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 Vintage1986 Label 1 of 36 
TypeWhite
ProducerFrançois Raveneau (web)
VarietyChardonnay
Designationn/a
VineyardValmur
CountryFrance
RegionBurgundy
SubRegionChablis
AppellationChablis Grand Cru

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 1994 and 2006 (based on 165 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Raveneau Chablis Valmur on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 95.8 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by fclarity on 3/7/2020 & rated 97 points: From a perfect bottle, this wine had a deep yellow center and clear rims. The medium+ intensity nose showed lemons, honeysuckle flower, white stone, and some pear.

This was still a bit tight at first. After an hour or so the firm acidity started to show itself. After 3 hours, the fruit started to come on strong and it was even better after 5 hours in the decanter. It was perfectly integrated and complex. It also had outstanding length.

Amazingly enough, this wine was still a bit tight and needed time to show its true glory. A powerhouse! (1060 views)
 Tasted by Burgundy Al on 3/5/2020 flawed bottle: Zachys La Paulée "Warm-up" Dinner (Lafayette - New York NY): Corked. So sad since this was probably the wine I was most excited to taste. (1748 views)
 Tasted by tinybubbles on 6/26/2018 & rated 94 points: Full and multi-faceted, I did not find this burdened by botrytis notes. 94-95 (1213 views)
 Tasted by tinybubbles on 5/11/2017 & rated 95 points: Captivating nose with great funk, light citrus and chalky notes. More expressive than the Clos, this had an attractive light sweetness on the finish. 95+ (1486 views)
 Tasted by The Vines That Bind on 5/11/2017 & rated 95 points: World's Greatest - Night I (Eleven Madison Park): Nose is comparable to that on the Blanchot but amplified and with more reduction and sulfur. Big and bright and highly expressive. Nose is the best of the three (Blanchots, Valmur, and Clos). Big and striking on the palate with rich red and yellow apple juice. Powerful. Dynamite tonight, a gear ahead of Blanchot. Most complex and integrated. Distinctly Chablis still, not just like Puligny or Meursault. (2285 views)
 Tasted by BradE on 7/31/2013: A treat, and a great bottle. (2292 views)
 Tasted by sjwshiraz on 5/8/2011: My last of 12 bottles. Still drinking very well but begiining to show its age. Very complex but lacking the racy acidity of a cooler vintage. Some botrytis adds an extra layer of interest. (3107 views)
 Tasted by AJ72 on 8/7/2006 & rated 98 points: Annual DBGCBU: Incredibly youthful looking. Grilled nuts, quince, minerals. Very complex, extremely powerful but elegant. Exquisitely balanced and drinking fantastically well now. Very long, concentrated, great detail and purity. Depth of flavour is extraordinary. An outstanding example from a master. (3011 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2013, Issue #43, Recently-Tasted White Burgundy
(Chablis “Valmur”- Domaine Raveneau) Login and sign up and see review text.
By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, The Cardinal (9/15/2011)
(Raveneau Chablis Valmur) Login and sign up and see review text.
By Allen Meadows
Burghound (9/29/1995)
(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Valmur Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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François Raveneau

Producer Website

Chardonnay

The Chardonnay Grape

Valmur

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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

 
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