Opened this 2 years after the last one and it developed well: ripe fruit, lemon, iodine, high density, a kind of oily texture, good length, now in its drinking window. This vineyard sits beside les Preuses and Fèvre consider it as their „baby“ Grand Cru. Excellent and tonight clearly on Grand Cru Level.
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Clear step down from the ‘10 Valmur. Lemon oil, some zest, fruitiness starting to fade a bit, crisp and smooth, lacking any real distinctive character though. Good not great.
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Light lemon yellow. This is still quite austere. Needs a long decant. Lemon oil, salt and quinine on the finish. Clearly very good but it needs more time. Glad I have more.
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Tasted over 2 hrs -translucent light-med gold green -a little reduction funk mingles with sea breeze and faint wood -med+ acidity, med/med- weight super sappy rocky minerality with a bitter grapefruit note, clean and long finish -very good now in the intermediate phase where the fruit has faded but not overtly mature either
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Very light yellow color with green reflections, seashells, iodine, stony, white fruit with lemon, long, still very young, but got a (little) bit more flesh. A wine for Chablis purists.
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Opened 1 hour prior to drinking. No pre-mox. Light yellow hue, bouquet of stones and fresh fruit. Beautifully balanced on the palate. As the wine warmed in the glass it became more complex and added considerable depth before finishing with good length. This should age beautifully for a decade or more.
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Light yellow. Drank at cellar temperature. So clearly and wonderfully Chablis. Stone, lemon and salt. Softened slightly from a few years ago without losing the razor edge. Faint orchard fruit as it opens. Excellent.
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Lys, klar grønngul. Aonori, sweetie (krysning mellom pomelo og grapefrukt), knust stein, brent fyrstikk, litt våt ull, treverk og noe laktisk. Frisk i anslaget, med slank, fokusert syre, kombinert med moden, intens og ganske sødmefull frukt. Svært god driv og konsentrasjon. Overraskende rik i munnen til å være så lys og frisk ellers. Gulgrønn sitrusfrukt og masse salter. Sitter veldig lenge. Utadvendt Chablis, med mye av alt. Strålende vin! 93p.
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Long, tight Diam cork, color is light hay, light fruit and sea spray on the nose; shows medium intensity on the palate, lots going on along with the taut stone fruit: hints of lemon rind, chalk, saline, perfect acidity. A beautifully classic Chablis. This note is from the next day, after having been opened 24 hours, but it hasn't budged an inch.
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So fresh, fine sharp and intense. There's a huge squeeze of squint inducing lemon juice. You get pungent minerality and a wine that is strict of line and with fabulous cut and length.
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Tasted over 2 hrs, bottle from secondary market -translucent light gold -ripe lemon grapefruit and a hint of tropical pineapple faintly waxy -med+ acidity, buckets of extract are palate staining and give power without weight and excellent length, fading lemon is giving way to a slightly waxy element underlying the intense saline minerality -this bottle is in the zone now just starting to show some maturity and thankfully no oxidative notes, slightly more advanced than a bottle just 2 months ago; excellent
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PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs; bottle from secondary market -translucent shimmering pale yellow-green -some reduction funk blows off then intense stony lemon -higher acidity but largely balanced by boatloads of sap, med- weight intense saline citrus, faint spice (barrel?) emerges after 2 hours of air and warming, good length -tremendous energy and verve, like a lemon wrapped in an ocean wave, with a bit more complexity this would easily pass for a Grand Cru
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Structured and energetic. Almost a touch shrill. Minty notes giving way to green apple and finally sea shells. A well made wine without being particularly exciting or exceptional to my taste.
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Incredible, from the first sip to the last. It had the texture, lemon, minerals, and the tart grapefruit on the end. Seamless and drinking well right now.
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Table 6 Birthday Dinner: P/2 hours prior to service. Chilled. Clear, light straw color/slight green edge. Nose was classic Chablis, there something pleasantly distinct about French whites. Of course way different than CA Chard. served side by side. Typical stone, lime, chalk, slate edge, great fruit with a touch a citrus and some tartness on the back side. Wonderful stuff, nice balance and good drinking window. Nothing off. Tim's
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White wine of the year so far. Just brilliant. I tend to open about a case or two of aged Chablis each year. On balance, I am happy, with as many highs as lows. But this wine, tonight, was way above the normal high. Just crystalline purity, with such brilliance it all went straight to the brain stem. Lovely is and understatment. Give this 60 minutes in decanter, serve at 55F. Boom. 13,0% abv. highly recommended
Served non-blind. Great future here.
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Light yellow. Honey, white flower, wax, very fragrant. Light to medium body, sweetish fruit but very refreshing. The fragrance persists in the empty glass for 10 minutes. Just lovely!
