2011 Vintage Grand Cru Chablis from William Fevre for under $100!!! End of Summer Chablis SALE!!!
"The First Duty of wine is to be Red...the second is to be a Burgundy"
Harry Waugh
Unless you are talking of white Burgundy which is becoming hard to find as the last two vintages were troublesome and the world wide demand for these wines is skyrocketing. Try to find 10+ year old white Burgundy and now your talking unicorns. We just landed a few cases from our favorite producer in Chablis that are 11 years old and to be able to offer vintage Grand Cru Chablis at under $100 a bottle is ludicrous!!
But first we have a few great events coming up this week and we have seats available for both Friday and Saturday nights tastings. The Wine Cave is also available this Friday and Saturday night for a private dinner. Contact Toni@winewatch.com to check out this week’s menu options for a private dining experience at Wine Watch.
We will take up to 15 people but will accept as few as 6 for a curated dinner by Chef Toni. We must know in advance what food items you want so you will have to coordinate the menu with Toni ahead of time but she can put together any of your favorites from past Wine Bar menus or whatever you want if she has enough notice. The best thing about this table is the view of the wine, we have the largest selection of vintage wine in South Florida and everything is available at a retail price!! You may want to bring a sweater it is 64 degrees in the wine cave.
Friday, September 2, 2022 - 7:30 PM
VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE TASTING BACK TO 1992. You know we can’t go more than a month or so without scheduling another vintage Champagne tasting. This one features the first decade of the new century but has Champagne going back to the 1992 vintage. Check out the line-up at: https://www.winewatch.com/wine-events-d6/september-events-c63/vintage-champagne-tasting-back-to-1992-e2979
Saturday, September 3, 2022 - 7:30 PM
2003 VINTAGE CABERNET SAUVIGNON MAGNUM TASTING. This tasting features big bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon from California that are drinking at their peak for my taste. Check out the line-up at: https://www.winewatch.com/wine-events-d6/september-events-c63/2003-vintage-cabernet-sauvignon-magnum-tasting-e2980
Vintage Chablis Direct from the Cellars of William Fevre
2011 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAUDESIR GRAND CRU CRU
Price: $135.00 Your Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 47
At 11 years of age these wines are singing with the nervous tension of youth gone and the fruit starting to take center stage but still with a bright hand of acidity these 2011's are in perfect harmony today. A complex bouquet lemon blossoms, sea shell, chalk, wet stone like minerality very distinctly Chablis and the complexity is certainly Grand Cru. Rich and creamy on the tongue but with that razor like acidity and intense minerality that lingers for over a minute on the palate. This wine has a finish that goes on and on and it is drinking beautifully right now but will age for another decade or two in the cellar. Finish 60+ Most Excellent +
2011 DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS BOUGROS GRAND CRU
Price: $135.00 Your Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 71
An expressive bouquet of candied lemon and lime citrus fruit with hints of white flowers and a briny mineral quality that needs a few hours to really express itself the bouquet on this wine is even better on the second day. Bright and zesty on the tongue with a smooth creamy texture but has a firm hand of acidity making the tongue tingly and pop with acidity, wonderful length and a finish that goes on and on. This wine will age another decade or more in the cellar easily but will be hard to resist once you have tasted it. Finish 50+ Most Excellent
All the William Fevre Chablis that we have in the store:
Chablis is the northernmost region of the Burgundy appellation. The wines coming from this region are 95% white and most of that is Chardonnay. The wines have crisp, racy acidity, and very lean and sometimes tart fruit. Crisp and lean in style rather than big and fat like the wines of the Côte d’Or, the wines of the northern most region in Burgundy are unique and stylistically diverse enough to be mistaken for a sauvignon blanc. The Grand Cru and Premier Cru terroir here is limestoney-chalk, they have more in common with Champagne than the clayey soil of the Cote d‘Beaune. The only grape permitted here is Chardonnay, locally known as Beaunois. It must have a minimum alcohol content of 10%, from a yield of 50hl/ha, about 4 tons per acre. The village wines are not “keepers”, they should be consumed within the first few years, the Premier and Grand Crus, however, can be some of the longest lived wines of this varietal from anywhere in the world.
