April 30, 2023 - Bright greenish color. Very classic nose with fine touches of peach, green apples, and a very chalky streak. Medium to full bodied attack, fine tones of citrus and green apples on the mid palate. Very good acidity leads to a bright finish, long aftertaste with lots of chalk. A beautiful, classic Chablis in its prime. Drink now, or keep for 10 years without any problem.
December 13, 2022 - Perfectly aged now, something the beautiful, slightly aged color hints at. A fine fruity nose at first with green apples, lemons, and a sweeter note reminiscent of pear. After a while, chalky tones supplements the fruit, and a vanilla tone is added to it all. Medium to full bodied attack, sweet fruit - pear - up front. On the mid-palate the wine closes in, becomes more vivid with green apple and citrus tones. This freshness follows through to the aftertaste. The finish is long, and somewhat sweet and vanilla-like, but the freshness still dominates. At its peak now, but will develop well for at least a decade.
May 26, 2022 - Still very young color, verging on green with slight straw color. Classi - and very young! - nose dominated by green apples, citrus, a hint of freshly cut grass, and that wonderful note of chalk and salt sea. After a while in the glass, tones of oak vanilla become more present. Medium to full bodied attack, higly concentrated fruit in the vein of green apples and lime at the front and at the mid palate. Very intense finish with high concentration of fruit (green apples) finely balanced by high acidity. Long, very long. Some dry oak tones come a bit disturbing on the finish, leaving an impression of a bit too heavily oaked wine. Still an adolescent, so keep for at least five years and hope for the oak to integrate somewhat better.
May 3, 2022 - This is just incredibly good at the moment. Still clear straw color with an intense green, brilliant streak. The nose is at first dominated by vanilla and coco - almost a bit "new world" - but these notes wane after some time in the glass, giving room for more classic aromas of green apples, lime, and that chalky feeling. Full bodied attack, lots of lime, lemon, green apples, but also some hints of vanilla and coco that I do not remember from earlier tasting of this wine. Very fine balance between sweet fruit and acidity, and a fine chalky, almost dusty finish, somewhat drying out. The aftertaste could have been much better with less oak because the fruit and the balance in this wine is so good in itself. A wine for white fish with a butter sauce. Perfectly mature now, but will keep for many years although I fear that the oak-tones will get more present over time. So; enjoy now if you have any bottles left.
March 17, 2022 - Clear golden with green brilliant tones. Classic nose first dominated by green apples with hints of sweeter, red apples. Underneath there is those tones of chalk, sea and salt, giving a dry impression. Medium to full bodied attack, lots of green apple fruit in the first part of the tasting curve, then a citrusy acidity kicks in together with a salty tone, culminating in a dry, chalky and citrusy finish that stretches out for almost a minute. This wine is still an adolescent, the mineral tones has only started to emerge, so give it more time. Still a beauty to drink now. Will keep for at least a decade. This confirms my impression that 2017 is one of the top vintages in Chablis in this decade, at least if one admires the more classic style.
August 15, 2021 - Après le super 2019 ouvert dès son arrivée en cave, le 2017 continue dans la même lancée. Superbe équilibre, encore de la tension mais l’acidité est plus dosée qu’en jeunesse. Un vin complet, excellent!
July 4, 2021 - Deep green golden, brilliant! Chalky, almost dusty nose with underlying fruit of green apples, lime and green olives. Medium to full bodied. Lots of citrus, lime and green apples up front. The mid palate is more mineral, and the finish is very like eating fine oysters. Long, very fresh, almost tannic feel in the aftertaste. Everthing here screams for more time in the cellar. Will get better - much better - in five years, and will keep for years after that.
February 16, 2021 - Clearly too young at the moment, but still a beauty to drink. Light straw color with an intense greenish hue. Muted nose at first (too cold, poured directly from the fridge), but after a while in the glass, classic tones of lime, lemon and bergamot, underlined by a steely and chalky minerality. Full bodied, lots of extract on the mid palate giving the wine an almost tannic feel, beautiful lemon/lime and green apples on the finish, while the aftertaste is loaded with chalky and steely mineral tones. A very serious premier cru that outshines many other producers' grand crus. I will keep the rest of my bottles at least five years before drinking (although I know that this is a promise I'll not be able to keep...).
January 3, 2021 - Served by the glass. Nice complexity on the nose with notes of, among many others, green apples, nutty, grass, white fruit, orange peel, seashells, ... Layered yet harmonic aromas. On the palate showed balanced and succulent. Solid-bodied with depth and persistence. In my view just need more acid to aspire to greatness. Very very good for this terroir. Vintage comes to help for sure. Anyway and once again the importance of winemaker is firmly present here.
Servido por copas. Bonita complejidad en nariz con notas de, entre muchas otras, manzanas verdes, nueces, hierba, fruta blanca, cáscara de naranja, conchas, ... Aromas estratificados pero armónicos. En boca se mostró equilibrado y suculento. Cuerpo sólido con profundidad y persistencia. En mi opinión sólo necesita más ácido para aspirar a la grandeza. Muy muy bueno para este terroir. La añada viene a ayudar con toda seguridad. De todos modos y una vez más, la importancia del enólogo está firmemente presente .
November 21, 2020 - Tellement Chablis! Fruits du verger mûrs (poires), salinité, fraîcheur... Vraiment très bon - une cuvée que je préfère sur les millésimes plus tendus comme ce 2017...