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Just what I want from a young and excellent Chablis. Light weight, but stylish, classical sea shell and lemon flavors, tight but well balanced. Clean as can be and not too acidic.
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Drank with soup and fish at birthday party. This was a bigger, somewhat heavier to the Sancerre served at the same time. I enjoyed both, different types of wine, both about equally good.
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Pale gold. Lemon and mineral nose. Has a full, rich mouth feel. Crisp and dry, though, with a nice, lingering finish. Nice wine, though not a great QPR.
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Some mineral, smoky reduction greets the nose. It also has notes of mint, citrus and salt. It is so dense, compact and chewy with masses of dry extract and a big puff of chalk to the finish.
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B.W pulled this out of the cellar while I wasn't looking and I had started a $15 bottle of red. I only had a sip or two. This is really good chablis, with very good length, but a questionable QPR at the price I paid.
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So much dense, sappy fruit but also so very Chablis with all of its geological matter. It drinks well now showing good volume in the mouth with a huge, chalk laden finish.
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Clear, pale lemon-green in color, medium intensity, exhibiting developing aromas of green apple, lemon, lime, nectarine, mint and gunflint. Dry on the palate, medium bodied with high mouth-watering acidity and a medium level of alcohol presenting flavors of aforementioned profiles. Elegantly balanced providing a long chiseled finish. Lovely stuff and should drink well for several years.
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Interesting as a PnP, especially the nose. After a small amount of air, though, this seemed to shut down a bit and I didn't find it all that inspiring. After 4 days in the fridge and an hour in the decanter, though, this was amazing. I have very little experience with anything but very basic Chablis, so take that as you will. Overall, I think I'd enjoy serving this with a fancy light meal, either with some age or with a lot of air.
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Classic style Chablis with a lot of steely minerality backed up by searing lemon notes and high acidity. This wine is fresh, clean and intense -- a perfect balance to a spicy shrimp salad or stir fry. A very nice wine at a good value.
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Klar, lys strågul med svakt grønnskjær. Mild nese med dyp, lett modnet sitrusfrukt, hvit stenfrukt og lime kombinert med en flott uttalt sjømineralitet. Hint av vaniljesukker. Klar, fokusert og relativt rik frukt med god, men balansert druemodning. Saftig og presis limedreven syre. Nydelig, mineralsk, nesten salt avslutning. Sitter svært lenge i. Drikker flott allerede, men la gjerne ligge. 91/92 P
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light golden in color. floral, citrus, mineral, wood, on the nose. lime peel, mineral, floral, wet stone, lemon, on the palate. medium acid on a low crisp finish.
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Hard to believe this is "just" Premier Cru Chablis. Stylish, crisp, full of grapey, grassy, limey fruit. Fleshy in Chablis terms but utterly delicious and amazing length.
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Visiting Domaine William Fèvre (Chablis, Burgundy, France): From the southernmost part of the Fourchaume PC, next to the Grand Cru Les Preuses. Compared to the general Fourchaume bottling, this is more serious and also harder to approach at this age. Powerful, mineral, citrusy with stone fruits. A bit more closed at this stage though. On the palate very well structured, concentrated and long. The quality is evident, I'd actually prefer this to several Fevre GCs. Highly recommended, but will only show true potential after several years.
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1/2/2022 - phill mz wrote:
wonderful wine. Rich creamy palate with cleansing acidity on finish.
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9/11/2021 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
Opened this 2 years after the last one and it developed well: ripe fruit, lemon, iodine, high density, a kind of oily texture, good length, now in its drinking window. This vineyard sits beside les Preuses and Fèvre consider it as their „baby“ Grand Cru. Excellent and tonight clearly on Grand Cru Level.
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6/11/2021 - wxs2102 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Clear step down from the ‘10 Valmur. Lemon oil, some zest, fruitiness starting to fade a bit, crisp and smooth, lacking any real distinctive character though. Good not great.
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12/9/2020 - acidqueen wrote: 93 Points
Light lemon yellow. This is still quite austere. Needs a long decant. Lemon oil, salt and quinine on the finish. Clearly very good but it needs more time. Glad I have more.
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4/4/2020 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent light-med gold green
-a little reduction funk mingles with sea breeze and faint wood
-med+ acidity, med/med- weight super sappy rocky minerality with a bitter grapefruit note, clean and long finish
-very good now in the intermediate phase where the fruit has faded but not overtly mature either
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1/4/2020 - MJReb wrote: 92 Points
Very light yellow color with green reflections, seashells, iodine, stony, white fruit with lemon, long, still very young, but got a (little) bit more flesh. A wine for Chablis purists.
