March 20, 2024 - A bit waxy, but with that unique chablisien saline minerality and enough acid to keep things fresh and enjoyable. Very good.
May 6, 2018 - Impressively fresh with a soft, floral nose of mint, white flower, and sea breeze. Medium-light in body with flavors of orchard fruit showing persistence and saline minerality on the finish. Subtle and elegant, the 1999 Blanchot has all the hallmarks of the producer's best but none of the vintage's richness or ripeness. Drink in the next few years.
December 13, 2017 - Very fresh nose of spearmint, Arum lilies and mineral. It is rich and intense in the mouth, with great shape and loads of saline minerality.
July 28, 2017 - such a fresh bright bottle of raveneau, as if the vintage there's this lightness to the wine that's full of white flowers and lush soft orchard fruit. it's waxy but not rich and powerful, very compelling and easy to drink. Still needed about 2-3 hours to open up and expand on the mid palate, but when it did it was really delicious.
March 10, 2017 - 99/00/02. Crystalline, pale. Nice minerality. Surprisingly broad, round and rich. Long finish.
March 10, 2017 - Pre-Paulée Warm-up Dinner (Ai Fiori - New York NY): In 99/00/02/04 vertical. Rich and unctuous, this starts out floral and ripe, perhaps not classically Chablis, but minerality and acidity emerge middle to (very long) finish. Excellent all evening, still rockstar 4 hours after it was opened.
November 17, 2016 - Subtle in every way but nonetheless undoubtedly Chablis and unmistakably Raveneau. As so often seems the case, the last bottle was fresh and in perfect condition needing a 1/2 hour to become recognizable and a full 3 hours to be everything you hope for in GC Chablis with iodine, saline, citrus and nuts making for a wonderful and lengthy finish. Very good.
March 29, 2016 - Deep yellow to light golden. At first, a waxy, rich nose that reminded more of Côte de Beaune Grand Cru or Savennières than Chablis. Ultimately, more brothy, saline, truffled scents. Full bodied, incredibly lush, mouth coating feel, which probably is the best aspect of the wine for me. Pear fruit rather than more typical apple or citrus, fairly diffuse and short in acidity. This is a curious wine which is by no means great.
November 4, 2015 - 2015 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/3/2015-11/9/2015 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): The initial impression is quite fat and cloying reflecting the vintage but with air, becomes very Raveneau. Ripe orchard fruits, peach, lemon, a hint of oyster shell, saline and mineral. Very good concentration, good mineral expression, medium acidity and lovely long clean finish. Quite youthful. Decanting is recommended. Really nice showing.
August 10, 2014 - Explosive jumps out of the glass. Opulent big juicy wine with a tight clean cirtusy finish. A little rough but beautifully fresh and young. Only signs of age is the roundening out of the fruit.