Domaine Fèvre’s Côte de Bouguerots bottling is one of my favorite grands crus in all of Chablis. The 2023 version is another magical wine in the making, with its aromatic constellation delivers notes of pear, fresh lime, anise, a beautifully complex foundation of limestone minerality, a touch of cress, beeswax and a topnote of white lilies. On the palate the wine is deep,. pure, fullbodied and racy, with a rock solid core of fruit, stunning backend minerality, zesty acids and a long, complex and seamlessly balanced finish. 2033-2060.

Sourced from a site closer to the river, defined by a steep 40% gradient and cooler nights, the 2023 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots is entirely different from the fleshy, muscular Bougros bottling. It offers aromas of lemon oil, oyster shell and white flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, it is taut and structured, with bright acidity, ample dry extract and a long finish. Stylistically, it recalls Les Preuses more than the usual Bougros archetype. Of the 2.2 hectares, 1.8 were planted in 1979, with the remainder in 2018.(WK)

Exuding pastry spice and flamed citrus peels, this starts with an exotic nose. The compact palate layers on flintiness and warm phyllo dough in its lusty, mouthcoating dry extract. These two unique parcels sit at the entry to Bougros, easy to spot from the main road given their 52% slope.