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10/11/2019 - cardsandwine Likes this wine:
Opened 1 hour prior to drinking. No pre-mox. Light yellow hue, bouquet of stones and fresh fruit. Beautifully balanced on the palate. As the wine warmed in the glass it became more complex and added considerable depth before finishing with good length. This should age beautifully for a decade or more.
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10/1/2019 - sdr wrote:
Took a sip. Perfectly sound. Some sulfur which blows off. Correct, austere, stony. Not much fruit though.
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4/1/2019 - acidqueen wrote: 93 Points
Light yellow. Drank at cellar temperature. So clearly and wonderfully Chablis. Stone, lemon and salt. Softened slightly from a few years ago without losing the razor edge. Faint orchard fruit as it opens. Excellent.
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3/2/2019 - MJReb wrote: 92 Points
Light yellow color, citrus, some slight honey notes, ripe white and yellow fruit, salty, seashells, good tension and length, excellent!
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1/19/2019 - loegaute wrote: 93 Points
Lys, klar grønngul. Aonori, sweetie (krysning mellom pomelo og grapefrukt), knust stein, brent fyrstikk, litt våt ull, treverk og noe laktisk. Frisk i anslaget, med slank, fokusert syre, kombinert med moden, intens og ganske sødmefull frukt. Svært god driv og konsentrasjon. Overraskende rik i munnen til å være så lys og frisk ellers. Gulgrønn sitrusfrukt og masse salter. Sitter veldig lenge. Utadvendt Chablis, med mye av alt. Strålende vin! 93p.
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12/8/2018 - MJReb wrote: 92 Points
Very light yellow color, citrus, beautiful ripe white fruit, sea breeze, salty, long, like it a lot.
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9/10/2018 - alanr wrote: 92 Points
Long, tight Diam cork, color is light hay, light fruit and sea spray on the nose; shows medium intensity on the palate, lots going on along with the taut stone fruit: hints of lemon rind, chalk, saline, perfect acidity. A beautifully classic Chablis. This note is from the next day, after having been opened 24 hours, but it hasn't budged an inch.
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7/4/2018 - JS199 wrote: 95 Points
Exceptional. Similar to last note.
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1/20/2018 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
So fresh, fine sharp and intense. There's a huge squeeze of squint inducing lemon juice. You get pungent minerality and a wine that is strict of line and with fabulous cut and length.
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11/26/2017 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
Tasted over 2 hrs, bottle from secondary market
-translucent light gold
-ripe lemon grapefruit and a hint of tropical pineapple faintly waxy
-med+ acidity, buckets of extract are palate staining and give power without weight and excellent length, fading lemon is giving way to a slightly waxy element underlying the intense saline minerality
-this bottle is in the zone now just starting to show some maturity and thankfully no oxidative notes, slightly more advanced than a bottle just 2 months ago; excellent
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9/22/2017 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs; bottle from secondary market
-translucent shimmering pale yellow-green
-some reduction funk blows off then intense stony lemon
-higher acidity but largely balanced by boatloads of sap, med- weight intense saline citrus, faint spice (barrel?) emerges after 2 hours of air and warming, good length
-tremendous energy and verve, like a lemon wrapped in an ocean wave, with a bit more complexity this would easily pass for a Grand Cru
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6/25/2017 - DugyDog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful mineralogy and seashell nuances
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6/16/2017 - LW31 wrote:
Structured and energetic. Almost a touch shrill. Minty notes giving way to green apple and finally sea shells. A well made wine without being particularly exciting or exceptional to my taste.
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5/22/2017 - JS199 wrote: 95 Points
Incredible, from the first sip to the last. It had the texture, lemon, minerals, and the tart grapefruit on the end. Seamless and drinking well right now.
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2/5/2017 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 92 Points
Table 6 Birthday Dinner: P/2 hours prior to service. Chilled. Clear, light straw color/slight green edge. Nose was classic Chablis, there something pleasantly distinct about French whites. Of course way different than CA Chard. served side by side. Typical stone, lime, chalk, slate edge, great fruit with a touch a citrus and some tartness on the back side. Wonderful stuff, nice balance and good drinking window. Nothing off. Tim's
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2/4/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
White wine of the year so far. Just brilliant. I tend to open about a case or two of aged Chablis each year. On balance, I am happy, with as many highs as lows. But this wine, tonight, was way above the normal high. Just crystalline purity, with such brilliance it all went straight to the brain stem. Lovely is and understatment. Give this 60 minutes in decanter, serve at 55F. Boom. 13,0% abv. highly recommended
Served non-blind. Great future here.
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4/25/2015 - KVM wrote: 92 Points
Light yellow. Honey, white flower, wax, very fragrant. Light to medium body, sweetish fruit but very refreshing. The fragrance persists in the empty glass for 10 minutes. Just lovely!
