2024 Simonnet-Febvre Sauvignon Saint-Bris 750 ml

If Chablis and Sancerre had a child, its name would be Saint-Bris.

From that appellation—the only one in Burgundy to produce Sauvignon Blanc—the Chablis house Simonnet-Febvre turns out a minerally, vivid, and super-lean white that transcends the usual offerings and delivers a rare experience.

Saint-Bris has a mere 325 acres planted to Sauvignon Blanc, and it's completely unknown to most people—even wine aficionados. Very few of these wines make it to US soil, and fewer still impress at this level.

Saint-Bris stands in defiance of Burgundy's Chardonnay hegemony and offers one of the best windows we've found into the miracle of terroir.

Everything about this wine feels like Chablis, from the weight, to the vibrant nose awash in lime zest, to the minerally finish. But entwined with these elements are quenching citrus-fruit flavors, lighter-bodied than Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé but every bit as penetrating.

Maison Simonnet-Febvre was established in 1840, and it has been producing some of the most outstanding and prototypical wines from Chablis and the broader Yonne ever since. They are one of only a couple dozen producers bottling Saint-Bris, and one of only a handful bringing those wines to the United States.

The 2024 vintage harks back to a leaner, classic style across the greater Chablis region—a cooler, old-school year that recalls the racy, mineral-driven wines of the Yonne's past. For a wine built on nervy acidity and stony precision, it's a natural fit.