The 2017 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur was cropped at less than 20 hectolitres per hectare this year, but it remains quite classic in profile, unfurling in the glass with notes of green orchard fruit, lemon oil and anise, framed by light reduction. On the palate, it's full-bodied, glossy, and concentrated, with bright acids, a tight-knit core, and a long, mineral finish. It's a promising Valmur.
The 2013 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur has a sultry, quite backward bouquet now: touches of wet earth, citrus peel, and granite that all need a little more intensity. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry, saline in the mouth with a twist of sour lemon, although the mineral finish just lacks a little persistence now. I would give this another couple of years in the cellar as the tension is commendable.