John Gilman 92-93+ Having been bottled back in August, I was anticipating that the 2021 Vaulorent would be starting to recover a bit more from its mise than these other premier crus, but the inverse was actually the case and this wine was still quite shut down. It took quite a bit of coaxing for the wine to eventually offer up scents of lemon green apple, a fine base of chalky minerality, straw and white flowers. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and closed today, with a fine core of fruit, good mineral undertow and grip and a long, vibrant and youthful finish. I have little doubt that this wine will be excellent in due course, but it will need some bottle aging. (Drink between 2026 - 2050

Burghound 91-93  An exuberantly floral-suffused nose possesses plenty of classic Chablis elements in the form of iodine, shrimp shell and mineral reduction. There is excellent mid-palate density to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that possess both good richness and volume before concluding in a balanced, beautifully persistent and moderately dry finale. This could use better complexity, but Vaulorent typically develops extremely well. (Drink starting 2028)