Gautheron Chablis 1er cru “Fourchaume” 2023

As Master of Wine Jasper Morris wrote recently: “Cyril Gautheron is a superb producer making wines in a crisp cool classically Chablis style, which is now really quite hard to achieve in these warmer seasons.” We thought it unlikely that Cyril would have followed his extraordinary 2022s with another vintage like it, but the 2023s are every bit as good, and in some cases even better.

Fourchaume is a right bank vineyard just north of the Grand Crus. It’s south and west facing, giving it plentiful sun and lots of ripeness. Combine this with the extremely stony Kimmeridgienne soils, and you’ve got a wine that’s essentially a grand cru in everything but name.