I am selling a $26.99 Chablis All By Its Lonesome; 1er Cru Quality, The Genius of Fabien Dauvissat

The Brilliant 2020 Vintage
 - Burghound Loves It
 - Limited Quantities

2020 Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils Chablis AC
 - Top 3 Basic Chablis
 - Fabien's Fame is Growing in France
 - Nose: Clear Vivid Mineral Expression
 - Lemon Drop, Mad Minerals, Super Briney Oyster Shell
 - Palate Density Is Ridiculous - Very Good 1er Cru Quality
 - Intensely Mineral
 - Stunning Acidity and Purity
 - Easily a Top 3 Basic Chablis, Maybe the Top 
 - Fabien's Style and Technique Works a Miracle Out of Basic Chablis Terroir
 - The Extra Elevage Truly Makes These Wines Stand Out
 - If You Have Room, Buy a Case ($24.99!) - It Will Age Well

The 2020 1er Crus Are Brilliant But Limited - Purchases of These Wines Will Influence Your Allocations of the 1er Crus

The 2020 Vintage

"As I noted in the first paragraph, what is surprising about the 2020 vintage is the style of wines it produced relative to the growing season conditions. In sum, the whites, while certainly ripe, are elegant, pure and fresh with very little exotic influences. The textures are refined and almost delicate with good if not high acidities with markedly dry finishes. Importantly, they clearly convey their underlying terroirs, and, in this sense, they offer the best clarity of expression since perhaps 2014."- Allen Meadows, Burghound

Fabien Dauvissat

The cool kids in France are scooping up these wines. And the cool kids on my list are drinking them with abandon. Some day, these wines will be impossible to get and the #unicorn somms will be posting them on Instagram and the collectors will be creating their plans to secure their allocations. But today, I'm still 5 years ahead of the curve and you can get them.

The Wine

I don't usually sell $26.99 wines as the only wine in an offer because I like to have a wine from more prestigious terroir alongside it. Some customers don't have a lot of entry level wines in their cellars. But today, I am selling a $26.99 wine all by its lonesome. And it's because everyone on the list from entry level buyer to DRC collector should buy it. There is a case price and I even cut margins to keep the price under $25 but if you can store it, you should buy a case. It will age well.

I'm thrilled to offer the 2020 Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils Chablis for $26.99 each on a 4 pack and $24.99 on a case purchase. Fabien's wines have that extra special thing where if he ever made a Petit Chablis I'd sell it. Every quality level he hits it out of the park. This is no normal $26.99 Chablis, this is, for my money, the best $26.99 Chablis out there, and for me, the best AOC Chablis in the game. It punches way way above its weight and even with a tariff it is an insane deal. 

I still cannot believe the quality of this wine. These are some of the most pure Chablis I have ever tasted. Revelatory is overused but is perfectly suited to my experience with Fabien Dauvissat's wines. 

Gorgeous nose. Almost Mosel-like in its clear vivid mineral expression. Lemon drop, mad minerals, super briney oyster shell. Candied lime zest rock candy. This is a nose that will send Chablis lovers into their own little Chablis heavens. The wine just screams Chablis to every corner of your nose.

On the palate, Lemon, fresh moss, minerals, gorgeous depths and clarity. Concentrated, tart and intense with uncommon depth for this level and stinging intense minerality. Long and

deep.  Acidity. Terrific, mouthwatering and just incredible acidity. What is Chablis without acidity? I don't want to think about it. My note has many "wows" in it and the word classic as well. And pure. And mineral. But the thing that puts this wine over the edge for me is the mouthwatering quality combined with the purity. Amazing energy and linearity. . Sappy and terrifically ripe with terrific purity and clarity. Terrific concentration and weight. And this is just dumb good for $26.99. This is the only offer of this estate for Fall 2022 shipping as Fabien ages his wines longer than most in Chablis. The extra elevage truly makes these wines stand out.

Chablis as we all know has acid but Fabien coaxes stunningly ripe/poignanty acidity and it is the trademark of his wines along with an opulent texture that makes them so utterly appealing. This is no knock back Chablis but something to contemplate and has the ability to age. 

By now you have all heard buy as much 2020 Chablis as you can get your hands on. It is a return to the classics with some opulent solar vibes but is nervy and salty as hell. Stern minerality, big acids, intense

structures and wonderful nervy fruit. For $24.99 on a case I challenge anybody to find a village Chablis this good. These wines are a "thing" in France and other areas of Europe (we are always behind over here in the USA) and they sell out quickly and since he has been anointed by Stephen Tanzer and Vinous the urgency is intense. They wines were all spoken for almost as they were released. You cannot believe how hot he he is over in France

I will offer the '20 1er crus when they are released. 

2020 Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils Chablis AC - $28.99

($107.96 4-Pack, $299.88 12 bottle case {$24.99!}