Jean Collet Chardonnay, Vaillons 1er Cru, Chablis, Burgundy, France 2023 Grand Cru Selections no commercial yeast

no commercial yeast

and nuanced smoky-mineral tones

Campion selected the Clone 96 portion for its open-cluster architecture and exceptionally small berry size

The palate is round and supple

Les Grèves is among the most esteemed of Beaune's 44 Premier Cru climats — the vineyard planted predominantly to Pinot Noir — and Caroline's rows

Jean Collet Chardonnay, Vaillons 1er Cru, Chablis, Burgundy, France 2023 Grand Cru Selections no commercial yeastJean Collet founded this domaine in 1954, heir to a family that has grown grapes in Chablis since 1792. His son Gilles ran it with characteristic flair for decades before handing the reins to his own son, Romain, in the mid 2000s. At just twenty one, Romain brought native yeast fermentations and organic (with biodynamic trials) farming into a domaine built on some of Chablis's oldest vines now averaging half a century old. Each cru is vinified and