2010 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
Community Tasting Note
alanr wrote:
87 Points
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - A little boring, a little flabby, a little overripe, a little oaky. Not bad, not exciting.
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Comment posted by Periko:
4/21/2013 8:41:00 AM - You mean oaky on palate? This wine is aged in stainless steel tanks only, so there's no way to find oak in palate and even less on nose. Maybe some "fat" on palate because of yeast?
Comment posted by alanr:
4/21/2013 11:48:00 AM - Always risky assuming oak, but it certainly appeared that way to me on the palate. I don't know many Chablis producers who are using only stainless now, with no barrel aging; if true for this wine maybe it's just the vintage character.
Comment posted by Periko:
4/21/2013 2:50:00 PM - Hello again. I wrote the comment because, aside of the oak thing, I was a bit surprised as I had the 08 of this wine but it was rigth the opposite: pungent, mineral, saline and probably on the "thin" side. Thanks for the feedback.