x
  • Country ranking ?

    1 328
  • Producer ranking ?

    2
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Tastingbook points are formed by the Tastingbook algorithm which takes into account the wine ratings of the world's best-known professional wine critics, wine ratings by thousands of tastingbook’s professionals and users, the generally recognised vintage quality and reputation of the vineyard and winery. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Close

Vintage 2008

 An indifferent spring caused uneven flowering and mildew risk. At the end of June the weather changed for the better, continuing into July. Apart from local hail in the Côte de Beaune at the end of July, the summer began well. August arrived fairly cold and variable, but fortunately the last week of the month brought fine, warm weather. The lead-up to harvest saw sunny skies, apart from two days of rain in mid-September. A challenging vintage.

From day one the red wines have had a rich, pure fruit character with fine, silky tannins. The whites offer a good balance between ripe fruit and vibrant acidity. A vintage not to be overlooked because the wines deliver potential and pleasure.  

Close

Latest Pro-tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

Be the first one to make a 20s tasting note!

Written Notes

It would be almost impossible to mistake this for anything other than Chablis as the pungent nose oozes Chablis character and the precise, even chiseled flavors are brimming with oyster shell and stone notes that carry over to the equally understated, textured and refined finish. If there is a nit, this is not presently highly complex but it appears that there is sufficiently good material to permit that to develop with time in bottle.

Producer note:
 Daniel Dampt calls 2008 a vintage that is "relatively similar to 2007 analytically but quite different in terms of the wines and interestingly, it had exactly the same acidity levels as 1996. We began picking on the 30th of September, bringing in exceptionally clean fruit with sugar levels that ranged between 11.5 and 13% but one nuance is that the ripeness definitely favored the premiers crus, in fact none of them were chaptalized. Yields were down roughly 20% however, mostly due to the evaporative effects of the north wind before the harvest." I asked Dampt where his free SO2 target levels were these days and he told me that he has raised them to about 42 ppm at bottling. As I have stated in these pages before, the Dampt wines offer outstanding value and excellent quality. And both of Daniel's sons have begun taking over some of the family's vineyards and issue their own wines. As a consequence, I call your attention to the fact that each of the Vaillons cuvées now originate from different climats. Note: identical wines to the Daniel Dampt examples also appear under the Jean Defaix label

  • 92p
Load more notes

Information

Origin

Chablis, Burgundy

Other wines from this producer

Chablis Fourchaume

Incorrect Information
If you found some information that is wrong, let us know
Are you sure you want do delete this wine? All information will be lost.
Are you sure you want to recommend this wine?
Are you sure you want hide this written note ?
Are you sure you want show this written note ?
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 

HOW TO USE TASTINGBOOK?

We recommend you to share few minutes for watching the following video instructions of how to use the Tastingbook. This can provide you a comprehensive understanding of all the features you can find from this unique service platform.

This video will help you get started



Taste wines with the Tastingbook


Create Your wine cellar on 'My Wines'



Explore Your tasted wines library



Administrate Your wine world in Your Profile



Type a message ...
Register to Tastingbook
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

  Register