Relatively deep gold. However, no sign of premox, appropriately oxidised for a 12 year old Chablis. A bouquet of grapefruit and lemon zest, some crunchy green apple, wet oyster shell, tide pool and a touch of baking spice. On palate, mature, classic Chablis. Taut and dry. Compared with in my 2017 tasting note - as you would expect - the Séchet less primary and fruit forward, more mineral and saline. Steely and chalky with fine lemon and lime citrus, peaches, greengages and green apples. Vibrant, fresh acidity. Satiny mouthfeel. Moderate alcohol (13% ABV) and - as is the practice with this Domaine - no oak. Finishes long, dry and mineral. This Séchet should continue to drink well, in this style, beyond 2030. If the Séchet is this good, I look forward to opening my 2010 Louis Michel Les Clos ...
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Popped and poured. Served with pasta and grilled salmon and fresh peas. Wine is yellow with a hint of green in color. Nose of fresh hay. Medium body. Good mouthfeel. Notes of red grapefruit with peach in the background. Hard to pick up the effervescence on the tongue that we had noted in 2017. Lingering finish.
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Deep tulip yellow. Lemon, chlorophyll, and iodine. Medium weight, superb glycerine feel. Wow, a truly Chablisien Chablis-tart lemon, herb, fantastic stone, and no undue sweetness at all. I enjoyed every sip of this.
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Still young, pale, taut, astringent. Hints of oak that isn't there. Though undeveloped, works well enough with Thai/Vietnamese food. Maybe the fruit will show in 2-3. NR for now. Hold.
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2017 Louis Michel Chablis (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Medium yellow. Too bad, lots of nice elements here-real sea breeze, great acidity, a texture that could fool you into thinking that some wood was involved, and a touch of honey. It all competes with a muting mustiness that is most prominent on the aftertaste. I went back and forth with this, but finally, I decided it was sound, and the finish eventually improved. Perhaps a little more advanced and dull than a perfect bottle, but this still has a lot of guts. Look forward to retrying my one remaining bottle.
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Last bottle from a case purchased over five years ago. This was the finest Chablis I ever purchased and a real treat to watch it evolve over that time. 2 1/2 years since my last bottle. This was a bit more golden in color but not premoxed at all. Beautiful elegant nose that gave the slightest hint of botrytis similar to a Sauternes but so taught and dry on the finish and had that striking high toned minerality throughout shouting that this could come from nowhere else other than Chablis. Full, and simply put, a phenomenal wine. Certainly the best bottle of Chablis I ever enjoyed $ for $.
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Opened three bottles, only one drinkable, all three kept in cellar together since purchase, all corks OK and identical, yet all three different. One like water with bitter aftertaste, one poxed. The third was nice, complex Chablis. Pleasing, interesting nose with stone, spice and hint of fruit, round medium weight with almost oily feel on palate with long finish. Meyer lemon, pineapple, stone. Rating reflects single good bottle.
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POxed. Same golden color others are reporting, but in my case that was a harbinger of bruised-apple-undrinkably-oxidized. And for a 1er Chablis to be oxidized beyond any hope of salvation seven and a half years after the grapes were harvested is absolutely premature. Cork appeared to be in perfect shape BTW.
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Deep straw, almost golden colour, shows its age quite clearly. Mature aroma dominated by peach and pickled citrus, but also with intriguing tones of dried straw/hay, dusty earth and some honey. Almost like a central burgundy wine. Medium to full bodied with lots of peach and pickled citrus in the first part of the taste curve, then bracing acidity that lifts the total impression to fresh tropical fruit. Lacks the mineral tone usually associated with Chablis, but this is how these wines age. Has begun its descent and should be drunk within the next 2-4 years. Drunk with boiled cod ("skrei"), not an optimal combination as the cod would have benfited from a younger and more mineral wine.
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Big Bordeaux XIV (Kevin and Vicki's): This is a great chablis. Great minerality and crushed sea shells on the palate along with stone fruits and citrus.
