Crystal clear pale yellow. Driven from the start by yellow orchard fruit and even a touch of pineapple. There's a green herbal note throughout - mint and eucalyptus. With 6+ hours of air, picks up more typical Chablisienne qualities with iodine, crushed shells. The palate carries a lot of the orchard fruit and eucalyptus, but also gains some crimini mushroom and iodine with significant air. Medium plus acid, this is quite fruit driven, with that distracting green tinge throughout. A pristinely kept bottle, but no where near as interesting as an '04 MdT this time last year. This bottle simply reinforces my apathy toward Vaillons as a whole - the first mediocre '04 Chablis I've come across in well over 2 years.
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Served double blind. Immediately upon smelling and tasting this, I went to sauvignon blanc -- it had that distinct of a green note (and reading some of my notes from five years ago, something that I didn't pick up on back then). Sure, it was rounder than a typical example, and admittedly playing the player a little bit, I guessed that this was a St. Bris! The fruit is incredibly fresh here, and I would never have pegged it for being so old. However, the green note actually seems to grow slightly more prominent with air and that really detracts from the enjoyment of an otherwise primordially fresh bottle of chablis.
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Luftet en time i karaffel. Elegant duft og svak med tydelige Raveneau-toner. Lukt av frisk sitrus, sjøsprøyt, gule epler og snev av østers. Smaken var mindre moden enn forventet, mild sitronkaramell, mer honningmelon enn honning, svak nøttearoma og kaldt sjøvann. En velbalansert vin med avdampet fruktighet, middels syre og lang smak. Jeg synes denne vinmarken er en av de mest elegante i Chablis. Fungerte strålende til pannestekt sjøkrepshale med fennikel-salat, smaksatt med syltet estragon og lime.
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Just gorgeous. Barely any signs of age, light barely golden color. Loads of spicy heady fruit and candied truffle on the nose. Perfect balance, seamless on the palate.
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I karaffel. Lys strågul farge. Umiddelbart svak lukt av sitrus og hav. Etter 15 minutter mer kompleks lukt av sitrus, salt sjøvann og limonade. Smak av sitrus, akasiehonning, grapefrukt og salt sjøvann. Veldig elegant vin med veldig lang ettersmak. Drukket over 2 timer og som alltid var det siste glasset best.
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Raveneau hit a home run in 04. Not even my favorite from the lineup, but this wine is fantastic. In a great place right now, but not showing any signs of aging. Vibrant acid, pure, and crisp with overtones of the Raveneau lanolin that come out with air.
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Annual End of Year Mostly Magnum Funday (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Light yellow, pristine appearance for this age. Amazing essential Chablis nose of crushed oyster shell, white flowers, and citrus. Light weight and absolutely delicate for a Raveneau. Taut, crisp, great acidity, moderate finish. This is all 2004 and much less of the Raveneau beeswax and hazelnut, although maybe that will come with more age. Beautiful and quite young.
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Senn-d off (part 2): Chablis at Nico Osteria (Chicago, IL): I didn't even realize I had tasted this bottle a few months ago, and to be honest, this wasn't like my previous note at all. Again, given the vintage, I found this to be more fruit-forward than I would have expected. There's a slight bit of salted caramel or something like that on the palate, that adds richness to the wine, though it was a little bit weird. I loved the acidity here.
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wow this is amazing...given the pricing of these bottles now, might be the last time I get to taste. The nose has this sea salt and light caramel note that is so alluring. The palate is so pure with a great finish.
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Wines Tasted at HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Not at the same quality level of previous bottle I recall from the past. Ripe orchard fruit aromas that even had riper tropical hints. Leaner flavor profile that was very chalky with a more acid-driven finish than I'd prefer.
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HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): Very pale colour. Light sulphur, chalk, lemon on the nose. The palate has acidity that is even more powerful than usual. Lots of salt water and lemon juice, but that belies an amazing palate density. Rich unctuous texture. This is what chardonnay is all about.
