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 Vintage2012 Label 1 of 32 
TypeWhite
ProducerLa Chablisienne (web)
VarietyChardonnay
DesignationLes Vénérables Vieilles Vignes
Vineyardn/a
CountryFrance
RegionBurgundy
SubRegionChablis
AppellationChablis
UPC Code(s)815735010695

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2021 (based on 45 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by JCherniak on 1/24/2020 & rated 88 points: Nose of yellow apple, lemon and melon. Refreshing, clean and taste with flavours of yellow apple and lemon, followed by mild herb. Slightly bitter. (921 views)
 Tasted by ener on 11/1/2019: Gyllengult, smörig lite lagom oxiderad ton, fyllig smörig smak, hade passat utmärkt till marulk idag, men vi åt svamppaj. (989 views)
 Tasted by ccarter5181 on 12/17/2017 & rated 88 points: Good Chablis character, good QPR. (1744 views)
 Tasted by SimonHea on 11/26/2017 & rated 87 points: Medium yellow, verging towards gold, quite overt newish French Oak on the nose delivering toast & vanilla with bready, buttery, creamy almost cheesy malo and battonage notes making it quite hard for the fruit to work through but some asparagus, white peach, conference pear with ripe and slightly oxidised apple. On the palate the oak tastes more integrated but still with pronounced autolytic flavours and subtle roundness from the malo but not covering up the high acidity with fruit flavours of crisp Granny Smith apple, lemon, white peach and nearly ripe apricots. (1733 views)
 Tasted by Tomku on 11/11/2016: Lite tunt till marulk (2320 views)
 Tasted by Gerbos on 10/15/2016 & rated 82 points: Ganska mycket mineraler, russin, grönt äpple och en hint av skirat smör i eftersmaken. Lång eftersmak, bra ballans och snyggt avvägd. Ett välgjort och bra vin, om än inte särskilt speciellt. (1590 views)
 Tasted by aklm on 9/16/2016 & rated 89 points: Needs wore time - 1-2 years will calm it down (1754 views)
 Tasted by Barolo Drunkard on 5/7/2016 & rated 89 points: Really interesting aromas: sea shore, sea weed, salty minerality, bee wax, quite perfumed.
On the palate medium bodied with super fine acidity and loads of crushed stones. Apple peel, hint of honey. Quite long.
Unpretentious, yet multidimensional Chablis (1360 views)
 Tasted by Mike G on 5/1/2016 & rated 89 points: Lovely Chablis, well balanced acidity, creaminess, citrus and minerals. (1315 views)
 Tasted by dylanp on 11/4/2015 & rated 86 points: Toasted peanut butter (1168 views)
 Tasted by Copper on 10/4/2015 & rated 86 points: Clean and crisp. Balanced with smooth finish (1101 views)
 Tasted by Tpairing on 9/10/2015 & rated 88 points: Bone dry, refreshing acidity and fruity acidity. Well balanced. (995 views)
 Tasted by Gargantua on 6/7/2014: Grands Jours de Bourgogne 2014 Day 1: Chablis 3-17-13: Nose of lager, peanut, styrofoam a bit. Big meh. (1981 views)

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By Michael Godel
WineAlign (1/7/2017)
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By Steve Thurlow
WineAlign (6/18/2016)
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i-WineReview.com, Chablis (9/15/2015)
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By Sara d'Amato
WineAlign (8/4/2015)
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By David Lawrason
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By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (7/14/2015)
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By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Oct-14, Issue #56
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By Allen Meadows
Burghound, October 2013, Issue #52
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La Chablisienne

Producer website

U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)

Chardonnay

The Chardonnay Grape

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Burgundy

Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)

Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.

Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker

# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson

# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates

# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson

# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson

# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio

Chablis

Chablis (Fédération de Défense de l'Appellation Chablis) | Chablis (Burgundy Wines)

2014 Vintage Notes:
"... a hybrid of 2004/2007 and 2010. The stone, citrus and limestone amalgam is exactly what we search for in Chablis as the style harkens to a day in the Cote de Beaune proper (1960's - 1980's) when wine was not meant to be consumed the week it was released, battonage was not used by all and new oak was rarely seen ... the texture is natural and 'of the vintage' not 'of the winemaker' .... Like Sancerre or the Loire in general, 2014 in Chablis is one of those rare years with extract and transparency. It appears to be a vintage for the "neoclassic" ages and those of us intent on cellaring the most terroir-driven (but still powerful) examples of vineyard, site-place and varietal will want to invest (heavily) in the magnetic and electric 2014's." - Jon Rimmerman

2018 Vintage Notes:
"There’s not that razor sharp Chablis acidity in 2018,” says Patrick Piuze. “But there is good definition of place. The dry conditions drove vines to drink deeper down in the soil profile."

https://weinlagen-info.de/#bereich_id=58 Single vineyards on weinlagen-info James Suckling

Chablis

Chablis AOC (Burgundy Wines)

 
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