2022 Domaine William Fevre Chablis

There was a lot of speculation last year when Artémis Domaines, owned by the Pinault Family, acquired Bouchard and their Chablis Estate William Fevre. With little fanfare and an enormous check, William Fevre was quietly sold to the Bordeaux conglomerate that owns Rothschild. To instantly acquire 78 hectares of arguably the finest terroirs in all of Chablis, you know the sum was sizable. Even so, it could turn out to be one of the best acquisitions in the world of Chablis, at least since 2014, when Faiveley stepped in and purchased Billaud Simon.

Domaine William Fevre is unmatched in size, quality, and the vast number of prime vineyards in the heart of Chablis. Even if you remove Raveneau and Dauvissat from the equation, this lineup I’m offering today is some of the finest Chablis being made from their various crus.  

Take a look at the press. Just about every wine from Burghound receives a Don’t Miss designation with scores in the mid 90’s. The quality here is phenomenal.  You will not want to miss these 2022’s. 

With over 30-years at the helm of the Domaine, Francis Egly’s meticulous vineyard work, an ethos of continued refinement and desire to improve, has put this estate at or near the top of the Champagne hierarchy. Anyone serious about Champagne is sure to know of the magic of Egly Ouriet.  

The NV Brut Grand Cru would be considered his basic bottling.  It's a blend of 70% pinot noir, 30% Chardonnay sourced from Grand Cru Vineyards mostly in Ambonnay. It spent 4 years lees aging prior to disgorgement and sees 3g/l dosage. This bottling is based on the 2017 vintage (50%) with the rest of the blend being made up of the 3 previous vintages. It may be labeled as a non-vintage wine, but trust me when I tell you this will rival most producers' top cuvees.  

Extra Brut VP Grand Cru NV  with 2009 as the base vintage; disgorged May 2017; 30% chardonnay, 70% pinot from Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay; 33% 2008, 33% 2007 reserves; aged 80 months on lees; vinified and aged in oak casks; 2g/L dosage). In an age when single-vineyard, single-varietal, single-vintage champagnes are all the rage, it remains that blends triumph most often, even in an estate as tiny as this. Egly’s ‘prolonged aging blend unites three vintages in equal proportions. 

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