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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 63 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SimonG on 7/27/2023 & rated 92 points: Mag. Mid to full straw. Nicely saline nose. Proper attack, mineral, saline, good grip. Resolved. Really lovely. **** (366 views) | | | Tasted by Iskama on 5/10/2021 flawed bottle: Undrinkable (502 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 1/21/2019: Terrific bottle. (1004 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 8/29/2017: Tremendous. This is all about the minerality - dominated by a chalky and sometimes gravelly sensation. White fruit, only barely discernable hints of citrus. This is well balanced with a long finish. It was fine on opening but really terrific after about 30 mins in the glass. (1607 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 3/16/2017 & rated 92 points: Work Wine Tasting - Chablis & Claret (Home): Magnum. Remarkably similar profile here to the Chablisienne example. Real sense of vineyard rather than vigneron. None of the custard apple of the previous bottle. Very saline and mineral but with a slight smoothing on the attack and through the finish. Lovely. **** (2375 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 9/6/2016: Opened in memory of Stephane Moreau, the property's vigneron, who passed away suddenly last week at a ridiculously young age. Full yellow, perhaps a glimmer of brown as well. Unmistakably musky, soup stock brothiness of Chablis. Medium weight, outstanding, harmonious feel. If one can actually pick out fruit, I would say it is most expressive of apple, but any fruit is just a background element to the swirl of more primordial flavors. Excellent acidity although not terribly mineral. I would note that the wood which was quite noticeable through 2014 has now been fully integrated and cannot be tasted. A sentimental bottle for sure since we met this talented young winemaker in Chablis in 2009 before he was widely discovered in either Europe or the U.S., and a fittingly outstanding showing. (2457 views) | | | Tasted by devraj on 7/9/2016 & rated 92 points: Medium yellow in color. Lifted aromas of sea shells, chalk, green herbs, citrus oils and hint of flowers. Good depth to the greenish-yellow citrus fruits, under ripe apples, nut oils, excellent acidity and a long mineral laden and saline finish. Lovely. (2292 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 11/28/2015 & rated 92 points: Magnum. Mid straw. Quite rich on the nose with hints of custard apple and vanilla. Nicely dry and crisp in the mouth before broadening across the mid-palate with custard apple flavours. Quite full and lightly waxy in texture. Crisp and fresh without showing the classic saline and chalky Chablis profile — feels more like a maturing Grand Cru in profile. Lots of interest here. Lovely/ **** (2398 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 10/11/2015: Very nice. Seemed to blossom after being opened for about an hour. Mouthwatering acidity. Stony minerality with a lemon-citrus profile. Very long finish. I thought it was fairly thick and mouth-coating but my wife didn't agree with that. (1725 views) | | | Tasted by MAOC on 7/18/2015: PnP and tasted blind. Relatively pale colour and fresh profile, with notes of peach and white flowers with pronounced minerality. Seemed quite Puligny-esque (perhaps a 2010 given the youthful freshness) and was quite surprised when revealed as Chablis. The quality was clear though - evidently a good 1er. Very nice even if not showing the typicity I might look for. ***1/2 (1624 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 6/27/2015: Big Basin Tasting with Bradley (FMIII in the OC): Interesting as this not what I think of when I hear Chablis. Granted, I'm no expert. At 8 years of age it's beginning to show it as a deep gold color. The nose completely threw me off, like a dried mushroom or twigs with a floral and marzipan thing happening. See why I was stumped? Lots of lime fruit flavor which are edgy. Medium plus weigh. (1798 views) | | | Tasted by AV2012 on 6/9/2015 & rated 91 points: Chablis: Intense nose of buckwheat, pleasant oaky note. High, but very well balanced accidity. This was quite special and unexpected. Excellent Chablis and excellent QPR. (1585 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 6/1/2015: My first bottle. It's pretty reticent at this stage. I've had previous vintages that had a lot more going on. Wait a little longer on these. (881 views) | | | Tasted by devraj on 5/1/2015 & rated 92 points: Very pale yellow in color. After about 30 minutes in the glass the nose opens up to showcase classic chalk, sea-shells, flowers, orange and meyer lemon zest and minerals. The palate is a touch more ripe and round with good definition to the honeyed citrus fruit, medium+ acidity, tons of minerals and a lovely white flower aroma in the mouth. Very enjoyable and a bargain to boot. (840 views) | | | Tasted by RhoneG on 1/16/2015 & rated 93 points: Drinking this feels like sitting by the sea, inhaling the salty air while sipping the wine. Its getting better with age. (909 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 1/3/2015 & rated 91 points: Great balance and liveliness in this bottle. Crushed shells, lots of mineral, lemon and toast on a lean acidic backbone. (1047 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 1/2/2015 & rated 91 points: Lunch Offline (Joe's House, Minneapolis): Peaking. Orange peel, chalk, minerals and light fruits. One taster thought slightly oxidized but if it was it certainly didn't impact the performance of this wine. Medium finish. Drink now. (1442 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 1/2/2015 & rated 91 points: Friday Afternoon Delight (Joe's Place, Mpls, Mn): Light gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 20+ minutes. A really nice nose with sea air, minerals, and citrus; fresh on the palate, very vibrant, orange zest, citrus, saline minerality, light toast on the finish. This is in a wonderful place and a fine time to wrap it up. 91+pts. (1418 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 12/9/2014: Whereas the last bottle of this was too woody, this was lovely-perfect balance of ripe lemon, saline, and dusty stone elements. Medium color and weight, classic Chablis with tart finish full of minerality. Excellent Premier Cru that is good to go now but will hold for several years. (1155 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 9/6/2014 & rated 91 points: Monthly Tasting Group: Rieslings and Thai Food (Mpls, MN): Light-medium gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass on consecutive days. Nose is fresh cut lemon,a touch of lime, mineral and a little white flower. The palate follows through with good minerality, tart citrus, citrus zest, grapefruit zippy acidity and a medium finish. 