3 Bougros Chablis

Tasted Sunday, May 17, 2015 by HowardNZ with 276 views

Introduction

I decided to Pobega a new 2013 Patrick Piuze Bougros. The next day, going for a drink with Mark, I pulled out a 2008 Servin Bougros. To complete the comparison at home that night I opened the 2007 Fèvre. The Fèvre easily put the other two wines into the shade.

The three wines all reflected the Bougros character, being rich, unctuous and relatively fruity, rather than steely, austere Chablis, with little marine component ... Each drunk over a couple of days.

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • 2013 Patrick Piuze Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

    John Gilman gave a big rating to this wine and I can see why ... The lightest gold of the three wines. Pulling the cork, lovely fresh aromas wafted from the bottle. Lemons, limes, grapefruit, green apples and meadow flowers were present on the expressive nose. In the mouth, gorgeous acidity, intense and relatively complex. Deep, full bodied and powerful. Unsurprisingly a little raw and primary, particularly compared with the Fèvre. Citrus and orchard fruit flavours, herby with chalky minerals in the background. A touch of tropical fruit. In 5+ years I suspect this will be a very good Bougros and may earn a higher score.

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  • 2008 Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

    A yellowing colour. Not a very fresh bouquet, not mineral or marine. A fairly bland citric nose, with a cheesy, lactic element. On palate, decent acidity. Unctuous and viscous, Mark said. His 2012 Martinborough Vineyards Chardonnay was much more lively and lifted, with brighter acidity. The palate here was flowery yellow apples, some tropical fruits, and again a touch lactic. We did not detect TCA or see premox but this was perhaps a bad bottle, a little tired and possibly slightly oxidised. Not really a Grand Cru Chablis experience, but not awful.

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  • 2007 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

    A good colour, deeper than the Piuze, less deep than the Servin. A gorgeous nose of citrus, passionfruit, a touch of pineapple and brown spices, with some wet river boulders and chalk in the background. On palate, a lovely wine with exquisite balance between the fruit and the sparkling acidity. Precise and focused. Very refined. More limes than lemons, but with flavours of grapefruit, pears and tart green apples. The minerals, chalk and fruit weight, and the absence of saline and marine elements, blind might have made me think was a Corton-Charlemagne. Sympathetic and subtle oak handling. Limpid and glycerol. Multi-dimensional. A superb Chablis at the start of its drinking window.

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