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Big Bordeaux XIV: Featuring 1982 and 1990 (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Boy, these are so good, and this is just singing now. This has laser-like focus with mouth filling citrus fruits, brisk sea air and lime blossom on an effusive nose. The palate has great intensity, lemon-lime citrus, soil, limestone, and brine, with a great tingly acidity and a excellent vivacity. I didn't realize it had been 2 years since I had this last, and this has another another gear or two for sure. 93+ to 94 pts.
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I bought 1/2 dozen of these over time, this is my final bottle. I really enjoyed this cuvee, my notes over time reflect this feeling, too. Much like the previous bottle, this also drinks with a grapefruit note, with plenty of acidity to carry the palate. Light green apple, lemon fennel and a marine/seashell quality. Clean and refreshing, which is why I have consistently enjoyed the Michel Chablis bottlings since the 2008 vintage. This bottle is a reminder that while I can't take all the cuvees because of my cellar space these days, I do dig the Sechet a lot.
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This is a very good Chablis at this level. Bright, light gold colour. Primary and pungent bouquet and palate. On the nose, pineapple, lemon zest, chalk, meadow flowers and a suggestion of honey. In the mouth, rich and ripe but with Chablis varietal piercing acidity. Peaches, oyster shells, tangerines and limes. Well balanced. Clean, bright and pure. A hint of salinity on the relatively long finish. In its drinking window now.
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Deep golden, clearly old, but with no signs of oxidation. A mushroom hint on the nose, combined with peach and a oyster/seaweed streak. Fascinating. Medium bodied, has lost some freshness but is still very alive. Long and vivid aftertaste with clearer tones of citrus and lime. Age has primarily made its mark on the colour and the nose. A year or to behind its peak, but still intriguing to drink.
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Greenish straw color. Nose of fresh hay and apricot. Thin legs. Well-balanced body. Flavors of Meyer lemon, tangerine and peach with minerality. Some effervescence on the tongue. Persistence on finish.
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A phenomenal bottle of wine. Complex, bright, juicy, saline...Rich, round but still had that nice taut quality at the end. Well above average example of Chablis. Absolutely loved this bottle.
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Big Bordeaux X: Right Bank Stars including '85 & '98 Cheval, '90 d'Yquem + More (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very nice as usual. The nose was maybe a touch reticent initially - maybe a tad cold on opening, but it opens nicely to reveal the core of ocean breeze minerals and green and yellow citrus fruits. The palate is quite crisp and lively with lemon, lime, and tangerine coupled with the refreshing minerality. This has good cut and nice persistence on the finish. 92+pts.
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For me, this is really in the zone right now. The palate is clean and clear, lovely clear fruit, lemon tones, brisk acidity and pulsing with energy. Seems ripe, but the acidity is firm and the wine is nicely taut.
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Ah, getting there! It's lost much of the detail-and-terroir-obscuring baby fat in the last two years, and starting to shine. I'd guess another year or two will probably still do some good though.
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Another good showing. At first, my impression is that this is more toned down than in the past, not as effusive and energetic as I remember, although still very good. Clear palate, no oak, very nice. This firms up and becomes more "classic" on the second night, when it shows really good structure and underlying tension. Quite enjoyable.
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Monthly Tasting Group: Brunello's (Rinata, Mpls): Light gold color. this was given an hour of air prior. Drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. AS always, a fine example of Chablis, I can't really say whether the air made a positive difference, but it didn't hurt it either. See previous notes for details, very consistent wine. 91+ to 92pts.
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Very giving in its array of flavors: unsweet pineapple, grapefruit, even a hint of tangerine after this had been open for a while. The palate is wide open with plenty of clear fruits and lots of energy. A bit looser than my first bottle last summer, but still plenty of energy and vigor. Drink now to mid term.
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A Tour Through France Tuesday at Tilia (Tilia, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes plus. The nose is citrus, lemon, steely, sea breezes, and saline. The palate follows with citrus, tart lemon drops, lychee, more subtle tangerine, and a nice crispness to the minerally finish. 91+pts.
