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Jean-Claude Bessin, Chablis Grand Cru Valmur, 2019

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Jean-Claude Bessin
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Jean-Claude Bessin is one of Chablis's quiet masters, a small grower in La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne who farms organically and works with indigenous yeasts and long élevage on fine lees. Valmur is one of the seven Grand Crus, a steep amphitheater tucked between Vaudésir and Grenouilles, and Bessin's bottling is partly barrel-fermented to give it flesh without obscuring the cool Kimmeridgian minerality that defines the appellation. He himself prizes the tension and cut of Chablis but only when it's paired with substance, and Valmur is where his style finds its fullest expression. 2019 was a generous, concentrated Chablis vintage, and six years on this Grand Cru is drinking beautifully now with another decade of upside ahead.

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Burghound

95 points

"Here the wood treatment is more discreet and easily allows the sea breeze, quinine and citrus-inflected aromas to be appreciated. There is once again very good size, weight and volume to the intense, mineral-driven and overtly powerful flavors that already possess excellent complexity on the superbly long and well-balanced finale. This too is clearly built-to-age and a wine that's going to need at least some. In short, this is terrific and well worth searching out provided you have the discipline to cellar it for at least a few years."

Robert Parker

96 points

"The 2019 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur is another superb cuvée from Bessin. Wafting from the glass with notes of Anjou pear, crisp stone fruit, white flowers, pastry cream and wet stones. Full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's textural and chiseled, with huge depth at the core and a long, resonant finish. As is often the case, this is one of the finest wines of the vintage." —William Kelley

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Plateau de fruits de mer with mignonette and lemon; turbot with beurre blanc; roasted langoustines with drawn butter; Époisses on warm baguette; chicken paillard with lemon and capers.

Tasting Profile

Lemon oil, white peach, crushed oyster shell, and chalk. Powerful and viscous on the palate, balanced by laser-cut acidity and a long, saline, faintly smoky finish. Substance with tension.

Wine Details

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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