Gautheron Chablis Grand Cru “Preuses” 2023

For many years we have known the Domaine Gautheron as a low profile address offering consistently excellent wines in a style that is truly Chablisien. Jasper Morris MW calls Cyril Gautheron “a superb producer making wines in a crisp cool classically Chablis style.” The 2024 vintage provides a ringing affirmation of this praise: steely, dry wines full of tension and elegance, and a beautiful showcase for Cyril’s skills and the subtleties of Chablis terroir.

Les Preuses is one of the seven Grand Cru vineyards that lie in an arc along the right bank of the Serein. The 2023 is raised for 12 months in 500-liter demi-muids, then another 6 months assembled en cuve, delivering a pleasant but light touch of oak. Jasper Morris called it “an intense version of cashmere,” noting “huge volumes on the palate” and a wine that is incisive, chalky, broad, and properly complex.