90-91pts. (1704 views) | | | Tasted by bullmrkt on 7/15/2014 flawed bottle: Slightly corked. Still drinkable but the nose is flat other than a faint hint of TCA. (1015 views) | | | Tasted by devraj on 7/11/2014 & rated 90 points: Pale yellow with a pale green rim. Very precise, taut and steely aromas of citrus zest, sea shells, limestone and minerals gives way to a linear and still unforgiving palate of tart green citrus, hint of tangerine zest and tons of minerals on the finish. Needs a lot more time... (983 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 5/16/2014: Medium yellow/green. Lemony aromatics. Good tart lemon fruit, but on the first night, at least, wood dominates the finish and detracts from the balance. On day 2, a surprising transformation-more airy and it picks up a lovely floral scent in addition to shedding a lot of the intrusive oak. I suppose this argues for decanting it if you open a bottle in the near future. (1181 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 4/2/2014 & rated 90 points: Light gold color. PNP, drank 1+ glass over an hour. This didn't have the same energy as the bottle 20 months ago. It did get better as it approached room temp. The nose has lemon, lime character, mineral, some white floral character. The palate is fairly consistent, balanced and clean, medium finish. Strikes me as a drink up wine. (1308 views) | | | Tasted by NineteenEightyTwo on 12/8/2013 & rated 90 points: Medium straw color. This is more concentrated and persistent than I remember the prior bottle being. The minerality, in particular, is a steady, pulsing sensation of stone that pervades both the nose and the palate. This retains a hint of oak and some lighter citrus fruit notes, but really it's all about the rock. This is a nice, serious counterpoint to a rich dish; we enjoyed it with Caesar Salad, where it effectively cut through the creamy dressing. It has enough acidic support to last another 5 years. For $20-25/bottle, this represents good value. (1332 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeMontée de Tonnerre
Burgundy lovers enjoy debating the merits of vineyards almost as much as they savor the wines themselves. A favorite topic of conversation? Premier cru vineyards that in the right hands produce wines at grand cru quality.
For white wines on the Côte de Beaune, the premier cru Meursault Perrières is widely considered to be of grand cru quality. In Chablis, there’s one long-established premier cru vineyard that consistently towers above the rest: Montée de Tonnerre.
If this vineyard does not quite reach the level of the region’s grand crus in depth and sheer palate presence, it often does in aromatic complexity and class. In a perfect classification system, it would be ranked between premier and grand cru. Why should you care? In a word: value. Because Chablis usually is significantly cheaper than white Burgundy from the Côte de Beaune in the first place, the best examples of Montée de Tonnerre can offer remarkable quality/price rapport. If Chablis is the insider’s white Burgundy, then Montée de Tonnerre is the insider’s Chablis premier cru.
A look at the map quickly explains why. Montée de Tonnerre is situated just to the southeast of the unbroken strip of Chablis grand crus on the right bank of the river Serein
Montée Tonnerre is, in many experts’ minds, an ‘honorary’ Grand Cru—or, at the very least, as close as Premier Cru get to that top tier. The site picks up where the famed row of Grand Crus leaves off, sharing similar expositions (the “Blanchots” Grand Cru is literally across the street). Montée de Tonnerre wraps around a hillside and is traditionally broken up into three sections, or lieu-dits: “Pied d’Aloup” (at the top of the slope, facing east); “Chapelot” (more south-facing); and “Côte de Brechain” (the western slopes).
It enjoys a similar geographic profile, rich in the same Kimmeridgian limestoney chalk that makes the grand crus some of the world’s most cerebral, complex and distinctive examples of chardonnay. With its brisk citrus character, floral lift and incisive minerality, Montée de Tonnerre is wonderfully aromatic and penetrating in its youth, typically coming into greater harmony and putting on weight with five to ten years of bottle age.
Montée de Tonnerre - Chapelot, Les Chapelots, Pied d’Aloup, Sous Pied d’Aloup, Côte de Bréchain
About Chablis Pied d'Aloup Wine
Pied d'Aloup is a Premier Cru climat in Chablis, overlooking the town of Chablis itself. This small vineyard site – while a Premier Cru in its own right – is also a part of the larger Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru climat. As such, most of the Chardonnay grapes grown in the climat go into Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru wines, providing freshness and minerality to the blend.
The vineyard is located at the top of the hill, sitting on the steep, southeast-facing slopes above the Chapelot vineyard, also used in Montee de Tonnerre blends. The Chablis Grand Cru hill is just a short way away to the north, and Pied d'Aloup shares some of its geographical characteristics, most notably the white, chalky soils.
Chablis Pied d'Aloup
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The Kimmeridgian soils found in Pied d'Aloup (and throughout Chablis) are well suited to viticulture, as their high levels of limestone and clay help to impart minerality to the grapes. The subsoil was deposited by an ancient sea that once covered northern France, and many tiny marine fossils have been found in the vineyards. The soils are less stony here than in other Premier Cru sites, aligning Pied d'Aloup more closely to the Grand Cru sites, and in particular Blanchot.
The southeast exposure in Pied d'Aloup means that vines receive excellent sunlight during the growing season, helping to temper the cool Burgundian climate. However, the mesoclimate in this part of the Montee de Tonnerre vineyard is slightly cooler (given its higher elevation) and, as such, the grapes have more austerity than those from lower on the slope. When blended with riper grapes from the Chapelot vineyard below, they make a well-balanced Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru wine.
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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.comBurgundy 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."
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