{"api":{"host":"https:\/\/pinot.decanter.com","authorization":"Bearer ZmFmNGMxNzVkODM1NWZmNTQyNjg0ZGFhNDQ1NGQ5MjY4MWVhZjZiOGUzYzM0ZWRhM2ZmMjJlYzE2Y2ZjNDEwZA","version":"2.0"},"piano":{"sandbox":"false","aid":"6qv8OniKQO","rid":"RJXC8OC","offerId":"OFPHMJWYB8UK","offerTemplateId":"OFPHMJWYB8UK","wcTemplateId":"OTOW5EUWVZ4B"}}

PREMIUM

Chablis 2018: Full vintage report plus top scoring wines

Tim Atkin MW reports on the 2018 vintage in Chablis ahead of his full Burgundy en primeur report, coming soon to Decanter Premium...

This hot, early and bountiful vintage was a welcome relief for weather-plagued producers. But while the quantity is there quality is patchy, says Tim Atkin MW, with much depending on yields, picking dates and producer nous. See the top-rated wines to buy, from grand cru to Petit Chablis.

First the good news: there’s lots of Chablis 2018 to go round. After the hail- and frost-imposed penury of 2016 and 2017, nature was munificent this time, filling cellars to overflowing. ‘In 2017, we needed 10 vines to fill a basket with grapes,’ says Christian Moreau of Domaine Christian Moreau. ‘In 2018, we needed only one. Two more days of harvest and we’d have run out of space!’


Scroll down for Tim Atkin MW’s 32 top-scoring Chablis 2018 wines


 

See Tim Atkin MW’s 32 top-scoring Chablis 2018 wines

All wines scored 95 points or above.


You may also like

A Decanter guide to Chablis Premier Cru
Identifying the best Burgundy vineyards
Christie’s Hospices de Beaune tasting: 2015 & 2016

Latest Wine News