“Fresh and pure, with a stony undercurrent to the floral, lemon, apple and white peach flavors. Balanced and elegant, turning dry and even salty on the long, vibrant finish.”

“Bright and expressive, this white sports apple, lemon, spring meadow and gravel dust flavors. The vibrant structure holds court on the lingering finish.”

“A racy white hallmarked by lemon, stone and wild herb aromas and flavors along with apple and honey accents, the latter emerging even more over time. Tangy and minerally on the finish.”

“This white starts out rich, with an incisive attack, displaying flavors of white flowers, white peach, lemon and mineral. Builds to a long aftertaste, gaining precision from beginning to end.”

“Clean, precise and expressive, this white exudes fresh lemon, apple, floral, lanolin and mineral aromas and flavors. Harmonious and leaves a mouthwatering impression, with the essence of lemon and stone. Approachable now, yet should age gracefully.”

“This builds with subtle intensity, revealing crisp apple, greengage and chalk dust flavors. Fresh and balanced, with a lingering aftertaste of citrus and tart plum.”

“An intense, focused white, with crushed stone and chalk dust framing green apple, lemon and greengage flavors. Balanced and long, with a steely finish.”

The 2019 Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots La Réserve de l’Obédience has a lovely, beautifully defined nose featuring white peaches, black currant leaf, citrus peel and flecks of shaved almonds, all very complex and defined. The taut, fresh palate is well balanced with an uncompromising saline entry and fine acidity…It is very impressive.

As full as you would expect from the heat of the season, but the dynamic energy of the wine sustains freshness and buoys the broad flavors of yellow apple and puff pastry. It’s generous in spirit, without being overwhelming in alcohol. Lush and delicious, it lasts on floral apple and tangy white cranberry notes.

It feels old-fashioned in the context of 2019, a plump vestige of a time when young grand cru Chablis was stern and closed off. It grows more expressive with air, showing facts of toasty lees, pastry-cream scents, a silken texture and an apple flavor. The wine’s power and generosity are more fully unveiled over the course of days, its structure designed for long aging.

Concentrated in its volumes of yellow plum and almost metallic in its mineral density.

Flavors of underripe peach, orange pith and acidity. Wait a day and the length of the wine fills out, turning lemony and graceful, still undeveloped.

This wine offers ripe yellow fruit and light spice flavors. Juiciness comes with the citrus tang, allied to a touch of toast and final tight, textured aftertaste.

Unwinding in the glass with aromas of blanched almonds, orange oil, iodine, citrus blossom and crisp stone fruit, it’s full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a seamless, complete profile and a long, saline finish.

Unwinds in the glass with aromas of green orchard fruit, pastry cream, fresh bread and light reduction. Medium to full-bodied, ample and saline. It’s bright and chiseled, with a classically Chablisien tang.

A medium to full-bodied, layered and complete wine evocative of crisp orchard fruit, white flowers, fresh bread and oyster shell. Satiny and tensile.

Wafts from the glass with notions of crisp orchard fruit, white peach, apple blossom, toasted almonds and vanilla pod. Full-bodied, concentrated and reserved, with good cut and back-end grip, it concludes with a long, delicately honeyed finish.

Opens in the glass with youthfully reserved notes of citrus oil, fresh bread, pear, peach and praline. Full-bodied, layered, and concentrated, with good texture, cut and structure.

Pretty, delivering notes of citrus zest, fresh bread and oyster shell. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and precise, with a pretty core of fruit and a saline finish.

Notes of fresh bread, orange oil, crisp orchard fruit, apricot and almond paste. A medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered wine that’s ample and nicely concentrated for the vintage, with chalky grip and a saline finish.