Benjamin Laroche grew up inside one of Chablis's biggest names. La Manufacture is what he does on his own terms: no estate vineyards, no legacy to protect, just parcels sourced from growers he trusts and chosen for precision. Vaillons is one of the great left-bank premier crus, and these are old vines within it — the kind that push deep into Kimmeridgian limestone and deliver the flinty, saline drive the site is famous for. The 2021 was a cool, honest vintage, which suits this style perfectly: ripe orchard fruit stretched over bracing acidity, with chalk running straight down the middle. Classic Chablis, no makeup.