Gilbert Picq Chablis 'En Vaudecorce' 2022

Located in the tiny, quiet village of Chichée, just southeast of Chablis itself, Domaine Gilbert Picq quietly produces riveting, uber-classic Chablis from its holdings in and around the village.
The Picq family have farmed its small collection of vines for several generations.
Today, the estate is in the deft hands of Gilbert's two sons Didier and Pascal, and his daughter Marilyn Picq, each with their defined roles: Pascal is in the vines, Didier is in the cellar, and Marilyn manages the commerce.
The Picq style of Chablis displays the inimitable expression of minerality that Chardonnay picks up in these rolling hillsides of limestone-laden vineyards in the Yonne Valley, coupled with racy acidity and fine depth that comes with low yields, meticulous viticulture and winemaking.

The wines are naturally fermented with indigenous yeasts and raised in stainless steel tanks to protect the underlying expressions of terroir. You won't find a single stave of wood in the entire winery! Pascal Picq does severe pruning each winter and routinely thins the crop twice in the summer months.

“The 2022 Chablis Vaudécorse comes from an almost hectare-sized parcel planted back to 1980. It has a pretty, quite airy bouquet with crustacea and light estuarine scents. The palate is vibrant on the entry with good substance and tension. Sapid with a lemon rind twist on the finish, this has appealing linearity and perhaps even more persistence than the Vaulcaire. Excellent.” 91-93 points – Neal Martin, Vinous