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Saturday, October 20, 2018 - Winebar [4 Whites, 5 Reds, & 5 *shared* Bottles] from 10/19/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From 20 yr old vines grown in the limestone soils of the 1.26 ha Truffières Vyd located in the commune of Villy, N of the town of Chablis; Vinified in s/s where it's aged for another 10 mos in stainless steel prior to spending 3 mos in demi-muid barrels (600-L); Neither cold-stabilized, fined, nor filtered

N: Slightly closed; Butter (or at least SOMETHING wood oriented) atop honey with minerals WAY underneath?

P: Med, poss MF, body; RNDISH entry with NICE frt met by a tangy acidity which fairly seamlessly evolves into a LONG, tangy/swt (60:40) finish with the outside POSSIBILITY of an incipient quasi-bitter flatness? For now & poss through EARLY '21, + could improve for the next 6 mos or so. LOTS of substance for "village" level, & my EXC- might well be an underrate. [This vendor's $23.95 is $6 < wine-searcher's next lowest current listing.]

Note: While "butter" is, at the least, uncommon in Chablis, this bottling IS a collaboration between Kermit Lynch & the Collett Family, and I recall seeing a video of Kermit on Wine Library T.V. where he expresses his personal dislike of malic acid.

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