The Chablis region covers four different appellations – Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru and Chablis Grand Cru. Despite the world renown recognition of the Chablis name, the post-war lack of workforce, a weak demand and some poor vintages culminated with the disastrous frost of 1956, when the locals were skiing down the what is now the Grand Cru of “Les Clos” in February. The region was facing extinction. Replanting began on the finer slopes and has continued to expand rapidly during the last two decades. Although further expansion is possible, the true quality of Chablis comes as much from limestoney chalk soil known as Kimmeridgian after the Dorset village of Kimmeridge, as from the Chardonnay grape. One school of thought is in favor of expansion, maintaining that the world-wide demand for Chablis is inexhaustible; the other argues that true Chablis is from that chalky soil and that expansion outside the geographical region should be resisted. A run of good, productive vintages in the 1980’s have served to enhance the quality image of Chablis again as we slowly begin to forget the jug wines labeled Chablis from large California producers who should remain nameless. Today the best wines of the region of Chablis are starting to make it back into the cellars of wine collectors. Check out these last few release from Chablis they will benefit from a few more years in the cellar and develop into something like these 2011’s in time.
2015 DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS BOUGROS COTE DE BOUGUEROTS GRAND CRU
Price: $111.00 Your Price: $97.68 Quantity in Stock: 4
(93 Points) The 2015 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Cote de Bouguerots was the standout wine when I tasted the range of William Fevre from barrel. Now in bottle, the nose has closed down, but there remains a brooding intensity here and superb mineralité. The palate is very well balanced with a touch of orange zest and quince on the entry. There is a keen line of acidity here and quite a powerful finish that lingers long in the mouth. Give this three or four years in bottle and it should offer another ten years of drinking pleasure. Wine Advocate
2017 WILLIAM FEVRE BOUGROS CHABLIS GRAND CRU
Price: $153.00 Your Price: $134.64
(93 Points) I was unduly conservative with my assessment of Fèvre's 2017 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros, as this bottle was showing very well indeed, unfurling in the glass with aromas of white flowers, fresh peach, Meyer lemon and crushed chalk. It's full-bodied, deep and fleshy, with excellent concentration, racy acids and chalky structuring extract, concluding with a precise finish. While this Bougros is still quite demonstrative, it is showing more complexity and tension after another six months in bottle and is well worth seeking out. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2018 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS MONTMAINS 1ER CRU
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
This wine has that classic sea shell like minerality and lime citrus and green apple white flowers. A nice richness on the palate with tongue tingly minerality and a long zesty finish, that chalky sea shell mineral notes lasting through the finish. Finish 40+ Excellent
2018 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAULORENT 1ER CRU
Price: $108.00 Your Price: $95.04 Quantity in Stock: 4
This is the only premier Cru Chablis on the Grand Cru Slopes Right next to Le Clos, a baby grand cru, good concentration on the nose with bright lemon blossom fruit, white grapefruit with a good hand of minerity, that sea shell like salty briny character. The 2018 has more energy than 2016, more generous fruit than 2017. Bright high toned lemon citrus and white grapefruit like notes with a briny mineral laved finish. Finish 45+ Excellent +
2018 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VALMUR GRAND CRU CRU
Price: $192.00 Your Price: $168.96 Quantity in Stock: 3
With its terroir split into two parts on either side of the Sainte Vaubourg fountain path, it has slightly deeper clay-limestone soils than the other Grands Crus. Its shape is reminiscent of a small valley hence the name \"Valmur\".Elegant bouquet with fruity notes against a mineral backdrop. Powerful with great structure, the wine is smooth and delicate on the palate.
2018 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS BOUGROS COTE BOUGUEROTS GRAND CRU
Price: $144.00 Your Price: $126.72
(96 points) Outer quote mark One of three producers in Chablis to bottle wine under this label (or a slight variation of its spelling), this comes from what is generally considered the best bit of Bougros, on a slope close to the River Serein. Picked early in 2018, this is fresher and more refined than it can be in warmer vintages, showing beeswax and citrus perfume, refined oak and lingering freshness. (TA) Inner quote mark (7/2019) Decanter
2019 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAILLONS 1ER CRU
Price: $73.50 Your Price: $64.68 Quantity in Stock: 4
Located on the Côte des Vaillons, this appellation has 8 distinct “lieux dits”. With a soil base more limestone than clay, sitting on hard, compact Portlandian limestone, it represents all the different types of Chablis terroir under one appellation.Very pronounced floral and fruit driven bouquet, with lovely freshness and a few mineral notes. Full-bodied palate, with lovely roundness.
