Louis Michel & Fils - Chablis 2023

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Louis Michel & Fils Description

The Michel family has been cultivating their passion for tradition and the Chablis terroir since 1850. In the mid-20th century, the family stopped making wine in wooden barrels in favor of stainless steel tanks to create clean, pure, and precise Chablis without adding artificial woody flavors. Through this philosophy, combined with limited yields inspired by organic wine-growing techniques, the Domaine has developed a worldwide reputation for fine winemaking in stainless steel tanks. A firmly-rooted sense of excellence is passed down from generation to generation. Louis Michel & Fils has always been a family business and is managed today by Guillaume Gicqueau-Michel."

The 25 hectares encapsulate 3 Grand Crus and 7 Premier Crus as well as Chablis and Petit Chablis terroir. Guillaume Michel runs the domaine now, 80% of the vines are farmed organically, he is strictly sustainable in the vineyards with the highest level of HVE certification. Biodiversity is vital to their work with hedgerow populations of insects and a population of bees humming through the vineyards. Without the presence of oxygen in the early stages of their development these wines take longer to express themselves in bottle, but richly reward those who wait.

A View from the Cellar: 90 Points

"I always like Guillaume Michel’s Chablis AC bottling and often look for it on restaurant wine lists, as it is always such a great value. The 2023 will be another I will be on the lookout for in coming months, as it is very high in quality and will drink beautifully from the moment of release. The wine’s aromatic constellation is bright and complex, delivering notes of lime, pink grapefruit, chalk and wet stone minerality and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, crisp and complex, with a good core, lovely soil undertow and cut, bright acids and a long, balanced and nicely precise finish."-John Gilman

Wine Advocate: 88 Points

"A blend of mostly left-bank parcels, Michel’s 2023 Chablis Village opens in the glass to reveal aromas of pear, beeswax and apple. Medium to full-bodied, ample and charming, it's a fleshy wine with succulent acidity and a medium finish, leaving a desire for greater persistence."-Kristaps Karklins