Chablis is Chardonnay stripped back to its purest, most mineral expression — no new oak, no tropical fruit, just the clean, steely precision that only the Kimmeridgian limestone soils of northern Burgundy can deliver. Domaine Roy is a respected family estate in the appellation, and this Coteaux de Fontenay is sourced from a beautifully situated lieu-dit on the Right Bank, where the ancient marine fossil-rich soils impart that distinctive oyster shell and flint character that makes great Chablis so utterly unique. The 2024 is a lovely wine — pale gold in the glass, with a nose of green apple, lemon zest, and white blossom, underpinned by that signature gunflint minerality. On the palate it’s crisp, focused, and elegantly structured, with a laser-sharp acidity and a long, saline finish that lingers with real class. The definitive food wine — magnificent with oysters, shellfish, or simply on its own as an aperitif.