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My first bottle of this wine from my stash. Liz immediately loves it, saying that it "tastes like a peach-lemon dessert". I don't get any peach (thankfully - I don't want peach in my Chablis), but there is plenty of lemon, lemon ice, clear fruit with a golden sun-baked edge to it, very nice acids and a long, lip smacking finish. Lots of energy here. A winner. Like most Louis Michel Chablis, I would drink this young to mid term to capture its youthful energy. In New City, Labor Day BBQ with the family.
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Just past a year since my previous bottle in 2013. The one y/day tasted pretty similar to that one, with honeyed lemon, nice medium weight and some distinct grapefruit this time. Continues to drink well.
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Worldwide Whites (Edina Country Club, MN): Not as impressed as others with this wine. It lack complexity and paled in comparison to the Fevre. Mineral, too much spice and grapefruit. A bitter finish. Hold and hope it improves.
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Worldwide Whites (Edina, MN): Light gold color. PNP, drank 2 glasses over 2+ hours. Loved the nose, even better than the '08 Fevre Bougros. The nose has bright fruit, crystalline minerality, very florals, pungent. The palate offers up an abundance of citrus fruits, grapefruit, citrus zest, kiwi, linear, saline minerality, very tart, with the acid becoming a bit sharp as it came to room temp. 91+ to 92 pts.
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Probably served little too cold at first. Nice light yellow color, richer and more dense than I expected. Some golden apple, pear, and a crystalline hard yellow lemon candy at first. As this opened and warmed, the wine seemed to become lighter in feel and showed more lime and citrus, especially on the finish. Ann thought it was more grapefruit like. There is some nice saline and marine like notes, but not necessarily oyster shell or earthy mineral that I enjoy. There is good acidity and I enjoyed it on this warm (finally) spring night. I wish I bought more when I had the chance.
Mostly French (& A Few More) Offline at Tilia (Tilia, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Nose is very bright with citrus, orange, flinty minerals, pear, developing some earth tones later. The palate is fresh and nimble, melon, citrus, apple, saline minerality, long and well balanced. As with so many 2010's, this is splendid. 92+ to 93pts.
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Pale, clear light yellow with the slightest green tinge. Absolutely no mistaking the incredibly pure high toned salty and lemon mineral inflected chablis nose. Rich and round with bright lemon flavors that firm up with beautiful briny acidity on the finish. Awesome.
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Finished this several days ago. As another comment observes, this was currently more about juicy citrus fruit (Meyer lemon, orange) than Kimmeridgian oyster shell. The moderate enjoyment I might have otherwise taken in this was diminished by the strong feeling that this stuff will be *far* more interesting and compelling some years down the road. I think I'm with Gilman once again, who says drink 2017-2045. Hold. (And I'm glad to be holding five of these.)
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Similar showing to the February bottle, and this affirms my previous note. Lemon peel, fennel, honeyed edges and good saline/mineral quality in the finish. Drinks well now and very enjoyable.
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Clear gold in the glass. Nose is very subtle yielding (when it does yield) stony pear with a saline overtone. Good medium-firm acidity on the palate. Dried pear and a mouthful of stones with a lengthy lychee and pear peel finish. Opens up after a trip through the Vinturi enhancing the above aromas and flavors. Very nice wine with a fair amount of time left. But quite satisfying now.
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Opened about a 1/2 hour ago, dropped into the freezer to put some chill on it. Aromatics seem a little shy, but there is some faint marine notes here and lemon, but again subtle. The palate shows sea shell, orchard fruit--yellow apple, nectarine--then in the finish is where the citrus pith comes in, along with a saline/mineral water quality and some bright acid. $30 for these.....while I often wonder if I'd simply put the Michel dollars aside and pool them for a few Dauvissat or Raveneau, I seem to end up buying Michel yet again and enjoying the pleasure of having more of his cuvees, versus a couple single bottles of really GC chablis.
