Note: from Les Cartes, Bas de Chapelot and Les Pargues. There is a hint of phenolic character to the slightly riper aromas of pear and apple compote, mineral reduction and a lovely hint of ocean breeze. The finer, though not denser, middle weight flavors possess a lilting texture on the equally austere finale that could use better depth so an extra year of cellaring should be helpful.

Clear fresh colour. More typical Chablis on the nose. Softer fruit up front, more trenchant acidity behind. Fair length. 12.2% after chaptalisation. Drink from 2026-2028. Tasted Jun 2025.

Offering up aromas of pear, beeswax, white flowers and Granny Smith apple, the 2024 Chablis Village is medium-bodied and moderately concentrated, framed by a crisp core of fruit and underpinned by vibrant acidity, concluding with a saline, though not especially persistent, finish. Guillaume Michel presides over this 25-hectare estate, with most of the land located in the historic part of Chablis. This estate has long been a reference point for tank-fermented and -matured Chablis, a style that the Michel family helped to popularize in the 1980s. Intense and tensile wines are the calling card here, pure and unadorned in style. Seventy percent of Michel’s holdings are in premier cru and grand cru zones, with the average age of vines being 50 years. Today, seven people work in the vineyards year-round. Organic farming is practiced, except for years with major weather incidents.(KK)