2019 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS CHAMPS ROYAUX
Price: $31.50 Your Price: $27.72 Quantity in Stock: 4
(92 Points) Green-pear peel and notions of lemon, bergamot and tangerine make for a tantalizingly aromatic and fresh but subtle nose. The palate is bright but smooth, soothed by a chalky texture that carries cooling zestiness to the long finish. Wine Enthusiast
2019 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAULORENT 1ER CRU
Price: $105.00 Your Price: $92.40
2019 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAULORENT 1ER CRU MAGNUM
Price: $210.00 Your Price: $184.80
(94 points) Outer quote mark Cropped at a mere 34 hectoliters per hectare, the 2019 Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent is superb, unwinding in the glass with notes of citrus oil, crisp green orchard fruit, white peach, iodine and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, with racy acids and a long, iodine-inflected finish, it's the most complete premier cru in the range. I left my tasting with Didier Séguier wondering if the 2019s might be the best vintage I've ever tasted at Domaine William Fèvre. At this address, the vintage's low yields have translated to wines of remarkable concentration, but Séguier has also achieved levels of cut and tension that are rare in contemporary Chablis. My only reservation (if one can call it that) is that these are serious, structured wines that are tightly wound and introverted after their recent bottling, a tendency no doubt amplified by their DIAM closures; therefore, many are surely destined to be drunk too young. But readers who purchase Fèvre's top 2019s and forget them for more than a decade are going to be richly rewarded, of that I'm confident. Aside from the quality of the 2019 vintage, the other big news here is that Fèvre is converting to organic farming, an ambitious and admirable project for this 78-hectare domaine. (WK) 94+ Inner quote mark (8/2021) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2019 DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VALMUR GRAND CRU
Price: $185.00 Your Price: $162.80 Quantity in Stock: 2
(95 points) Outer quote mark A highlight this year is the 2019 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur, a full-bodied, deep and layered wine evocative of citrus oil, clear honey, blanched almonds, beeswax and iodine. Satiny-textured and concentrated, with racy acids and a long, electric finish, it's another immensely promising wine from Fèvre that should be forgotten in the cellar. I left my tasting with Didier Séguier wondering if the 2019s might be the best vintage I've ever tasted at Domaine William Fèvre. At this address, the vintage's low yields have translated to wines of remarkable concentration, but Séguier has also achieved levels of cut and tension that are rare in contemporary Chablis. My only reservation (if one can call it that) is that these are serious, structured wines that are tightly wound and introverted after their recent bottling, a tendency no doubt amplified by their DIAM closures; therefore, many are surely destined to be drunk too young. But readers who purchase Fèvre's top 2019s and forget them for more than a decade are going to be richly rewarded, of that I'm confident. Aside from the quality of the 2019 vintage, the other big news here is that Fèvre is converting to organic farming, an ambitious and admirable project for this 78-hectare domaine. (WK) Inner quote mark (8/2021) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2019 DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS BOUGROS COTE DE BOUGUEROTS GRAND CRU MAGNUM
Price: $307.50 Your Price: $270.60
(95 points) Outer quote mark The 2019 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots is brilliant, unwinding in the glass with notes of warm bread, crisp orchard fruit, beeswax and oyster shell. Full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's deep and concentrated, with huge reserves of chalky structure and an incisive spine of acidity. It concludes with a finish of almost disconcerting intensity. Again, this is a very tightly wound young wine, cropped at only 29 hectoliters per hectare, and it will require and reward patience. I left my tasting with Didier Séguier wondering if the 2019s might be the best vintage I've ever tasted at Domaine William Fèvre. At this address, the vintage's low yields have translated to wines of remarkable concentration, but Séguier has also achieved levels of cut and tension that are rare in contemporary Chablis. My only reservation (if one can call it that) is that these are serious, structured wines that are tightly wound and introverted after their recent bottling, a tendency no doubt amplified by their DIAM closures; therefore, many are surely destined to be drunk too young. But readers who purchase Fèvre's top 2019s and forget them for more than a decade are going to be richly rewarded, of that I'm confident. Aside from the quality of the 2019 vintage, the other big news here is that Fèvre is converting to organic farming, an ambitious and admirable project for this 78-hectare domaine. (WK) Inner quote mark (8/2021) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2020 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE
Price: $39.00 Your Price: $34.32
Winery Notes: Combining lovely fruitiness with an attractive freshness and characteristic minerality, Chablis is a wine region with global renown. Domaine William Fèvre’s vineyards sit on Kimmeridgian subsoil and enjoy ideal exposures for the production of a very fine wine.
Very elegant bouquet, developing citrus, white-fleshed fruit and floral notes. Fresh and supple, the wine is marked by mineral notes that are typical of the appellation.
Domaine William Fevre
Coming from a family that has been in the Chablis region for more than 250 years, William Fèvre’s father was already a great wine-maker after World War II. His son William founded the Domaine de la Maladière and announced his first harvest in 1959.