My first 2010 Sechet, as I bought a handful of these recently, along with the MdT and Les Clos. I really like Michel, as I don't have to whince when I pay for the wines, as they remain in my view an excellent value. Plus, they don't see any oak so they present a transparency that isn't cloaked up with toasy, marshmallow, vanilla bean and all that other barrel noise. Opened last night.....drinks plumper than the 08 Michel Vaudesir which I poured next to it. I saw the Burghound note on this, and I would agree with the white peach, although there is enough acid, what he calls citrus, again I think a fine descriptor, to keep the wine with some cut. Then a nice spicy note, like a fresh, zippy green apple in the finish, along with minerality and anise. There is a shaing of opulence in the wine too, in the finish, some honey but it's suprpassed by the spicy acidity that carries this wine. Another really nice Michel chablis, for $30 and half of that for Dauvissat Forest and the other undrinkable CA chardonnay heroes.
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Drinking absolutely beautifully. Very light gold color, with a reticent nose of citrus peel (not surprising since this shipment just arrived today). Palate is more lime than lemon, with lots of minerality and salinity coming through on the very long finish. Lovely stuff...
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2/26/2022 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Relatively deep gold. However, no sign of premox, appropriately oxidised for a 12 year old Chablis. A bouquet of grapefruit and lemon zest, some crunchy green apple, wet oyster shell, tide pool and a touch of baking spice. On palate, mature, classic Chablis. Taut and dry. Compared with in my 2017 tasting note - as you would expect - the Séchet less primary and fruit forward, more mineral and saline. Steely and chalky with fine lemon and lime citrus, peaches, greengages and green apples. Vibrant, fresh acidity. Satiny mouthfeel. Moderate alcohol (13% ABV) and - as is the practice with this Domaine - no oak. Finishes long, dry and mineral. This Séchet should continue to drink well, in this style, beyond 2030. If the Séchet is this good, I look forward to opening my 2010 Louis Michel Les Clos ...
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7/1/2020 - 312 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Popped and poured. Served with pasta and grilled salmon and fresh peas. Wine is yellow with a hint of green in color. Nose of fresh hay. Medium body. Good mouthfeel. Notes of red grapefruit with peach in the background. Hard to pick up the effervescence on the tongue that we had noted in 2017. Lingering finish.
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1/19/2020 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep tulip yellow. Lemon, chlorophyll, and iodine. Medium weight, superb glycerine feel. Wow, a truly Chablisien Chablis-tart lemon, herb, fantastic stone, and no undue sweetness at all. I enjoyed every sip of this.
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9/7/2019 - Vinomane wrote:
Still young, pale, taut, astringent. Hints of oak that isn't there. Though undeveloped, works well enough with Thai/Vietnamese food. Maybe the fruit will show in 2-3. NR for now. Hold.
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5/8/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
2017 Louis Michel Chablis (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Medium yellow. Too bad, lots of nice elements here-real sea breeze, great acidity, a texture that could fool you into thinking that some wood was involved, and a touch of honey. It all competes with a muting mustiness that is most prominent on the aftertaste. I went back and forth with this, but finally, I decided it was sound, and the finish eventually improved. Perhaps a little more advanced and dull than a perfect bottle, but this still has a lot of guts. Look forward to retrying my one remaining bottle.
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2/11/2019 - flyinburrito Likes this wine:
Last bottle from a case purchased over five years ago. This was the finest Chablis I ever purchased and a real treat to watch it evolve over that time. 2 1/2 years since my last bottle. This was a bit more golden in color but not premoxed at all. Beautiful elegant nose that gave the slightest hint of botrytis similar to a Sauternes but so taught and dry on the finish and had that striking high toned minerality throughout shouting that this could come from nowhere else other than Chablis. Full, and simply put, a phenomenal wine. Certainly the best bottle of Chablis I ever enjoyed $ for $.
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1/3/2019 - Outplaying wrote: flawed
Corked. Damn, last bottle, too.
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12/2/2018 - chifred wrote: 91 Points
Opened three bottles, only one drinkable, all three kept in cellar together since purchase, all corks OK and identical, yet all three different. One like water with bitter aftertaste, one poxed. The third was nice, complex Chablis. Pleasing, interesting nose with stone, spice and hint of fruit, round medium weight with almost oily feel on palate with long finish. Meyer lemon, pineapple, stone. Rating reflects single good bottle.
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6/10/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Spain (Tilia, Mpls): Drinking great again. I love this; Grand Cru intensity, oyster shell, earthy, tangy, Meyer lemon, lime, grapefruit.