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Showing beautifully, superb wine to pair with the first 2/3 of a tasting menu. Turning light golden in color. Reticent at first, but when aerated and warmed an array of elements there -- spicy hazelnut meets petrol notes. A bit "sharper" in tone and flavor with more candied lemon rind vs. candied lemon pith. Coconut oils, lavender, white flowers, maitake mushroom, teeny hint of white truffle. Wow.
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Chablis 2004 Shootout...Raveneau, Dauvissat and Fevre...Top Vineyards (L2O - Chicago IL): Tasted single blind alongside Dauvissat and Fevre 2004 Vaillons. Clearly the superstar of this flight with incredible concentration on both nose and palate. Apple and lemon peel start-to-finish with huge density, giving it a slightly backward character. Great acidity, limestone and oyster shell really stand out on long finish. Much more integrated and balanced than I remember from when tried shortly after release. I'd expect this to continue to improve with more time in the cellar. One final glass was remaining for the 2nd day and was still great, just a little softer and less intense.
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Drinking some old bottles...: This wonderful mix of almost water-like purity and profound concentration. Salted lemon peel and mineral as you'd expect, but you have the feeling flavour components aren't quite what this is about. Very youthful and somewhat reserved, though. Sort of meta-Chablis, a commentary on the genre. Like most of the afternoon's wine, more for contemplation than obvious, easy, pleasure.
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surprising amount of lees and vanilla, and a weird similarity to the nv Krug Grand Cuvee we just tasted before...clears up on the palate. incredibly smooth, very Burgundian (instead of just lean-mean Chablis machine), buttery, underlying acidity.
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Dujac City - Burgundy Fest (Waterford Wine Co. Tasting Room): Fresh and bright nose of saline and lemon/lime. Crisp and fresh like spring water, but also has a seawater component also. So pure with a long finish. Brings out the salinity in the oysters.
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Pale yellow green. Nose of stone and some lemon peel. Closed and round to taste, with some typical Chablis crushed stone and salinite on the finish. Pleasant accompaniment to fresh sea bream grilled with bay leaf and lemon. But not revealing much today, may just be too young. I hope I get a chance to try it again in five years.
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This wine was decanted and served. It showed well; however, it was more restrained and closed throughout the drinking window than expected. The wine shows typical Raveneau aromatics of seashell, citrus and minerals. The color is a light golden and correct. The medium bodied palate continues the theme of restraint and the balance of the wine is slightly disjointed. Based on other recently tasted 2004 wines from Ravneau, these may be going through a closed-down stage. All there components are there for the wine to show better; however, they fail to develop into a harmonious whole that makes for a great Raveneau.
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I do find chablis so hard to describe - somehow one senses the power, and the sharpness, and the purity of the chardonnay fruit, but it's not all revealed on the palate - anyway this was superb, just what the Raveneau reputation would lead one to expect (and nicer than almost anything in Linden's Raveneau tasting)
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12/31/2020 - cfrances33 wrote: 90 Points
Served in a JRxRB Universal. Leaf / 1027 hPa.
Crystal clear pale yellow. Driven from the start by yellow orchard fruit and even a touch of pineapple. There's a green herbal note throughout - mint and eucalyptus. With 6+ hours of air, picks up more typical Chablisienne qualities with iodine, crushed shells. The palate carries a lot of the orchard fruit and eucalyptus, but also gains some crimini mushroom and iodine with significant air. Medium plus acid, this is quite fruit driven, with that distracting green tinge throughout. A pristinely kept bottle, but no where near as interesting as an '04 MdT this time last year. This bottle simply reinforces my apathy toward Vaillons as a whole - the first mediocre '04 Chablis I've come across in well over 2 years.
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12/31/2020 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Served double blind. Immediately upon smelling and tasting this, I went to sauvignon blanc -- it had that distinct of a green note (and reading some of my notes from five years ago, something that I didn't pick up on back then). Sure, it was rounder than a typical example, and admittedly playing the player a little bit, I guessed that this was a St. Bris! The fruit is incredibly fresh here, and I would never have pegged it for being so old. However, the green note actually seems to grow slightly more prominent with air and that really detracts from the enjoyment of an otherwise primordially fresh bottle of chablis.
