2023 Domaine Laurent Tribut Chablis

When Laurent Tribut married Marie-Clotilde Dauvissat he joined one of Chablis' most famous winemaking families. René Dauvissat, Marie's father, gave the couple parcels of excellent sited Village Chablis and Premier Cru to establish Domaine Tribut. The small Domaine now has 7 hectares of vineyards. The Village Chablis is predominantly situated on Kimmeridgian soils adjacent to the Dauvissat vineyards. Laurent, a humble and good-natured vigneron, prefers the vineyards to be farmed as naturally as possible with a minimum of treatments and organic philosophies. Harvesting is always done by hand. The wines are fermented exclusively en cuve (in tank) and racked into barrel for aging. Laurent typically only buys new oak if he needs to replace old barrels, some of which are 50 years old. With his retirement in 2019 Laurent's children Solonge, Adeline and Gabriel have now taken the helm, each specialising in different aspects of the business.

The Tribut Chablis share many stylistic similarities with their famous relatives. The wines offer immediate appeal with a rich texture and lovely lemony fruit notes, white spice and vibrant underlying minerality; yet are deeply concentrated with dense though not heavy structures, that age and develop into very complex wines. Compared to Dauvissat they have a little extra generosity. In a lot of ways, they share more in common with the classic White Burgundy appellations of the Cote de Beaune than Chablis.

Other Reviews....
This vibrant and dynamic village Chablis explodes with aromas of lime peel, passion fruit and greengage plums adorned with acacia blossoms and chalky minerality. The feel is racy and bright, but there is substance here as well. This wine will be crisp and approachable on release but will profit from mid-term ageing in the cellar. Fruit is from parcels at Courgis and Poinchy, with a bit from the Beauroy and Forêts premiers crus. Fermentation in tank is followed by six months in cask before bottling. Drink 2028-2045.
94 points
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter

Ripe aromas of poached pear and apple compote are laced with hints of iodine, lemon rind and a whiff of brine. The succulent, round and sappy middle weight flavors display notably better than average persistence on the citrusy, clean and nicely dry finale. This punches above its weight and is worth a look. Drink through 2028+.
89-91 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound