2016 Chablis Vaulorent

(done entirely in cuve ; this was the second year in which Billaud-Simon purchased grapes for this bottling; the crop level here was barely 25 hectoliters per hectare owing to millerandage ): Bright medium yellow. Pungent, almost Riesling-like nose shows brisk limey lift along with hints of ginger, mint and banana; Olivier Bailly says this is in a reductive phase. Offers good texture but comes across as tighter today than the other premier crus at this address, even a bit youthfully edgy, showing herbal, saline and gingery qualities. This wine is a bit riper and lower in acidity than the estate Fourchaume but will nonetheless need time to knit.