Boise Coop Wine Shop

2008 Best Buy Chablis

• July 7, 2010

2008 is another great vintage for Chablis. As pure and crystalline as the 2007 vintage was, these wines show the same excellent acidity with a bit more punch up front making them show a bit more forward than ’07. Prices are down about 10% from last year.

2008 Christian Moreau Chablis, $21
Moreau has become a serious contender the past few years as he has reduced the quantity of wine he produces and is concentrating on making strict selections to produce richer wines. A beauty.

2008 William Fevre Chablis Champs Royaux, $22
Considered by most to be in the top three Chablis producers year after year, Fevre is a benchmark Chablis producer who’s wines age beautifully. This is his entry level wine but when I was served a glass of the 2007 recently I would have guessed 1er cru. A Chablis “must have” producer.

2008 Brocard Chablis Domaine St. Claire, $21
This producer has impressed me for the last three vintages with super pure, clean and sparklingly crisp Chablis at every level. Last year Burghound called him a contender for the big three and I agree. This entry level wine was a smash in a blind tasting for its elegant purity. So bright it is shiny!