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1/2/2015 - Tom Warden Likes this wine: 93 Points
Went very well with some New Year's Eve roasted crab.
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11/1/2014 - sdr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Just what I want from a young and excellent Chablis. Light weight, but stylish, classical sea shell and lemon flavors, tight but well balanced. Clean as can be and not too acidic.
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8/24/2014 - Ibetian wrote: 90 Points
Drank with soup and fish at birthday party. This was a bigger, somewhat heavier to the Sancerre served at the same time. I enjoyed both, different types of wine, both about equally good.
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8/7/2014 - Ibetian wrote: 90 Points
Pale gold. Lemon and mineral nose. Has a full, rich mouth feel. Crisp and dry, though, with a nice, lingering finish. Nice wine, though not a great QPR.
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7/26/2014 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Some mineral, smoky reduction greets the nose. It also has notes of mint, citrus and salt. It is so dense, compact and chewy with masses of dry extract and a big puff of chalk to the finish.
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5/9/2014 - BrunelloBob wrote: 91 Points
B.W pulled this out of the cellar while I wasn't looking and I had started a $15 bottle of red. I only had a sip or two. This is really good chablis, with very good length, but a questionable QPR at the price I paid.
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1/19/2014 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
So much dense, sappy fruit but also so very Chablis with all of its geological matter. It drinks well now showing good volume in the mouth with a huge, chalk laden finish.
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12/10/2013 - SouthernStateofMind Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clear, pale lemon-green in color, medium intensity, exhibiting developing aromas of green apple, lemon, lime, nectarine, mint and gunflint. Dry on the palate, medium bodied with high mouth-watering acidity and a medium level of alcohol presenting flavors of aforementioned profiles. Elegantly balanced providing a long chiseled finish. Lovely stuff and should drink well for several years.
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11/28/2013 - Javatrader wrote: 90 Points
From Magnum
Nose of cream, bananas, perfume
Lemon-lime, spicy, cream on top, full, rich mouth, very smooth feel
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9/14/2013 - missionpk Likes this wine:
Interesting as a PnP, especially the nose. After a small amount of air, though, this seemed to shut down a bit and I didn't find it all that inspiring. After 4 days in the fridge and an hour in the decanter, though, this was amazing. I have very little experience with anything but very basic Chablis, so take that as you will. Overall, I think I'd enjoy serving this with a fancy light meal, either with some age or with a lot of air.
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8/13/2013 - monkeylug Likes this wine: 91 Points
Classic style Chablis with a lot of steely minerality backed up by searing lemon notes and high acidity. This wine is fresh, clean and intense -- a perfect balance to a spicy shrimp salad or stir fry. A very nice wine at a good value.
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7/10/2013 - JOsgood wrote:
Intense acids, beautiful clarity and great balance. Loved it.
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7/9/2013 - EMichels wrote: 94 Points
Great big bodied; Very expressive; Powerful wine
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6/7/2013 - -E- wrote: 92 Points
Klar, lys strågul med svakt grønnskjær. Mild nese med dyp, lett modnet sitrusfrukt, hvit stenfrukt og lime kombinert med en flott uttalt sjømineralitet. Hint av vaniljesukker. Klar, fokusert og relativt rik frukt med god, men balansert druemodning. Saftig og presis limedreven syre. Nydelig, mineralsk, nesten salt avslutning. Sitter svært lenge i. Drikker flott allerede, men la gjerne ligge. 91/92 P
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5/30/2013 - affordableCollector wrote: 88 Points
light golden in color. floral, citrus, mineral, wood, on the nose. lime peel, mineral, floral, wet stone, lemon, on the palate. medium acid on a low crisp finish.
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2/17/2013 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Hard to believe this is "just" Premier Cru Chablis. Stylish, crisp, full of grapey, grassy, limey fruit. Fleshy in Chablis terms but utterly delicious and amazing length.
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11/28/2012 - paolonardi wrote:
Chablis: qui si sente davvero la roccia, e in bocca esplode salino, freddo e austero come un gentleman inglese. Verticalissimo
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9/6/2012 - Antti wrote:
Visiting Domaine William Fèvre (Chablis, Burgundy, France): From the southernmost part of the Fourchaume PC, next to the Grand Cru Les Preuses. Compared to the general Fourchaume bottling, this is more serious and also harder to approach at this age. Powerful, mineral, citrusy with stone fruits. A bit more closed at this stage though. On the palate very well structured, concentrated and long. The quality is evident, I'd actually prefer this to several Fevre GCs. Highly recommended, but will only show true potential after several years.
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7/21/2012 - kosinski wrote:
Nose leans more toward petrol and grass than green apple. Rich flavors of buttery apple tart contrasted with salinity and balancing acidity.
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