Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Chablis La Forets Premier Cru 2023
(Burgundy, France) - [WA 96] [DM 95] [VM 93] [JM 93] [BH 92]

About the Winery:
Domaine Vincent Dauvissat is arguably the finest Domaine in Chablis. Established in the 1970s by Robert Dauvissat, the Domaine has passed down from father to son for three generations. Robert’s son René is to thank for establishing the reputation of the Domaine. Vincent began working with his father, René, in the 1970s and today runs the Domaine. A loyal following among France’s most esteemed restaurateurs sharply limits the availability of Dauvissat wines for export. Despite limited quantities, the wines have attracted the praise and attention of critics worldwide.

Vincent Dauvissat farms nearly 30 acres of meticulously kept vineyards, following sustainable, organic and biodynamic methods. These vines (4.5 acres of Vaillons, 2 of Séchets, and 9.4 of Fôrets among the Premiers Crus; 2.5 of Preuses and 4.5 of Les Clos among the Grands Crus) are splendidly situated on hillsides underlain by Jurassic limestone. Yields are limited to about 50 hectoliters per hectare (3.7 tons per acre), modest by the standards of the region.

Ratings & Reviews

96 Points - Wine Advocate:
"The 2023 Chablis 1er Cru La Forest is nothing short of superb in bottle and ranks among the year's most authoritative wines. A pure, marine-inflected opening—iodine, lemon peel and oyster liquor mingled with beeswax and dried apricot—precedes a concentrated yet tensile palate of taut muscularity. Bright acidity and abundant chalky extract lend the wine a bracing, kinetic edge, culminating in an intensely saline, persistent finish. Dauvissat here once again affirms its status as one of the site's greatest interpreters." - Kristaps Karklins (Jan 2026)

95 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Premier cru La Forest from Dauvissat is a wine of lovely richness, concentration and depth. Aromas range from lemon peel to passion fruit and hazelnut, and the silky, fine texture is still substantial enough to impress on the lingering finish. The wine is among the most well-known wines from Dauvissat, as one might expect; the domaine owns nearly 3.5ha spread over thirty small parcels, in soils with a high clay content that brings a slightly exotic edge to the wine." - Charles Curtis MW (May 2024)

93 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2023 Chablis Fôrets 1er Cru competes with the Montée de Tonnerre as Dauvissat's finest Premier. This has the same degree of mineralite and tension on the nose, but it's perhaps a tad more open at the moment. The palate has exquisite balance. The 2023 is just a tiny bit more tropical than the Montée with hints of apricot and white peach. This is very persistent on the finish. It is superb.” – Neal Martin (Jul 2025)

93 Points - Jasper Morris' Inside Burgundy:
"A little fuller yellow. Plump white fruit and blossom on the nose. Then the 2023 La Forest explodes on the second half, a tamed sucrosity, with a lovely thread of acidity to keep it going. Drink from 2028-2036." (Jun 2025)

92 Points - Allen Meadows' Burghound:
"This could be from nowhere other than Chablis and while this is aromatically less elegant than the MdT, at present it's more complex with beautiful layering of various white orchard fruit, citrus zest and just shucked oysters. As is virtually always the case with this wine, there is both excellent volume and mid-palate concentration while preserving ample power and minerality that really seem to build on the smoky, long and well-balanced finale. Note however that this is clearly built-to-age and a wine that's going to need at least 5 or so years of keeping first. Very promising." (Oct 2025)