Collet Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2024

The Domaine Collet is run these days by Romain Collet, the energetic and talented grandson of Jean Collet, the founder. He experiments with all of today’s means of elevage, so a visitor to the cellars now walks past not only stainless steel tanks and large oak foudres, but also cement eggs, clay amphoras, and barrels of all sizes, from traditional Burgundian to demi-muids holding 400 or 500 liters. Romain skillfully matches the new and old techniques with the various terroirs, crafting delicious and varied wines with much character.

Made from vines planted in 1932, the Chablis Vieilles Vignes is unusually dense for a village-level wine. The nose is deep and faintly reductive with pleasant bitter notes of grapeskin and salt air. The mouth is dry and clean with a dollop of fruit laid over the stony core. It’s a useful wine, perfect for a weeknight glass – to pair with anything or nothing.