At 13% alcohol, and costing about $20 then, the 1997 Domaine Daniel Seguinot Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume scored an 18 on the Dionysian 20-Point-Scale. I had this wine in 2007 and thought it perfect then. Now it is very complex, and still good. Domaine Seguinot wines never let you down.

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Young Chablis needs shell fish but older examples can pair with even creamy dishes. I love it with beer-steamed little necks.

I think the Fourchaume, a premier cru, is many times just as good as any of the seven Grand Cru Chablis.  At 20 years old, it was deep gold, had wet stone and tart apple aromas and it lingered for a long clean finish. I wish I had more bottles of 15 to 20 year-old Chablis. Age some for yourself. In Vino Veritas.