Domaine Passy Le Clou Chablis Beauroy 1er Cru 2023 SPCALIFORNIA then in 2010 Loic Barrat

then in 2010 Loic Barrat and Aurelie Masson pulled out to make their own wine from their own vines

Varietal characteristics integrate early in the process lending to an extremely smooth

Ask what Chenin Blanc can do and the honest answer is: everything — dry

Serious wine

His village-level Marsannay Rouge is the clearest snapshot of his work: a blend of old-vine parcels (30 to 50 years)

Domaine Passy Le Clou Chablis Beauroy 1er Cru 2023 SPCALIFORNIA then in 2010 Loic BarratThe Descombes family's Domaine Passy le Clou has rocketed up the Chablis rankings since taking the reins in 2017, and the Beauroy 1er Cru is one of their headline bottlings. Beauroy sits on the left bank of the Serein on steep, dry, Kimmeridgian slopes that force the vines to work for it. The wine is built accordingly: deeply expressive aromatics of hawthorn and acacia, a round and ripe mid palate, and a long, stony finish. 2023 was a warm, generous