2022 Domaine Seguinot-Bordet Chablis, Burgundy, France 🇫🇷

The Moment

Some Chablis are built around severity.
Others are built around clarity with just enough softness to keep you leaning in.

The 2022 Domaine Seguinot-Bordet Chablis feels like a bottle that hits that balance beautifully — bright, mineral, and clearly Chablis, but with a little more charm and breadth than the leanest versions of the appellation. A wine with a copious, fresh, expressive nose and a palate that brings together maturity, mellowness, and vivacity, with flowers and fruit reappearing alongside biscuity notes and a fine, airy mineral touch on the finish.

That makes this a very useful kind of white Burgundy. It is still unmistakably Chablis, but it does not sound austere. Peach, pear, melon, floral notes, and tangy vigor, which lines up nicely with the producer’s own emphasis on freshness, balance, and mineral length.

What It Feels Like

Think oysters, roast chicken, a cold bottle already open before dinner starts, and a white that feels clean and classical without becoming strict.

What makes this wine work is the way it seems to hold fruit, texture, and minerality together. You get that airy Chablis freshness, but also a little orchard fruit and biscuit-like softness that make it more welcoming at the table. That combination is exactly what makes village Chablis so satisfying when it is done well: enough cut to refresh, enough body to stay with food.

In the Glass

Aromatics
Fresh flowers, orchard fruit, and a bright, clean Chablis profile. Merchant notes add peach, pear, melon, and a little petrichor.

Palate
Balanced and lively, with fruit, subtle biscuity notes, and a clear mineral thread.

Texture
Light- to medium-bodied, with tangy vigor and enough softening maturity to keep it from feeling sharp.

Finish
Long, airy, and mineral, with freshness carrying through the close.

Why We Love This Bottle

A Chablis That Stays Inviting
This sounds like classic Chablis, but not a punishing one. The fruit and biscuity note give it just enough generosity to make it easy to love.

Mineral Without Going Hard-Edged
The winery’s own note keeps returning to that fine, airy mineral touch, which feels like the wine’s center of gravity.

A Very Good Table White
Shellfish, simple fish dishes, roast chicken, and creamy-but-not-heavy meals all make sense here because the wine seems to bring both freshness and a little texture. This pairing guidance is an inference from the tasting profile and shellfish-focused merchant comments.

Pair It With

• Oysters
• Grilled white fish
• Roast chicken
• Goat cheese
• Creamy pasta with lemon

These are my pairing recommendations based on the wine’s floral-fruited profile, tangy vigor, biscuity note, and mineral finish; one merchant specifically highlights it with Scottish shellfish.

Technical Notes

Producer: Domaine Seguinot-Bordet
Region: Chablis, Burgundy, France
Grape: Chardonnay
Alcohol: 12.5% ABV is listed on current retail/market listings for this wine.

Style Notes: The domaine is widely described as a classic Chablis producer with a mineral house style. The 2022 village Chablis is presented in current notes as fresh, expressive, balanced, and clearly mineral. I did not find a detailed official 2022 tech sheet with élevage specifics for this bottling, so I’m keeping the technical section intentionally conservative.

Body: Light-Medium
Structure: Bright acidity · airy minerality · balanced fruit · lingering finish
This structural summary is based on the producer and merchant tasting notes.

Flavor Profile
Peach · Pear · Melon · Floral Notes · Biscuit · Mineral

Drink Window
Now–2028