2009 Chablis

Sebastien Dauvissat is among the growers who prefer steel over oak for the vast majority of his wines. He also ages the wines for two years before bottling, which means he had not yet bottled most of his 2009s at the time of my visit in June, 2011. The 2010 harvest began on September 25th, a bit on the early side relative to the rest of the village. The approach to oak and aging on the lees varies with respect to the year. For example, in 2009, Dauvissat kept the fine lees, but in 2010 he did not. This is one estate I visited where the 2009s appear to have better overall balance than the 2010s, many of which come across as quite round for the vintage. Those wines still have time to come together, and it will be interesting to see how they mature over the next year.