Domaine Gerard Duplessis Chablis Premier Cru Montmains 2023

The 2023 Domaine Gérard Duplessis Chablis Premier Cru Montmains is a brilliant, highly structured, and deeply mineral French white wine crafted from organically farmed old vines. It pours a clear pale straw hue in the glass, opening with a focused, high-toned bouquet of green apple, fresh lime peel, and white blossoms, layered over an intense signature backdrop of wet limestone and sea spray. On the palate, this medium-bodied white is remarkably pure and fruit-forward, delivering a tightly coiled core of lemon pith and unripe nectarine. Fermented and aged with minimal oak interaction to emphasize its cool-climate terroir, it is driven by a racy, electric acidity that sweeps into a long, bone-dry finish defined by a powerful, chalky minerality.

Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with raw oysters with a classic mignonette, pan-seared scallops, grilled white fish, Dungeness crab, lemon-herb roasted chicken, and fresh goat cheeses like Crottin de Chavignol.