2020 Domaine Roland Lavantureux Vaudesir Chablis Grand Cru

Roland Lavantureux founded his namesake Domaine in 1978 following completion of wine school in Beaune. Since then he has built a reputation for crafting some of the most consistent and reliable examples of Chablis from vineyards planted on the prized Kimmeridgian soils around the village of Lignorelles. The Domaine is now under the care of Roland's two sons Arnaud and David who have increased the family holdings to twenty-one hectares, adding single-vineyard cuvées while constantly striving for more complexity and layered texture in the mineral-driven wines they produce. Ferments are temperature controlled in stainless steel and all but the Petit-Chablis spends some time in 2 to 5 year old barriques. Whilst the Vaudesir is a mighty Grand Cru, the signature wine of the Domaine is the lieu-dit 'Vauprin' which is one of the highest vineyards in Chablis and gives remarkable mineral influence to the wine.

Other Reviews....
A paler colour and more backward nose than the Bougros, with an interesting waxy and mentholated bouquet, plenty happening here but in very embryonic form. I like the grip on the palate which shows a significantly greater weight of fruit to finish. Massive potential here.
93-96 points
Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy