2023 Patrick Piuze Chablis Premier Cru Les Roncieres [WA93][JG92+]

Producer: Patrick Piuze  
Region: Chablis, Burgundy, France  
Varietal: Chardonnay  
Year: 2023 

Wine Advocate, 93 Points 

"From a site within the climat of Les Vaillons, where the vines are planted east to west and the grape skins are never kissed by the sun, Patrick Piuze’s 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Les Roncières has turned out very well. Opening in the glass to reveal a bouquet of beeswax, peach and lemon zest, it is medium-bodied, textural yet racy, with lovely tension and a long, mineral finish. It retains a classically Chablisien profile even in this warm year." 

John Gilman, 92+ Points 

"I have never seen another vigneron who bottled their Chablis “Les Roncières” on its own. As this premier cru can also be bottled as Vaillons, most producers choose this direction for labeling of this wine. As I have mentioned before, Pat’s parcel in the les Minots section of Vaillons has a completely different exposition than his vines in Roncières, so the two are bottled separately for a very good reason. The 2023 version is lovely, offering up a complex nose of lemon, pear, a complex base of chalky soil, paraffin, orange peel, a touch of anise and a topnote of lemon zest. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and impeccably balanced, with a very good core of fruit, fine transparency and grip, zesty acids and lovely nervosité on the long and precise finish. Fine juice." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Roncières is a sub-climat of Vaillons with 35 year-old vines and eastern exposure. A quintessential Chablis that checks all of the boxes, full fruit, structure, and racey acidity, all in perfect balance." 

Alcohol: 12.5% 

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