The 2021 Les Clos is a classic, benchmark expression of Chablis' most iconic Grand Cru. Despite the vintage’s challenges, it displays impressive richness and definition, with layers of orange zest, white peach, oyster shell, and floral nuances. There’s a textural fullness that carries through a tightly coiled, electric finish—underscored by deep salinity and structure. With 60–70% of the juice aged in neutral oak, it gains breadth without sacrificing clarity. This is a cerebral, long-lived wine that captures the energy of Les Clos in a cooler vintage and will blossom beautifully through 2050.

The Wine Advocate | RP 95
Published: Sep 7, 2023
Drink: 2027-2050

Aromas of orange zest, peach, oyster shells, white flowers and freshly baked bread preface the 2021 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, a full-bodied, layered and textural wine of impressive breadth and depth in this vintage, exhibiting considerable concentration and concluding with a long, electric finish. This will delight Chablis purists. 

The 2020 vintage marked the first year of official organic conversion for 78-hectare Domaine William Fèvre, though it's actually the 15th year the estate has been practicing organic, so the team took the challenges of the 2021 vintage in their stride. When I asked Didier Séguier how he managed to farm such a large estate this way, when so many smaller producers balk at the challenge, he explained that part of the secret has been fully engaging the Fèvre team: everyone is trained to spot signs of mildew and disease and share them on a team WhatsApp group; there are even prizes for the most vigilant employees. The approach certainly seems to have paid off in 2021, in any case, delivering wines with an old-school aesthetic but contemporary precision and charm; and the fact that they are bottled under Diam means that their gracious evolution in the cellar is assured. While the 2021s can't quite match the sheer concentration and intensity of 2019 and 2020, their classical profiles and clear differentiation by site will delight Chablis purists.

Williamfevre.fr

VINEYARD
This is the largest and most famous Grand Cru; its fame based on its history as one of Chablis' first vineyards. The appellation enjoys a southerly aspect with very white, dense and deep clay soil, resting on a limestone bed 80 cm below the ground, which brings to the wine those spicy notes so typical of this terroir.
GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay
GROUND OF THE APPELLATION: Limestone and clay, deep soil
DOMAIN SURFACE: 4.11 hectares
APPELLATION SURFACE: 26.04 hectares
ORIENTATION OF THE PARCELS: South

TASTING
TASTING NOTE: Remarkably complex bouquet, blending fruity, floral, and spicy notes with a substantial mineral touch. The structured palate, opening up with age to give powerful, generous wines.
FOOD/WINE PAIRING: Fish, shellfish, and other seafood, grilled or in a cream sauce. Poultry and white meat, grilled or in a cream sauce.
PERFECT PAIRING: Roasted turbot with creamy sauce and vegetables.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: Between 12C to 14C

KNOW-HOW
HARVEST: manual.
VINIFICATION: Use of the principle of gravity so as to avoid all pumping, which could harm the quality of the wine. Brief (1 - 2 hours) pneumatic pressing to obtain a gentle separation of the solid and liquid parts of the grape. Very light static settling of the juice to preserve enough fine lines so that the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation can occur naturally. The must is run into
French oak barrels (aged of 6 years in average) for 60 to 70% of the harvest. The remainder is vinified in small stainless steel vats.
MATURING: 14 to 15 months, of which 5 to 6 months on fine lees in French oak barrels, for 60 to 70% of the harvest. The end of maturation occurs in small stainless steel vats.