For many years, William Fèvre (who to this day enjoys a very good reputation as a defender of historically renowned terroirs), has worked each plot keenly and skillfully so as to make wine whose personality reflects the authenticity of the soils from which they spring.
In 1998, the venerable Henriot family from Champagne succeeded him. To continue these focused efforts, the Domaine was taken up with the constant desire to make indisputably genuine and fine wines, and above all with bringing along a very personal expertise in Chardonnay. All the efforts have but one goal – to finely express the most subtle variations in the greatest Chablis crus.
This attachment to the value of the terroir has also allowed the William Fèvre Domaine to establish an exceptional estate by acquiring some of the best Chablis vineyards.
With its 47 hectares Domaine, of which more than half are in Chablis Premier Cru (12 hectares) and Grand Cru (15.2 hectares), William Fèvre owns the widest array of Grands Crus and benefits from ideal conditions to produce excellent Chablis.
Located on “historical” terroirs, dating from before the extension of the vineyard areas that occurred in the 1970’s, the William Fèvre Domaine is at the very heart of the vineyards, on soil that mixes marl and clay-rich lime, as well as a Kimmeridgian subsoil rich in minerals and oyster fossils that give Chablis its unique mineral character.
The Chablis terroirs constitute an ideal environment for the cultivation of Chardonnay but this special soil is not enough to elaborate exceptional wines. One needs all the know-how and experience that comes from men to help a terroir live up to its full potential, and to produce grapes and wines worthy of their appellations and faithful to their origins.
At William Fèvre, everything is done, to reach this goal. Grapes are hand-picked and put in small crates, the bunches are rigorously sorted out, pressings are short, the must carefully settled, and a fine balance is established, according to the vintage, for the vinification between vat and cask. Since the 1998 vintage, the proportion of new casks was reduced so as to not dampen the subtle variations of Chablis terroir. These methods and precautions allow us to obtain rich wines of a very high aromatic purity that hold on their typicity, whose principle characteristics are minerality and freshness.
About Maisons & Domaines Henriot America
Established in New York City in 2005 by the Henriot family, Maisons & Domaines Henriot America is an import company specializing in the distribution, sales and marketing of high-end wines produced by wineries which are references in their own region. Representing centuries of family winemaking expertise, the portfolio includes the Henriot family brands, as well as leading producers from Oregon, Italy and France: Champagne Henriot, William Fevre (Chablis, Burgundy), Bouchard Père & Fils (Burgundy), Château de Poncié (Fleurie, Beaujolais), Beaux Frères (Oregon, CA), , , Tenuta di Ghizzano (Tuscany, Italy), and Château des Bertrands (Provence, France).
The rest of the Chablis that we have in the store:
2008 VERGET FOURCHAUME CHABLIS 1ER CRU
Price: $35.00 Your Price: $30.80 Quantity in Stock: 3
2017 LOUIS JADOT CHABLIS VAUDESIR GRAND CRU
Price: $115.00 Your Price: $101.20 Quantity in Stock: 10
2018 LOUIS JADOT CHABLIS BLANCHOT GRAND CRU
Price: $92.50 Your Price: $81.40 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 JEAN PAUL DROIN CHABLIS VAILLONS 1ER CRU
Price: $42.00 Your Price: $36.96 Quantity in Stock: 8
2018 DOMAINE SEGUINOT BORDET CHABLIS VAUDESIR GRAND CRU
Price: $82.50 Your Price: $72.60 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 JEAN MARC BROCARD CHABLIS GRENOUILLES GRAND CRU
Price: $97.50 Your Price: $85.80 Quantity in Stock: 10
2018 JEAN MARC BROCARD CHABLIS MONTEE DE TONNERRE 1ER CRU MAGNUM
Price: $112.50 Your Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 16
2019 DOMAINE SEGUINOT VAUDESIR CHABLIS GRAND CRU
Price: $90.00 Your Price: $79.20 Quantity in Stock: 12
2019 DOMAINE SEGUINOT BORDET CHABLIS PREUSES GRAND CRU
Price: $90.00 Your Price: $79.20 Quantity in Stock: 5
2020 SEGUINOT BORDET CHABLIS LES PREUSES GRAND CRU
Price: $90.00 Your Price: $79.20 Quantity in Stock: 12
2020 J MOREAU CHABLIS
Price: $33.75 Your Price: $29.70 Quantity in Stock: 15
2020 JEAN MARC BROCARD CHABLIS LES DOMAINE SAINTE CLAIRE
Price: $28.50 Your Price: $25.08 Quantity in Stock: 17
2021 DOMAINE SEGUINOT BORDET CHABLIS
Price: $27.50 Your Price: $24.20 Quantity in Stock: 22