Domaine Vincent Dauvissat’s 2019 Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru is a Chardonnay from one of Chablis’ benchmark grand cru sites, and the critical response is emphatically strong. Across the published reviews provided, scores cluster in the mid-to-high 90s, with multiple notes highlighting a combination of power, restraint, and classic Chablis salinity.

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate calls it “brilliant,” opening with “oyster shell, orange blossom, iodine, wet stones and freshly baked bread,” then building into a “full-bodied, deep and tightly wound” palate supported by “racy acids” and a “pungently saline finish” (William Kelley, 97 points). That same marine and mineral character is a through-line in other reviews. Jasper Morris describes “dramatic tension on the nose” and “a strong attack of the marine quintessence of Chablis on the palate,” adding that it feels “as if the vine has leached out every last ounce of Chablis minerals,” concluding it is “potentially an outstanding Preuses” (Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 96 points).

Vinous emphasizes structure and drive, noting a “very complex bouquet of orange zest, crushed stone and light pithy aromas,” followed by an “energetic and tensile” palate with “impressive amplitude” that “fans out gloriously toward the finish while keeping a tight rein,” with “saline notes” that “linger… long afterward” (Neal Martin, Vinous, 97 points).

John Gilman is similarly enthusiastic, calling it “a stunning young wine” with apple and pear fruit, “a kaleidoscope of limestone minerality,” and a finish marked by “laser-like focus” and balance (View From The Cellar, 95 points).

Taken together, the best reviews point to a serious, tightly coiled grand cru built around citrus, orchard fruit, and overtly maritime minerality, with the concentration and acidity to reward patience in bottle.