2024 Moreau-Naudet Petit Chablis, Burgundy

“Vinified entirely in tank, the 2024 Petit Chablis offers aromas of Granny Smith apple, nashi pear and lemon oil. Medium-bodied and more lightly structured than its two predecessors, it is racy and incisive, built around a crisp core of fruit and a taut palate, presenting itself as a purer version of the 2021.” 

86-88 points, Kristaps Karklins, The Wine Advocate

Moreau-Naudet's Petit Chablis comes from a single 2.5-hectare site, La Grosse Cour, between Courgis and Beine, just outside Chablis on the route to Auxerre. It has a southwest orientation and lies on Kimmeridgian soils, as opposed to the higher Portlandian soils on which most Petit Chablis is grown; half the plot carries 25- to 30-year-old vines, the other half older plantings of 45 to 50 years. It is always a pleasure to taste what mature vines and quality, organic-focused farming can create at this level.