2021 Domaine Roland Lavantureux 'Vau de Vey' 1er Cru Chablis

Winemaker Notes:When Kermit first began buying from the Lavantureux with the 1978 vintage, Roland produced only Petit Chablis and Chablis. Over the decades and especially in the last few years, the domaine has begun to work more prestigious parcels, such as the premier cru Vau de Vey vineyard. This climat has been turning heads recently, not least thanks to the Lavantureux brothers’ efforts. An extremely steep slope littered with limestone, the wine it produces is defined by its saline minerality. David describes it as “direct and pure, full of energy”—a perfectly steely Chablis for oysters-on-the-half-shell, certain to remain tightly coiled for many years to come. Now as much as later on, you will be rewarded by its complexity and food-friendly structure.