Grapefruit, lime pith, gunflint, smoke, marmalade, and a powerful mineral finish with almost Grand Cru weight. 100% Chardonnay from vines averaging 55 years old, with a significant portion far older. Fermented and aged in oak. Biodynamic practices. 2018 was warm and La Forest thrived — the site excels in sunny years, and this has the ripeness and concentration to prove it while maintaining tight focus. Seven years old and just entering its window. Dauvissat and Raveneau — the two names in Chablis that end every argument. La Forest sits on the south-facing hill on the western bank of the Serein, vulnerable to frost in cold years but extraordinary when the vintage cooperates. This is one of those vintages.
