France · Burgundy

Vincent Dauvissat

Vincent Dauvissat is the standard by which all other Chablis producers are measured, a small family domaine of approximately 11 hectares producing wines of crystalline purity, mineral depth, and extraordinary aging potential from limestone Kimmeridgian soils. Vincent Dauvissat inherited the estate from his father René, building on a tradition established in the 1930s. The estate owns four Grand Cru parcels: Les Clos, Vaudésir, Blanchot, and Preuses — with Les Clos the most consistently acclaimed — plus Premier Cru Forêt, Vaillons, Séchet, and Montée de Tonnerre, and a village Chablis. Les Clos regularly earns 96–100 points from Parker and Burghound, and commands $400–700+ per bottle at auction. The entire Dauvissat range averages $340 across 640 lots — the highest average of any Chablis producer — driven primarily by Les Clos and Preuses lots. Wines are aged in old large-format oak barrels (foudres and pièces), not new oak, preserving the mineral and structural character while adding texture. Annual production is tiny — typically under 4,000 cases total — making allocation extremely competitive and fuelling a secondary market where even village Chablis trades above $60. The 2014, 2017, and 2019 are recent standout vintages, with older verticals from 1996, 2000, and 2002 demonstrating the wines' 20-plus-year aging capacity.