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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 167 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NickA on 7/4/2023 & rated 96 points: Rob comes to London (67 Pall Mall): Another stunning Raveneau MdT (after the 2007 a few weeks ago). Very buttery on the nose, with some herbs. The glory of this wine was on the palate, though, which was saline, bitter and juicy, crisp with the flavour of lime cordial then creamier like tom yum soup, and also marked by notes of sassafrass and quinine. All these notes were beautifully integrated, the wine being intense yet dreamy, and remarkably weightless despite being so sensual. Quite wonderful. (1493 views) | | | Tasted by theRealPepe on 7/3/2023 & rated 93 points: I love Raveneau. It almost feels like a letdown though when the bottle delivers a merely excellent experience. Oyster shell, salinity, and citrus with creamy, perfectly integrated oak tones. It hits all the notes but is just missing the electricity that can elevate it to the spheres. Excellent. (993 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 7/2/2023 & rated 94 points: Middag med venner: Blind. Sitrus, mineralsk, grønne urter, fennikel. Fedme i utgang, kompleks, graperuktbitter finish, balansert og med godt grep. Allikevel inne i drikkevinduet. (1076 views) | | | Tasted by Kim Gerner on 5/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Winetasting dinner Raveneau, Rousseau, Liger Belair, DRC (FB (E.S.)): Full bodied and more intense aromas than Chapelot 2008. Full of Raveneau's toasty notes. Long finish (857 views) | | | Tasted by LW31 on 2/15/2023: Magnum. Vraiment chablis. Still energetic and fresh in this format. A total pleasure for true Chablis heads (1436 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 2/6/2023 & rated 93 points: Chez MG: white pepper, saline, the iodine notes came after some minutes in the glass, very long, excellent. (1109 views) | | | Tasted by drfloyd on 1/22/2023: I’ve had good luck with these while so many others have had pre-mox. Another great bottle - the fruit has really leaned out - perhaps a bit too much. That said it was pristine and delicious - impressive. (1013 views) | | | Tasted by lepetitchateau on 11/21/2022 flawed bottle: Oxidation (1058 views) | | | Tasted by SH Wu on 8/3/2022 & rated 97 points: Cold decanted for 1-2 hours. Sweet caramel mixes with floral freshness and tropical fruits on the nose. Roasted peaches and white nectarines are generously seasoned with savory herbs and lemon confit candy pieces. A light breeze bringing in the ocean spray gives it a fresh menthol lift. A crushed rock minerality and enveloping acidity cohesively tie the package together.
The well-integrated acidity and spicy oak finish that emerges after the decant create a very long finish that burns into your senses. Tasted with a variety of olive oil vegetables and cheese. Excellent wine in excellent condition. (1593 views) | | | Tasted by Boone's Farm on 7/30/2022 & rated 93 points: This wine should be decanted. Spunky odors at first. Blew off over 4 hours when it became excellent with flavors of saline and oyster shells. There may be a hint of honeysuckle but this is pure mineral. Great wine after a few hours. (1270 views) | | | Tasted by fclarity on 11/5/2021 & rated 94 points: Tasted blind, this wine had a yellow center and clear rims. The medium+ intensity nose put forth lemon, honey, white stone, and apple notes.
In the mouth, this wine was concentrated, rich and quite long. While it still seemed a bit tight, there was certainly more complexity coming down the pike.
This was a lovely young Rav wine that should develop well. I estimate at least 1 and possible 2 points of upside (not to mention it is pretty darn good now). (1982 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 9/25/2021 & rated 93 points: Golden yellow. Great deep and complex aromas, with some toast. Tight, structured and concentrated. (1990 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 8/28/2021: Drinkable but advanced. Flat and disappointing. (2226 views) | | | Tasted by Elpaninaro on 4/30/2021: Small pour- hence limited note
light lemon color, vibrant and beaming sweet lime nose, rose petals, on the palate tangerine notes, sweet gum in smaller measure than usual, white stone notes, soft and sweet, fine long fragrant finish, this is very approachable right now but if history holds true there is a great deal yet to come.
