The 2016 Chablis Grand Cru les Clos offers more vigor on the nose compared to the Bougros and Les Preuses from Chanson, although it still lacks the complexity and nerve you expect from a grand cru. The palate is well balanced with a sharp, sour lemon entry. There is plenty of lime mixed in with the citrus fruit and there is better length than the aforementioned grand crus, although I would still assert that it lags behind the decent 2015 last year.

The 2015 Chablis Grand Cru les Clos has a simple, limestone and slate-scented bouquet that could do with a little more personality. The palate is balanced with a smear of honey on the entry, quite resinous in styl, with stone fruit toward the broody finish. Give this two or three years in bottle and you should have a decent, if not exceptional, les Clos.