Chablis Grand cru Vaudesir - 2017 - Domaine Louis Michel

WA: 95

Rating 95
Drink Date 2017 - 2038
Reviewed by Neal Martin
Issue Date 31st Oct 2017
Source 233, The Wine Advocate

Tasted blind at the Burgfest annual tasting the 2014 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudsir by Louis Michel has a detailed, oyster shell and flint-scented bouquet that is very engaging, drawing you in to discover its nuances. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, a little spicy on the second half with just a pinch of white pepper and leading to a very harmonious finish that feels persistent. This is what you might call a cerebral Chablis, yet one that does not forget that its first and most important role is to give us drinking pleasure. Bon vin.

Today, Guillaume Michel presides over this important 22-hectare estate, which as long been the reference for tank-fermented and matured Chablis, a style that the Michel family did much to popularize in the 1980s. Intense and tensile wines are the calling card here, pure and unadorned by style and consistently high in quality. Indeed, I sometimes think that Louis Michel is the most underrated of Chablis's great domaines. Certainly, prices remain very reasonable. As usual, certain cuvées stand out—at the premier cru level, the old vine Butteaux, the Fourchaume (Vaulorent) and the Séchet, Montée de Tonnerre having taken a beating in recent vintages—but the overall standard, even for the lower appellations, is regular and high. They come warmly recommended.

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Allergic-Info: This wine can contain sulfites

yr. 2017 La Revue du Vin de France:

16 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2017 on 01.01.2021 with 16 of 20 points.

yr. 2019 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy:

92 of 100 Points.

"Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2019 on 01.07.2020 with 92 of 100 points.

yr. 2018 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy:

92 of 100 Points.

"Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2018 on 01.07.2020 with 92 of 100 points.

yr. 2016 La Revue du Vin de France:

16 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2016 on 01.01.2020 with 16 of 20 points.

yr. 2018 Tim Atkin:

94 of 100 Points.

"Tim Atkin" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2018 on 01.07.2019 with 94 of 100 points.

yr. 2016 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy:

93 of 100 Points.

"Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2016 on 01.05.2019 with 93 of 100 points.

yr. 2015 La Revue du Vin de France:

16 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2015 on 01.01.2019 with 16 of 20 points.

yr. 2015 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy:

92 of 100 Points.

"Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2015 on 01.09.2018 with 92 of 100 points.

yr. 2017 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy:

92 of 100 Points.

"Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2017 on 01.05.2018 with 92 of 100 points.

yr. 2014 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate:

95 of 100 Points.

"Robert Parker The Wine Advocate" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2014 on 01.11.2017 with 95 of 100 points.

yr. 2014 Wine Spectator:

90 of 100 Points.

"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2014 on 01.08.2017 with 90 of 100 points.

yr. 2014 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy:

92 of 100 Points.

"Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2014 on 01.05.2017 with 92 of 100 points.

yr. 2014 La Revue du Vin de France:

16 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2014 on 01.01.2017 with 16 of 20 points.

yr. 2014 Tim Atkin:

96 of 100 Points.

"Tim Atkin" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2014 on 01.01.2016 with 96 of 100 points.

yr. 2016 Tim Atkin:

93 of 100 Points.

"Tim Atkin" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2016 on 01.01.2016 with 93 of 100 points.

yr. 2013 La Revue du Vin de France:

15 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2013 on 01.01.2016 with 15 of 20 points.

yr. 2012 Wine Spectator:

90 of 100 Points.

"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2012 on 01.09.2015 with 90 of 100 points.

yr. 2012 Wine & Spirits Magazine:

92 of 100 Points.

"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2012 on 01.04.2015 with 92 of 100 points.

yr. 2011 La Revue du Vin de France:

15 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2011 on 01.01.2015 with 15 of 20 points.

yr. 2010 La Revue du Vin de France:

16 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2010 on 01.01.2013 with 16 of 20 points.

yr. 2009 La Revue du Vin de France:

15 of 20 Points.

"La Revue du Vin de France" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2009 on 01.01.2013 with 15 of 20 points.

yr. 2010 Jeannie Cho Lee:

93 of 100 Points.

"Jeannie Cho Lee" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2010 on 01.07.2012 with 93 of 100 points.

yr. 2011 Jeannie Cho Lee:

90 of 100 Points.

"Jeannie Cho Lee" has rated the wine "Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Vaudesir" from the vintage 2011 on 01.07.2012 with 90 of 100 points.

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