Chablis, Daniel Dampt

After an extensive Chablis tasting we found Daniel Dampt. Fine, elegant, minerally fruit balanced with a fine, firm body and no oak. This is quintessential Chablis and the classic accompaniment to all shellfish and smoked salmon.

Vincent Dampt increased the quality and production of his wines with a modernized twenty-first century cellar. Located on the outskirts of the small village of Milly beneath the Premier Cru Cote de Lechet, the winery features temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks that allow the wines to be fermented at a constant 18°C. From 30 hectares of vineyards split evenly between Chablis A.C. and five premier crus: Vaillons, Beauroy, Cotes de Lechet, Fourchaume and Les Lys, the family produces 12,000 cases annually.

Daniel's, and now Vincent's philosophy is to evidence the superb characteristics that Chardonnay can display when grown on the famous Kimmeridgien clay. For this reason there are no barrels at the Domaine. All the wines are aged in stainless steel tanks prior to bottling.