CHABLIS 1er Cru Côte de Léchet Domaine Laurent Tribut 2023 vs CÔTE RÔTIE La Chana Domaine Benjamin et David Duclaux 2022

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.