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4/8/2018 - Charlie Pendejo wrote: flawed
POxed. Same golden color others are reporting, but in my case that was a harbinger of bruised-apple-undrinkably-oxidized. And for a 1er Chablis to be oxidized beyond any hope of salvation seven and a half years after the grapes were harvested is absolutely premature. Cork appeared to be in perfect shape BTW.
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2/10/2018 - dagij Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep straw, almost golden colour, shows its age quite clearly. Mature aroma dominated by peach and pickled citrus, but also with intriguing tones of dried straw/hay, dusty earth and some honey. Almost like a central burgundy wine. Medium to full bodied with lots of peach and pickled citrus in the first part of the taste curve, then bracing acidity that lifts the total impression to fresh tropical fruit. Lacks the mineral tone usually associated with Chablis, but this is how these wines age. Has begun its descent and should be drunk within the next 2-4 years. Drunk with boiled cod ("skrei"), not an optimal combination as the cod would have benfited from a younger and more mineral wine.
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1/15/2018 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Big Bordeaux XIV (Kevin and Vicki's): This is a great chablis. Great minerality and crushed sea shells on the palate along with stone fruits and citrus.
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1/13/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
Big Bordeaux XIV: Featuring 1982 and 1990 (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Boy, these are so good, and this is just singing now. This has laser-like focus with mouth filling citrus fruits, brisk sea air and lime blossom on an effusive nose. The palate has great intensity, lemon-lime citrus, soil, limestone, and brine, with a great tingly acidity and a excellent vivacity. I didn't realize it had been 2 years since I had this last, and this has another another gear or two for sure. 93+ to 94 pts.
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9/2/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
I bought 1/2 dozen of these over time, this is my final bottle. I really enjoyed this cuvee, my notes over time reflect this feeling, too. Much like the previous bottle, this also drinks with a grapefruit note, with plenty of acidity to carry the palate. Light green apple, lemon fennel and a marine/seashell quality. Clean and refreshing, which is why I have consistently enjoyed the Michel Chablis bottlings since the 2008 vintage. This bottle is a reminder that while I can't take all the cuvees because of my cellar space these days, I do dig the Sechet a lot.
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8/1/2017 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a very good Chablis at this level. Bright, light gold colour. Primary and pungent bouquet and palate. On the nose, pineapple, lemon zest, chalk, meadow flowers and a suggestion of honey. In the mouth, rich and ripe but with Chablis varietal piercing acidity. Peaches, oyster shells, tangerines and limes. Well balanced. Clean, bright and pure. A hint of salinity on the relatively long finish. In its drinking window now.
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6/28/2017 - dagij wrote: 89 Points
Deep golden, clearly old, but with no signs of oxidation. A mushroom hint on the nose, combined with peach and a oyster/seaweed streak. Fascinating. Medium bodied, has lost some freshness but is still very alive. Long and vivid aftertaste with clearer tones of citrus and lime. Age has primarily made its mark on the colour and the nose. A year or to behind its peak, but still intriguing to drink.
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1/27/2017 - 312 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Greenish straw color. Nose of fresh hay and apricot. Thin legs. Well-balanced body. Flavors of Meyer lemon, tangerine and peach with minerality. Some effervescence on the tongue. Persistence on finish.
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5/11/2016 - flyinburrito Likes this wine:
A phenomenal bottle of wine. Complex, bright, juicy, saline...Rich, round but still had that nice taut quality at the end. Well above average example of Chablis. Absolutely loved this bottle.
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10/25/2015 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Big Bordeaux X : Right Bank (Kevin and Vicki's house): A small pour at a tasting. This is a well-made chablis. Crispy, yet with body. Pear, canteloupe, good acidity. Quite vibrant.
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10/24/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Big Bordeaux X: Right Bank Stars including '85 & '98 Cheval, '90 d'Yquem + More (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very nice as usual. The nose was maybe a touch reticent initially - maybe a tad cold on opening, but it opens nicely to reveal the core of ocean breeze minerals and green and yellow citrus fruits. The palate is quite crisp and lively with lemon, lime, and tangerine coupled with the refreshing minerality. This has good cut and nice persistence on the finish. 92+pts.
