Domaine Vincent Dampt - 2018 Petit Chablis (Chardonnay) - Burgundy, France with aging taking place in

with aging taking place in a very specific 85% stainless steel and 15% old barrels

The vines in his Petit Chablis vineyards grow in limestone and clay with lots of stones

while they grow their own domain

comprising 15% and 7% of total production

The wine is aged for approximately 11 months in mostly used French oak barrels

Domaine Vincent Dampt - 2018 Petit Chablis (Chardonnay) - Burgundy, France with aging taking place inPetit Chablis has an image problem. Its as if instead of Little Chablis the translation was more like Crappy Chablis. If the name of the appellation made no reference to Chablis, it would, we believe, simply be considered a lovely expression of Chardonnay, even if slightly rounder and less mineral than Chablis, that gives excellent value. Would any California winemaker be part of an appellation called Not Quite Napa? Anyway, this particular Crappy