1997  

1997  

2011  Ygrec

833 cases produced. "Electric citrus, white a hit of white peach, honeysuckle, vanilla, flowers and crushed rocks hits your nose and palate. The wine combines a strong, racy nature and fresh, sweet, tropical citrus notes that hits the spot, especially with fresh seafood. Having some older vintages recently, this also ages quite well." - Jeff Leve in 2018 ---- 95pts Jane Anson in 2023

2012  

Named after François' father, Cuvee Paul is an incredibly rare wine made from La Grande Côte and set aside as having the greatest potential for ageing. It is not made every year. A hark back to how Chavignol was made in the 40's and 50's it is made from very ripe grapes and shows gentle sweetness and incredible power.

2019  

"Drinking Window: 2028 - 2040 Le Château is a small plot of land enclosed in the Chêne Marchand terroir, and is situated on the top of the hill, planted on Kimmeridgian limestone. The first vintage of this wine was 2014. The bouquet on this 2019 vintage is tightly introverted, but its incredible tension and depth point to a magnificent wine. Mineral-driven aromas with spices, both white and spring flowers, orange blossom and lemon oil aromas. Long and penetrating, this wine has a deep and concentrated core, striking levels of chalky dry extract and a long, penetrating finish. Still an infant, it will be one of my favourites after 10-20 years in the cellar." - 97pts Decanter

2020  Sancerre

2020  

2020  Les Copains d'Abord

Les Copains d'Abord ---- The 2020 Saint-Bris Les Copains d'Abord is lovely, exhibiting aromas of gooseberry, pear, orange oil, mint and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and precise, with chalky grip and a penetrating finish, it transcends its cépage." - 90-92pts William Kelley, Wine Advocate ---- One of my most exciting discoveries in Chablis and the Auxerrois was fledgling Domaine Clément Lavallée. Clement's father is the proprietor of a substantial, modern and mechanized domaine in Saint-Bris, but Clément's aspirations were more artisanal. He started his own label in 2019, with just 3.5 hectares supplemented by purchased fruit - a surface that's grown to 5.5 hectares today. Eschewing herbicides, he cultivates the soils with lightweight tractors and keeps chemical treatments to the minimum. Working with a variety of sites and cépages, harvest lasts a full month. In the cellar, whites see a long pressing, with Clément selling in bulk any juice that doesn't please him, and reds see long macerations with a percentage of whole bunches. Élevage takes place in used wood on the lees, and the wines are never pumped. What I tasted on this first visit indicates that Lavallée hit the ground running with his very first vintage. Textural but incisive, pure and penetrating, I was immensely impressed by these young wines - from pungently mineral Chablis, to perfumed and intense reds, to Saint-Bris that's more Auxerrois than it is Sauvignon, everything here comes warmly recommended, and I encourage importers to beat a path to this new domaine's door.

2020  Chavignol

100% Sauvignon Blanc from one of the top vineyards in all of Sancerre. South facing, very steep slope on pure limestone, 45+ year old vines. Indigenous yeast, fermented and very old demi-muids and aged in old barrels. Unfined and unfiltered.

2020  Sancerre

Domaine Paul Thomas has the largest vineyard on the steeply sloping hill of Chavignol, in Les Mont Damnés, one of the finest areas for the production of top class Sauvignon Blanc. The Domaine is under the watchful eye of Raphael Thomas, who is producing some of the most exciting wines in Sancerre. ---- "From the steep slopes of Mont Damnés, planted on kimmeridgian soils, the 2020 Sancerre La Côte des Monts Damnés has a sense of roundness and richness through the mid palate, without losing its elderflower and nettle-like twang. There's plentiful concentration here and a chalky finish." - Vinous

2021  Pouilly-Fume

100% Sauvignon Blanc, Certified Biodynamic, Certified Organic, Average vine age of 35-40 years.

2021  Chavignol

"From the steep slopes of the Cul de Beaujeu, this is a very fine and rather delicate expression. While initially succulent, it remains light in body and has a sense of quietness while maintaining line and structure. You can expect wild flowers, red apples, nettles and elderflower. Hell, there's even an apricotty character before the salty finish kicks in and a lightly chalky texture resides on the palate." - 94pts Vinous