Dauvissat/Vincent Chablis 1er cru La Forest 2023

94-96 points Kristaps Karklins (Wine Advocate): "One of the greatest successes this year, Vincent Dauvissat’s 2023 Chablis 1er Cru La Forest opens from the glass with aromas of oyster shell, lemon zest, dried white flowers and iodine. Medium-bodied and tensile, laden with electric acidity, an abundance of chalky extract and concluding with a searingly saline finish, this is one of the finest wines of the vintage. If Raveneau consistently excels in Montée de Tonnerre, it is Dauvissat who’s the king of La Forest. (3/6/25)"

95 poinnts Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "Premier cru La Forest from Dauvissat is a wine of lovely richness, concentration and depth. Aromas range from lemon peel to passion fruit and hazelnut, and the silky, fine texture is still substantial enough to impress on the lingering finish. The wine is among the most well-known wines from Dauvissat, as one might expect; the domaine owns nearly 3.5ha spread over thirty small parcels, in soils with a high clay content that brings a slightly exotic edge to the wine. Drinking Window: 2028-2050. (5/23/24)"

92-95 points/'5 Star Wine,' Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "A fine pale colour. The bouquet immediately expresses dignity and class. Keep on sniffing because it is such a joy. A broader based white fruit. Waves of flavour across the palate, still with the core minerals to finish. Drink from 2028-2036. Tasted Jun 2024."

94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2023 Chablis “la Forest” from Vincent Dauvissat is an equally stunning wine in the making. The wine is already very complex on both the nose and palate, with the bouquet wafting from the glass in a blend of apple, pear, tangerine, paraffin, a crystalline expression of limestone minerality, citrus zest and a gentle framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, racy and very precise, with great depth of pure fruit, superb mineral drive and grip, great balance and a very long, complex and vibrant finish. The wine will no doubt drink beautifully right out of the blocks, but I would try to keep my hands off of it for at least another half dozen years, just to let its secondary layers of complexity emerge. This is dazzling in quality this year! 2031-2070. (Jan/Feb 2025)"

94 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com): "Chalk and sea breezes float from the glass. The palate dances with elegant, early season fruits strewn with hay and chicken stock. The fleshy palate is encased by marked acidity, giving this solid tension. The meandering finish is strewn with dried apples. There are a whopping 12 parcels here totalling 3.70 ha. (2025)"

92-94 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2023 Chablis Fôrets 1er Cru shows a little more reduction on the nose than usual, but still one can discern the intensity here. The palate is the most enticing of Dauvissat's Premier Crus, more peppery and animated, building toward quite a powerful and long peacock's tail finish. Excellent. Drink: 2030-2050. (Aug 2024)"

91-94 points/'Sweet spot/Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "This could be from nowhere other than Chablis and while this is aromatically less elegant than the MdT, at present it's more complex with beautiful layering of various white orchard fruit, citrus zest and just shucked oysters. As is virtually always the case with this wine, there is both excellent volume and mid-palate concentration while preserving ample power and minerality that really seem to build on the smoky, long and impeccably well-balanced finale. Note however that this is clearly built-to-age and a wine that's going to need at least 5 to 7 first. Excellent. Drink: 2033+. (Oct 2024)"