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7/5/2020 - Kurtjo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ung, slank med god konsentrasjon. Sitron, sjø og østers. Nydelig balansert vin. Trenger kjellertid eller mye luft.
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7/4/2020 - godx wrote: flawed
corked.
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4/19/2019 - ttholst wrote: 94 Points
Luftet en time i karaffel. Elegant duft og svak med tydelige Raveneau-toner. Lukt av frisk sitrus, sjøsprøyt, gule epler og snev av østers. Smaken var mindre moden enn forventet, mild sitronkaramell, mer honningmelon enn honning, svak nøttearoma og kaldt sjøvann. En velbalansert vin med avdampet fruktighet, middels syre og lang smak. Jeg synes denne vinmarken er en av de mest elegante i Chablis. Fungerte strålende til pannestekt sjøkrepshale med fennikel-salat, smaksatt med syltet estragon og lime.
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7/10/2018 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 90 Points
Thin and subtle, with light chalkiness and pale orchard fruit. 90-
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12/30/2017 - B Paul wrote:
Clearly an off bottle. Cork wasn’t in great shape and I think this was starting to oxidize.
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4/15/2017 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 95 Points
Weekend of food and wine; 4/13/2017-4/16/2017 (Las Vegas): This showed very well, only scored at dinner so no formal note, but from memory still had plenty of life, great acidity and lots of minerality.
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12/17/2016 - danstrings Likes this wine: 95 Points
Just gorgeous. Barely any signs of age, light barely golden color. Loads of spicy heady fruit and candied truffle on the nose. Perfect balance, seamless on the palate.
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10/27/2016 - Rupert wrote:
One of the (fairly rare) occasions when I get chablis - the chardonnay fruit pure, with a saline streak, and seaside grip. Bracing and exciting.
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9/14/2016 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 93 Points
Showing absolutely great at the moment. Outstandingly balanced, super long, crisp. Goes right underneath my skin ;-). My only bottle. What a pity!
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8/5/2016 - ttholst wrote: 94 Points
I karaffel. Lys strågul farge. Umiddelbart svak lukt av sitrus og hav. Etter 15 minutter mer kompleks lukt av sitrus, salt sjøvann og limonade. Smak av sitrus, akasiehonning, grapefrukt og salt sjøvann. Veldig elegant vin med veldig lang ettersmak. Drukket over 2 timer og som alltid var det siste glasset best.
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2/13/2016 - jerhardt wrote: 93 Points
Raveneau hit a home run in 04. Not even my favorite from the lineup, but this wine is fantastic. In a great place right now, but not showing any signs of aging. Vibrant acid, pure, and crisp with overtones of the Raveneau lanolin that come out with air.
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12/13/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:
Annual End of Year Mostly Magnum Funday (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Light yellow, pristine appearance for this age. Amazing essential Chablis nose of crushed oyster shell, white flowers, and citrus. Light weight and absolutely delicate for a Raveneau. Taut, crisp, great acidity, moderate finish. This is all 2004 and much less of the Raveneau beeswax and hazelnut, although maybe that will come with more age. Beautiful and quite young.
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10/5/2015 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Senn-d off (part 2): Chablis at Nico Osteria (Chicago, IL): I didn't even realize I had tasted this bottle a few months ago, and to be honest, this wasn't like my previous note at all. Again, given the vintage, I found this to be more fruit-forward than I would have expected. There's a slight bit of salted caramel or something like that on the palate, that adds richness to the wine, though it was a little bit weird. I loved the acidity here.
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5/31/2015 - jhngo Likes this wine: 93 Points
High acid clean and stony. not very concentrated but very pretty.
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3/29/2015 - Sennma wrote: 94 Points
wow this is amazing...given the pricing of these bottles now, might be the last time I get to taste. The nose has this sea salt and light caramel note that is so alluring. The palate is so pure with a great finish.
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3/28/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Wines Tasted at HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Not at the same quality level of previous bottle I recall from the past. Ripe orchard fruit aromas that even had riper tropical hints. Leaner flavor profile that was very chalky with a more acid-driven finish than I'd prefer.
