2022 Pierrick Laroche Maison des Hâtes Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy, Burgundy

Located opposite the famed 1er cru Fourchaume, Beauroy has a more varied exposition with the parcel that Pierrick works being located in the favoured lieu-dit of Cote de Savant, above the small lake beside the village of Biene, which enjoys a cooler south-east exposure. Vinified in stainless steel with 25% matured in older oak barrels. This cuvee always shows well when young with lovely finesse and detail with excellent balance and freshness. We can never get enough of this excellent 1er cru Chablis.

 “I found Pierrick’s wines to be slow-burners – wines that just got better and better in the glass. All are excellent if you wait for the oak of some cuvées to fade, but the finishes were often simply great – that bodes well for the wines – they could turn out even better than I noted.”

Bill Nanson Burgundy Report January 2021