(93-96 points) The plot is at the foot of the slope, where the clay retained enough water in 2019 to enable an acceptable yield. Glowing pale primrose. Thick skins and old vines. Very backward, but absolutely classic on its bench of white fruit. Nothing bulging out here and excellent acid balance. Even, some white flowers. Very persistent indeed. Just what one hopes for from Les Clos.

Les Clos has the reputation of being the most austere of the grand cru vineyards when it is young. Certainly this tight wine with its tense texture is just at the beginning of its career. Toast and crisp white fruits add openness to this structured wine. It needs to age, so drink from 2025. ROGER VOSS

(93+ points) The 2019 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos opens in the glass with notes of citrus oil, blanched almonds, vanilla pod and beeswax, as well as riper fruit tones of peach and mirabelle plum. Full-bodied, layered and muscular, with a rich core of fruit and plenty of structuring extract, it will require patience.- WK

The 2019 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru has a lovely yellow plum and jasmine nose, hints of saffron emerging with aeration. The palate is very well balanced, with dried peaches, green olive and a pinch of spice, maybe just missing a little persistence but very well defined. Excellent. -- Neal Martin

Laroche’s 2.76 acres on the south-facing hill of Les Clos produced what may be the richest of their 2019s that we tasted, concentrated in its volumes of yellow plum and almost metallic in its mineral density. For now, it would make an over-the-top feast out of oysters with duck-fat fries. In five years, it would be ready for lobster or halibut over chanterelles in cream.