89-91 pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2025 - 2038
The 2023 Chablis Séchet 1er Cru is another new cuvée inherited from the Vocoret family. This comes from deeper coils than the Chatains. It has a very cohesive bouquet, less expressive than the Chatains at the moment, though with impressive delineation. The palate is medium-bodied and less richer than the Chatains, very smooth in texture with crisp acidity and tension on the finish. Fine. - By Neal Martin on June 2024
91-93 pts Wine Advocate
The inaugural release, Eleni & Edouard Vocoret’s 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Séchet has turned out beautifully. Derived from two plots amounting to 0.7 hectares and planted with massal selection Chardonnay in 1962, it’s southeast-facing and characterized by marl soils rich in fossils. It exhibits aromas of ripe citrus fruit, green apple, beeswax and oyster shell, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate that’s dry and satiny. While it bears some of the hallmarks of the vintage, the wine's mineral signature remains typical of Séchet, concluding with a pure, saline finish.
Terroir: Planted in 1962 on warm yellow marl, Séchets covers just 70 ares split between two small plots. This historic site yields wines of supple fruit, lifted by a vibrant mineral line.