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3/28/2015 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): Very pale colour. Light sulphur, chalk, lemon on the nose. The palate has acidity that is even more powerful than usual. Lots of salt water and lemon juice, but that belies an amazing palate density. Rich unctuous texture. This is what chardonnay is all about.
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9/19/2013 - danstrings Likes this wine: 94 Points
Showing beautifully, superb wine to pair with the first 2/3 of a tasting menu. Turning light golden in color. Reticent at first, but when aerated and warmed an array of elements there -- spicy hazelnut meets petrol notes. A bit "sharper" in tone and flavor with more candied lemon rind vs. candied lemon pith. Coconut oils, lavender, white flowers, maitake mushroom, teeny hint of white truffle. Wow.
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4/8/2013 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Wine dinner with work colleagues (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): Pronounced damp wool nose, verging on musty, precise persistent fragrance, classic chablis, quite grand
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8/3/2012 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points
Open steely chardonnay, pungent oyster shell, classic chablis, austere rather than delicious
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7/30/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Chablis 2004 Shootout...Raveneau, Dauvissat and Fevre...Top Vineyards (L2O - Chicago IL): Tasted single blind alongside Dauvissat and Fevre 2004 Vaillons. Clearly the superstar of this flight with incredible concentration on both nose and palate. Apple and lemon peel start-to-finish with huge density, giving it a slightly backward character. Great acidity, limestone and oyster shell really stand out on long finish. Much more integrated and balanced than I remember from when tried shortly after release. I'd expect this to continue to improve with more time in the cellar. One final glass was remaining for the 2nd day and was still great, just a little softer and less intense.
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6/17/2012 - abh wrote:
Drinking some old bottles...: This wonderful mix of almost water-like purity and profound concentration. Salted lemon peel and mineral as you'd expect, but you have the feeling flavour components aren't quite what this is about. Very youthful and somewhat reserved, though. Sort of meta-Chablis, a commentary on the genre. Like most of the afternoon's wine, more for contemplation than obvious, easy, pleasure.
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12/15/2010 - blancdeblancs wrote:
surprising amount of lees and vanilla, and a weird similarity to the nv Krug Grand Cuvee we just tasted before...clears up on the palate. incredibly smooth, very Burgundian (instead of just lean-mean Chablis machine), buttery, underlying acidity.
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6/5/2010 - Beavis77 wrote:
Dujac City - Burgundy Fest (Waterford Wine Co. Tasting Room): Fresh and bright nose of saline and lemon/lime.
Crisp and fresh like spring water, but also has a seawater component also. So pure with a long finish.
Brings out the salinity in the oysters.
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5/9/2010 - Mistress of Wine wrote:
Pale yellow green. Nose of stone and some lemon peel. Closed and round to taste, with some typical Chablis crushed stone and salinite on the finish. Pleasant accompaniment to fresh sea bream grilled with bay leaf and lemon. But not revealing much today, may just be too young. I hope I get a chance to try it again in five years.
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1/9/2010 - LWI wrote:
Very pale color. Fresh palate, a lot of structure, acidity and very good length. Very young, very good, very promising. Too difficult to rate.
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11/10/2008 - sehill wrote: 89 Points
This wine was decanted and served. It showed well; however, it was more restrained and closed throughout the drinking window than expected. The wine shows typical Raveneau aromatics of seashell, citrus and minerals. The color is a light golden and correct. The medium bodied palate continues the theme of restraint and the balance of the wine is slightly disjointed. Based on other recently tasted 2004 wines from Ravneau, these may be going through a closed-down stage. All there components are there for the wine to show better; however, they fail to develop into a harmonious whole that makes for a great Raveneau.
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9/22/2007 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points
I do find chablis so hard to describe - somehow one senses the power, and the sharpness, and the purity of the chardonnay fruit, but it's not all revealed on the palate - anyway this was superb, just what the Raveneau reputation would lead one to expect (and nicer than almost anything in Linden's Raveneau tasting)
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