The wines from Domaine Servin continue to be some of the best values in Chablis, and the 2024 Montée de Tonnerre is absolutely one of the buys of the vintage for this great Premier Cru. The Servin family’s roots in Chablis stretch back to 1654, yet the domaine remains surprisingly under the radar given the quality and breadth of its holdings. Their Montée de Tonnerre comes from a 2.74-hectare holding in Montée de Tonnerre proper and the climat Pied d’Aloup, with vines around 40 years old rooted in classic Kimmeridgian limestone, and the wine is raised entirely in stainless steel to preserve the site's purity and mineral character. Montée de Tonnerre sits alongside the Grand Cru slope and has long been considered one of the few Premier Crus capable of delivering Grand Cru-level quality. 2024 was an extremely difficult and tiny vintage in Chablis, with frost, hail, rain and mildew dramatically reducing yields. Still, Servin reports that the fruit they harvested was excellent, producing wines of unusual freshness, purity, and precision. Expect a more classical, tightly wound style than 2023, with citrus, orchard fruit, oyster shell and chalk carried by brisk acidity and a long saline finish. There is not much 2024 to go around; this is wonderfully old-school Chablis, and at Servin’s pricing, it remains one of the most compelling ways to buy Montée de Tonnerre without paying the prices commanded by the appellation’s most famous names. Simply put, it's the best buy for the vineyard this vintage and another outstanding performance from Servin!
John Gilman 93+ points! "The 2024 Chablis “Montée de Tonnerre” from Domaine Servin is also entirely tank-raised and production here was also down by two-thirds in this very short vintage. The wine is already beautifully expressive on the nose, hopping from the glass in a mix of lemon, pear, apple, paraffin, a complex foundation of chalky soil tones and a floral topnote redolent of lemon blossoms. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused, racy and shows off superb depth of pure fruit at the core, with fine backend mineral drive, buried acids and excellent balance on the long and complex finish."
2024 Domaine Servin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
2024 Domaine Servin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
The wines from Domaine Servin continue to be some of the best values in Chablis, and the 2024 Montée de Tonnerre is absolutely one of the buys of the vintage for this great Premier Cru. The Servin family’s roots in Chablis stretch back to 1654, yet the domaine remains surprisingly under the radar given the quality and breadth of its holdings. Their Montée de Tonnerre comes from a 2.74-hectare holding in Montée de Tonnerre proper and the climat Pied d’Aloup, with vines around 40 years old rooted in classic Kimmeridgian limestone, and the wine is raised entirely in stainless steel to preserve the site's purity and mineral character. Montée de Tonnerre sits alongside the Grand Cru slope and has long been considered one of the few Premier Crus capable of delivering Grand Cru-level quality. 2024 was an extremely difficult and tiny vintage in Chablis, with frost, hail, rain and mildew dramatically reducing yields. Still, Servin reports that the fruit they harvested was excellent, producing wines of unusual freshness, purity, and precision. Expect a more classical, tightly wound style than 2023, with citrus, orchard fruit, oyster shell and chalk carried by brisk acidity and a long saline finish. There is not much 2024 to go around; this is wonderfully old-school Chablis, and at Servin’s pricing, it remains one of the most compelling ways to buy Montée de Tonnerre without paying the prices commanded by the appellation’s most famous names. Simply put, it's the best buy for the vineyard this vintage and another outstanding performance from Servin!
John Gilman 93+ points! "The 2024 Chablis “Montée de Tonnerre” from Domaine Servin is also entirely tank-raised and production here was also down by two-thirds in this very short vintage. The wine is already beautifully expressive on the nose, hopping from the glass in a mix of lemon, pear, apple, paraffin, a complex foundation of chalky soil tones and a floral topnote redolent of lemon blossoms. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused, racy and shows off superb depth of pure fruit at the core, with fine backend mineral drive, buried acids and excellent balance on the long and complex finish."
