is the cousin of Fabien, and there is no longer any connection with J Moreau & Fils. This is fresh, light and lemony on the nose, and elegant and stony on the palate, with a...

Decanter, 95 points: This north-facing left bank Premier Cru comes into its own in vintages like 2018. Made from two parcels totally 1ha of 65-year-old vines,it's suitably taut, saline and cool, with none of the heaviness that mars some wines...

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: Aromas of candied lemons, honeysuckle and steel follow through to a full body with layers of creamy fruit and a stony finish. A complex, satisfying young Chablis. Drink or hold.

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 93 points: (90-93 points) This is a blend from across the wider Vaillons appellation with two plots in Séchets, two in Chatains, one each in Mélinots and Roncières. Currently all is in tank but some will spend a bit of time in wood...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This wine's subtle nose reveals hints of lemon, hay and chalk. These carry over onto the palate where they entwine in concentrated harmony. There is focus on generosity, marked out by the pithy, chalky midpalate texture...

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: A subtle, flinty note of reduction gives way to creamy, chalky lemon on this wine's appetizing nose. The palate then sweeps in with unexpected juiciness and ripeness from the hot summer. A leesy, chalky texture lends...

Burghound, 91 points: Cool, pure and elegant aromas are comprised mostly by white orchard fruit, iodine and citrus rind. The caressing and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors possess a caressing mouthfeel while offering solid...

jamessuckling.com, 90 points: Dried lemons with some flint and tangy acidity. Medium to full body. Fruity finish. Drink now.

Wine Enthusiast, 96 points: Toasty, nutty richness lays itself like a warming blanket over this wine's nose, but underneath some ripe, lemon-edged stonefruit peeps through promisingly. The palate is still dominated by that toasty sheen, but it is...

Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: A certain restraint governs the chalky, nutty and smoky nature of this wine's nose. Very slowly, a pure note of zesty lemon comes through, illuminating the entire wine. Chalky density, coolness and rich, buffered...