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10/9/2015 - Pknut wrote:
For me, this is really in the zone right now. The palate is clean and clear, lovely clear fruit, lemon tones, brisk acidity and pulsing with energy. Seems ripe, but the acidity is firm and the wine is nicely taut.
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8/2/2015 - Charlie Pendejo wrote:
Ah, getting there! It's lost much of the detail-and-terroir-obscuring baby fat in the last two years, and starting to shine. I'd guess another year or two will probably still do some good though.
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6/9/2015 - Pknut wrote:
Another good showing. At first, my impression is that this is more toned down than in the past, not as effusive and energetic as I remember, although still very good. Clear palate, no oak, very nice. This firms up and becomes more "classic" on the second night, when it shows really good structure and underlying tension. Quite enjoyable.
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5/17/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Brunello's (Rinata, Mpls): Light gold color. this was given an hour of air prior. Drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. AS always, a fine example of Chablis, I can't really say whether the air made a positive difference, but it didn't hurt it either. See previous notes for details, very consistent wine. 91+ to 92pts.
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5/13/2015 - Pknut wrote:
Very giving in its array of flavors: unsweet pineapple, grapefruit, even a hint of tangerine after this had been open for a while. The palate is wide open with plenty of clear fruits and lots of energy. A bit looser than my first bottle last summer, but still plenty of energy and vigor. Drink now to mid term.
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12/23/2014 - chablis28 wrote: 91 Points
Very much enjoyed this Chablis! Loved the tangerine notes and overall typacity.
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12/23/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
A Tour Through France Tuesday at Tilia (Tilia, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes plus. The nose is citrus, lemon, steely, sea breezes, and saline. The palate follows with citrus, tart lemon drops, lychee, more subtle tangerine, and a nice crispness to the minerally finish. 91+pts.
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8/31/2014 - Pknut wrote:
My first bottle of this wine from my stash. Liz immediately loves it, saying that it "tastes like a peach-lemon dessert". I don't get any peach (thankfully - I don't want peach in my Chablis), but there is plenty of lemon, lemon ice, clear fruit with a golden sun-baked edge to it, very nice acids and a long, lip smacking finish. Lots of energy here. A winner. Like most Louis Michel Chablis, I would drink this young to mid term to capture its youthful energy. In New City, Labor Day BBQ with the family.
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7/5/2014 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Just past a year since my previous bottle in 2013. The one y/day tasted pretty similar to that one, with honeyed lemon, nice medium weight and some distinct grapefruit this time. Continues to drink well.
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6/30/2014 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Worldwide Whites (Edina Country Club, MN): Not as impressed as others with this wine. It lack complexity and paled in comparison to the Fevre. Mineral, too much spice and grapefruit. A bitter finish. Hold and hope it improves.
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6/29/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Worldwide Whites (Edina, MN): Light gold color. PNP, drank 2 glasses over 2+ hours. Loved the nose, even better than the '08 Fevre Bougros. The nose has bright fruit, crystalline minerality, very florals, pungent. The palate offers up an abundance of citrus fruits, grapefruit, citrus zest, kiwi, linear, saline minerality, very tart, with the acid becoming a bit sharp as it came to room temp. 91+ to 92 pts.
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4/12/2014 - Outplaying wrote:
Probably served little too cold at first. Nice light yellow color, richer and more dense than I expected. Some golden apple, pear, and a crystalline hard yellow lemon candy at first. As this opened and warmed, the wine seemed to become lighter in feel and showed more lime and citrus, especially on the finish. Ann thought it was more grapefruit like. There is some nice saline and marine like notes, but not necessarily oyster shell or earthy mineral that I enjoy. There is good acidity and I enjoyed it on this warm (finally) spring night. I wish I bought more when I had the chance.
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2/14/2014 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Lots of minerals, a little golden fruit makes this nice.
