Patrick Piuze Les Preuses Chablis 1er Cru 2020

An elegant, pure, and quite an airy nose freely reveals its combination of white flowers, the essence of poached pear, anise, mineral reduction, and shellfish. The delicious and more refined if less powerful flavours possess a Zen-like sense of harmony on the mineral-driven, balanced, and beautifully long finale. This will need to develop more depth with time in bottle but that is one of the strong points of a fine Preuses - it almost always develops well.

The 2020 Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru is a little more expressive and delineated on the nose compared to the Les Clos at this stage, offering yellow plums mixed with light spicy scents and a touch of smoke. The palate is well-balanced, wonderfully defined, and powerful, but much more elegant than the Les Clos, with a gorgeous apricot-tinged finish and a peppery aftertaste. Superb.