CHABLIS 1er Cru Côte de Léchet Domaine Laurent Tribut 2023 vs CHABLIS 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre Domaine Moreau-Naudet 2020

CHABLIS 1er Cru Côte de Léchet Domaine Laurent Tribut 2023

(from a .8 ha parcel). Here too there is a whiff of the exotic that includes lychee and passion fruit on the layered nose laced with iodine, seaweed, floral and lemongrass wisps. The exceptionally rich, even opulent, medium-bodied flavors manage to be at once generous yet refined, all wrapped in a clean, dry and youthfully austere finale. This is an interesting wine as the mid-palate is quite open and lush while the finish is fairly tightly wound. Worth checking out as this should drink well both young and with up to a decade of keeping.