Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Butteaux Vieilles Vignes 2022

Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Butteaux Vieilles Vignes 2022 This is an intense premier cru with great potential" - Decanter"A reliably superb cuvee" - William Kelley, Wine"Great persistence here. Excellent" - Vinous The Premier Cru vineyard Butteaux gets its name from the French word "butte", meaning the top of the hill. Its Kimmeridgian limestone-rich soils are deep and well-drained imparting the famous chalky notes Chablis is famous for. The Vieilles Vignes (old vine) bottling is a step up in both concentration and depth. White Burgundy is one of our favorite wines and the purest expression of Chardonnay comes from the great, cool climate appellation of Chablis. This delicious, mouth-watering style offers such transparency and transmits the racy minerality in a way that no other can. Wine critics love the clean, crisp and dry wines from this producer with Decanter giving this wine a score of 94 Points remarking on its, "notable concentration" and calling it, "an intense premier cru