2016 Chablis Vaudesir

(23 hectoliters per hectare): Pale yellow. Very spicy scents of peach, ginger and white pepper; less minerally at present than the Bougros. Then quite taut in the mouth and much less easy to taste today; dry and classic but quite reticent. Boasts excellent inner-mouth tension and harmonious acidity but not the silkiness of the Bougros. Most impressive now on the dense, spicy, tactile, slowly mounting finish. Not at all a heavy style of Vaudésir but it's not coming alive today. Am I underrating this?

The 2016 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir has quite a powerful bouquet, more floral than the Bougros with lime flower and lychee aromas that seem well defined. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. This is a harmonious grand cru with a pleasant saline attack, good depth in the mouth and a clean, precise, slightly spicy finish. Much better than the 2015 Vaudésir, it should age well over 12 to 15 years.

The 2016 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir has quite a powerful bouquet, more floral than the Bougros with lime flower and lychee aromas that seem well defined. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. This is a harmonious grand cru with a pleasant saline attack, good depth in the mouth and a clean, precise, slightly spicy finish. Much better than the 2015 Vaudesir, it should age well over 12 to 15 years. Aug 2017, www.robertparker.com