The 2019 Chablis Les Blanchots Grand Cru is very well defined on the nose, where sea spray and oyster shell notes combine with citrus aromas. Hints of green olive emerge with time. The well-defined palate is taut on the entry, with hints of chai tea and chamomile infusing the white peach and citrus notes, and builds nicely toward a very composed finish. Superb. -- Neal Martin

Laroche owns 11 acres of Blanchots, a cru named for the layer of white clay over Chablis’s Kimmeridgian limestone. That clay helps retain some moisture, which may be why this particular grand cru shows so beautifully in 2019. It’s as full as you would expect from the heat of the season, but the dynamic energy of the wine sustains freshness and buoys the broad flavors of yellow apple and puff pastry. It’s generous in spirit, without being overwhelming in alcohol. Lush and delicious, it lasts on floral apple and tangy white cranberry notes. A keeper.

(93+ points) The 2019 Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots wafts from the glass with notions of crisp orchard fruit, white peach, apple blossom, toasted almonds and vanilla pod. Full-bodied, concentrated and reserved, with good cut and back-end grip, it concludes with a long, delicately honeyed finish. - William Kelley

(90-92 points) The young vines of Blanchots go into the Chablis St Martin bottling. Pale yellow. There is powerful oak on the nose, which I queried as I quite like this vineyard without any wood: “you have to find the right wood” responds Gregory. The longer you spend with it the more the wood subsides. As well as the typical white fruit there are, some little red berries in the flavour profile as well. I am not quite seeing the harmony today.

Apple and lemon flavors are shaded by vanilla in this succulent white, which is balanced, with a tactile feel on the long finish. Approachable now, yet better in a year. Best from 2022 through 2026. 1,250 cases made, 100 cases imported. — BS