**(**), 2024-2039 (2390 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 3/1/2021 & rated 96 points: From magnum. Format definitely helped here. This was a stunning bottle of Rav. Ocean, sea shells, iodine, lemon, oyster. The palate has amazing freshness, complexity and acidity. Light on its feet yet bursting with energy and verve. Hard to imagine this getting better as I think it was about as good a bottle of Chablis as I've ever had. But this was still young and can be held for a long time. (2512 views) | | | Tasted by paul195 on 10/6/2020 & rated 94 points: Paired with a 2004 Dauvissat Clos and followed by Raveneau 2008 MDT and Butteaux
#1 of 6 Opened at 4:30 dinner at 6:30. Full-bodied, citrus and pear fruit with hints of limestone. There was a butteriness to the fruit and a richness on the palate that was a little surprising, yet it didn’t get in the way of the wines acidity and freshness, this is still young and energetic. (2397 views) | | | Tasted by finediningnyc on 10/6/2020 & rated 97 points: Everyone knows ‘04 Ravs are epic. Enjoyed alongside MDT 2008, Butteaux 2008 and Dauvissat Clos 2004. 💫 (2248 views) | | | Tasted by drfloyd on 9/23/2020: In great shape and just singing.. wow (2094 views) | | | Tasted by Meeker1 on 7/24/2020: Tasty! (381 views) | | | Tasted by olemski on 7/16/2020 & rated 91 points: The 2004-acidity is noticeable, but so is the producer's central-burgundy wine making. In any other vintage I've come across, the Chablis character would be more masked than in this. It is more hard edged than the previous bottle of 2004 I tasted some four years ago, and this may indicate that the prime of this wine is past. (2156 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 6/30/2020 & rated 91 points: Maturing. Good richness here, but starting to show hints of oxidation. This bottle's best years were behind it. (2056 views) | | | Tasted by drjb on 3/7/2020 & rated 94 points: This is a terrific bottle of 1er Cru Chablis with a pale green gold colour and a lovely nose of lemon, lime, barley sugar and hay with touches of pear and stone. The palate has a lovely tightness and grip that balances the classic fruit characters on the entry and leads into a long mineral finish. Classic ! (2162 views) | | | Tasted by drfloyd on 1/1/2020 & rated 95 points: Wow - impressive and in great shape. I have a bunch of Favre Chablis which are experiencing pre-mox right and left. This is my second of these recently and both were in superb shape. Just lovely aged Chablis - fruit thinned a bit but still very present - outstanding.. (2070 views) | | | Tasted by Beachfan on 12/19/2019 & rated 93 points: Superb. (2006 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 11/18/2019 & rated 97 points: Dauvissat & Raveneau Dinner (Shaw's): Epic 96/00/04 Flight. A soaring nose that is so complex and layered -- the minerality and spice component is intense. The palate is exuberant and flat out delicious. Ton of orchard fruit, ocean breeze and zest. Electrically vibrant. A wow wine. (2563 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Cellar Favorite: Four From Domaine Raveneau (Aug 2019) (8/1/2019)
(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Montée De Tonnerre 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Raveneau Chablis Montée de Tonnerre: 1985-2015 (Aug 2019) (8/1/2019)
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Burghound (11/17/2011)
(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Montée de Tonnerre" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, Hong Kong Diaries 2009, Ode to Musigny (5/28/2009)
(Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnerre) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (8/7/2007)
(Dom François Raveneau, Montée de Tonnerre Premier Cru Chablis White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, 4th Quarter, 2006, Issue #24
(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2006, Issue #1, 2004 Burgundy Vintage
(Raveneau Chablis “Montée de Tonnerre”) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, 4th Quarter, 2005, Issue #20
(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2005, IWC Issue #121
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RJonWine.com (12/31/2010)
(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre) Light lemon yellow color; rich, sweet butter, toast, mineral, cream nose; tasty, poised, creamy textured, balanced, salted butter, lemon, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 95+ pts. 95 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/17/2010)
(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre) Light yellow color; tart apple, lemon nose with a little reduction; tight but appealing, minerally, tart lemon, citrus palate that needs another 3-5 years; medium-plus finish 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/9/2009)
(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre) Light canary yellow color; nice mineral, beeswax nose; yummy, minerally, tart citrus, tart lemon palate with elegance and cut, and a hint of honeycomb appearing after 1 hour in the glass; medium-plus finish 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/27/2007)
(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre) Lemon gelato and oily nose; very tasty, light-medium bodied, lemon and mineral palate; medium finish 92 points |
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| François Raveneau Producer WebsiteChardonnay 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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