2023 Domaine Moreau-Naudet Chablis 1er Cru Beauregard MAGNUM 1500ml

About The Wine

The most south-westerly of all the Chablis Premiers Crus, Les Beauregards is one of the coolest due to its altitude and place at the end of Chablis’ Left Bank. It’s also one of the steepest (meaning the clay soils are shallow, and the limestone marl is never far from the surface) and one of the highest, rising to 300 metres.

While this parcel has been in the family’s hands for decades, it was replanted in 2001 with mass-selection cuttings from Stéphane Moreau’s most treasured vines. Now that the new vines have reached 20+ years’ age, Virginie Moreau believes they deliver sufficient intensity to join the Moreau-Naudet lineup.

High on the hill, Moreau farms almost one hectare of vines that catch only the sun's coolest rays. This means Les Beauregards is one of the last vineyards to be harvested. All these factors develop a wine of excellent tension, with pithy citrus notes that course through the palate. Les Beauregards is noted for its floral side, though we also sensed a more savoury and spicy edge to the fruit. Raised in stainless steel only.

Reviews

About Moreau-Naudet

In the pantheon of white Burgundy's greatest talents, the late Stéphane Moreau stood apart—a visionary who transformed his family domaine by rejecting industrial convenience and returning to pre-modern viticulture. Moreau crafted Chablis of such texture, depth and sheer hedonistic pleasure that his wines felt revolutionary. A devotee of legends like Vincent Dauvissat, Didier Dagueneau and Nadi Foucault of Clos Rougeard, Stéphane embodied the free-spirited generosity that defines Burgundy's greatest growers. His sudden passing on the eve of the 2016 harvest left Chablis bereft of one of its brightest stars.

Yet the story continues with remarkable grace. Under Stéphane's widow Virginie Moreau, the domaine has not merely survived—it has soared. La Revue du Vin de France recently elevated Moreau-Naudet to two stars, placing it behind only Raveneau and Dauvissat in Chablis' hierarchy. This ascension is testament to both Stéphane's enduring legacy and Virginie's extraordinary stewardship, achieved despite three frost-ravaged harvests in her first four vintages.

Where generic Chablis offers crunchy citric bite, Moreau-Naudet delivers intense mineral freshness interwoven with pulpy, generous fruit—wines of profound personality that speak to meticulous farming, extended lees aging, and an uncompromising pursuit of place. As The Wine Advocate notes, these are "some of the most characterful wines to be found in Chablis."

Snapshot

Region: Chablis

Country: France

Vintage: 2023

Alcohol: 12.5%

Size: 1500ml

Closure: Diam

Variety: Chardonnay

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