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2/12/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Mostly French (& A Few More) Offline at Tilia (Tilia, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Nose is very bright with citrus, orange, flinty minerals, pear, developing some earth tones later. The palate is fresh and nimble, melon, citrus, apple, saline minerality, long and well balanced. As with so many 2010's, this is splendid. 92+ to 93pts.
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8/30/2013 - flyinburrito wrote:
Pale, clear light yellow with the slightest green tinge. Absolutely no mistaking the incredibly pure high toned salty and lemon mineral inflected chablis nose. Rich and round with bright lemon flavors that firm up with beautiful briny acidity on the finish. Awesome.
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8/8/2013 - Charlie Pendejo wrote:
Finished this several days ago. As another comment observes, this was currently more about juicy citrus fruit (Meyer lemon, orange) than Kimmeridgian oyster shell. The moderate enjoyment I might have otherwise taken in this was diminished by the strong feeling that this stuff will be *far* more interesting and compelling some years down the road. I think I'm with Gilman once again, who says drink 2017-2045. Hold. (And I'm glad to be holding five of these.)
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4/22/2013 - CO CHRIS wrote:
13%...nose is all salinity, crazy minerality...palate is ridiculous lemons, zip, minerality - underlying lushness. UNWOODED.
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4/2/2013 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Similar showing to the February bottle, and this affirms my previous note. Lemon peel, fennel, honeyed edges and good saline/mineral quality in the finish. Drinks well now and very enjoyable.
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2/27/2013 - iByron wrote: 90 Points
Clear gold in the glass. Nose is very subtle yielding (when it does yield) stony pear with a saline overtone. Good medium-firm acidity on the palate. Dried pear and a mouthful of stones with a lengthy lychee and pear peel finish. Opens up after a trip through the Vinturi enhancing the above aromas and flavors. Very nice wine with a fair amount of time left. But quite satisfying now.
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2/23/2013 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Opened about a 1/2 hour ago, dropped into the freezer to put some chill on it. Aromatics seem a little shy, but there is some faint marine notes here and lemon, but again subtle. The palate shows sea shell, orchard fruit--yellow apple, nectarine--then in the finish is where the citrus pith comes in, along with a saline/mineral water quality and some bright acid. $30 for these.....while I often wonder if I'd simply put the Michel dollars aside and pool them for a few Dauvissat or Raveneau, I seem to end up buying Michel yet again and enjoying the pleasure of having more of his cuvees, versus a couple single bottles of really GC chablis.
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12/14/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Some Weekend Burgundy; 12/14/2012-12/15/2012 (Dig Wines and San Francisco Wine Trading Company): Pale. Classic Chablis aromas of seashell and orange peel. The bright citrus fruit rather than minerality dominates the palate. Excellent volume and flesh for the site, and overall, terrific balance. Unexpectedly fine and well worth buying.
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10/8/2012 - Frank Murray III wrote:
My first 2010 Sechet, as I bought a handful of these recently, along with the MdT and Les Clos. I really like Michel, as I don't have to whince when I pay for the wines, as they remain in my view an excellent value. Plus, they don't see any oak so they present a transparency that isn't cloaked up with toasy, marshmallow, vanilla bean and all that other barrel noise. Opened last night.....drinks plumper than the 08 Michel Vaudesir which I poured next to it. I saw the Burghound note on this, and I would agree with the white peach, although there is enough acid, what he calls citrus, again I think a fine descriptor, to keep the wine with some cut. Then a nice spicy note, like a fresh, zippy green apple in the finish, along with minerality and anise. There is a shaing of opulence in the wine too, in the finish, some honey but it's suprpassed by the spicy acidity that carries this wine. Another really nice Michel chablis, for $30 and half of that for Dauvissat Forest and the other undrinkable CA chardonnay heroes.
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8/24/2012 - lepetitchateau wrote: 92 Points
I echo KevinS - this was a pleasing wine, ready to go now, and shows beautiful Chablis quality.
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8/24/2012 - KevinS wrote:
Drinking absolutely beautifully. Very light gold color, with a reticent nose of citrus peel (not surprising since this shipment just arrived today). Palate is more lime than lemon, with lots of minerality and salinity coming through on the very long finish. Lovely stuff...
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