Gautheron Chablis 1er Cru Montmains Vieilles Vignes 2023 NO20230823 and aged two years on

and aged two years on the lees

and third-fill bourbon casks

At half bottle

About 20% of the wine sees oak

From the producer: The first nose reveals summer berries with notes of cherry and wild strawberry

Gautheron Chablis 1er Cru Montmains Vieilles Vignes 2023 NO20230823 and aged two years onOn the opposite side of the valley from Montee de Tonnerre, Montmains sits on the left bank with a southeast facing slope steep enough to demand attention. Gautheron's parcel is planted to vines pushing eighty years old, which is exactly the kind of detail that shows up in the glass. Full malolactic, eighteen to twenty months on fine lees, no new oak. The wine is generous and creamy textured without losing the steely Chablis backbone, with apricot and