Whiff of tidal pool, slight reduction, caramel, yellow citrus. Classic spherical and waxy Rav texture. Excellent acidity carried by a strong thread of salinity that fans out into a spicy finish. A lovely you wine years away from its peak. Outshined the young 18 Montee which really seemed to lack the acidity and mineral drive that this showed.
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The 18 Butteaux is an absolute killer of a Chablis and had exactly what I wanted to taste in a young Rav. Popped 4 hours before and slow ox-ed til dinner. Yoghurt nose, creamy and buttery, so much lemon tart, apricot, briny shells, and that trademark richness you get from this plot. I salivated hard so the acid is on point. Thought the heat was well managed here, not so much tell tale sign of the vintage. Obviously youthful but vroom vroom ready to go.
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Another super experience, yet showing younger than the example in 2022 (despite decanting). Yet the personality of Raveneau really shows in the mouth, dynamic and complete, full of lemon curd and oyster, balancing heft and deft.
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Komplex doft med mogen citrus, stenfrukt, ostronskal , krossad krita, toast, lite mandel och vaniljkräm. I munnen en fetkalkig krämig textur, lager på lager. Lång och lite sältig finish. En fröjd att dricka ❤️.
Läste att någon tyckte den var mer Cote d’Or än Chablis och det kanske stämmer? Jag drack 2019 förra året och den var mycket mer “racy” och stringent. 2018 har massor med energi men inte lika mycket nerv och ger en rundare känsla.
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Sunday afternoon drinks at home with neighbourhood friends. Tasted blind. 1 day old sample from bottle. Drank in Gabriel Standart. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of lemon drop oil, underlying stony minerals, some saline breeze. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of lightly honeyed citrus lemon drop oil, stonefruits, underlying saline and stony minerality. Rich lightly waxy oily mouthfeel. Rich long finish where you really feel the amount of dry extract. Very good quality. Ripe citrus nose didn't lead me to Chablis immediately. I didn't really get much oak sensation. Has certainly the heft you would expect from a Raveneau 1er. Can age a few more years maybe 4-5 tops for max enjoyment in my humble opinion.
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Great wine. See prior notes. Quick double decant and an hour later singing. Citrus, great length, lots of dry extract. Remains of the bottle held up well 2 days later.
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I normally regret opening raveneau 1er at this age. Maybe they just need the 4hours of air that this one got. It showed great. Not going to be the longest lived of vintages, a good one to open now.
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Yes, this is young - but gosh, it's already showing super well. This has come a long way in a year. Particularly on the palate, it pops with an amazingly fleshy, intense presence, remarkably expansive, full of Meyer lemon, lemon curd, oyster, almond. Long, fresh, reverberating, vigorous. Love it. Am I under-rating this?
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Relatively dense and tight for now. There are notes of preserved citrus and white peach. It has plenty of spice and a touch of iodine to the long finish.
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2/9/2024 - Burgundy Bill wrote: 94 Points
Whiff of tidal pool, slight reduction, caramel, yellow citrus. Classic spherical and waxy Rav texture. Excellent acidity carried by a strong thread of salinity that fans out into a spicy finish. A lovely you wine years away from its peak. Outshined the young 18 Montee which really seemed to lack the acidity and mineral drive that this showed.
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12/23/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 95 Points
The 18 Butteaux is an absolute killer of a Chablis and had exactly what I wanted to taste in a young Rav. Popped 4 hours before and slow ox-ed til dinner. Yoghurt nose, creamy and buttery, so much lemon tart, apricot, briny shells, and that trademark richness you get from this plot. I salivated hard so the acid is on point. Thought the heat was well managed here, not so much tell tale sign of the vintage. Obviously youthful but vroom vroom ready to go.
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12/16/2023 - englishman's claret wrote:
Another super experience, yet showing younger than the example in 2022 (despite decanting). Yet the personality of Raveneau really shows in the mouth, dynamic and complete, full of lemon curd and oyster, balancing heft and deft.
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8/16/2023 - merlotsmile Likes this wine: 94 Points
Komplex doft med mogen citrus, stenfrukt, ostronskal , krossad krita, toast, lite mandel och vaniljkräm. I munnen en fetkalkig krämig textur, lager på lager. Lång och lite sältig finish. En fröjd att dricka ❤️.
Läste att någon tyckte den var mer Cote d’Or än Chablis och det kanske stämmer? Jag drack 2019 förra året och den var mycket mer “racy” och stringent. 2018 har massor med energi men inte lika mycket nerv och ger en rundare känsla.
(Klostergatan)
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4/2/2023 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 Points
Sunday afternoon drinks at home with neighbourhood friends. Tasted blind. 1 day old sample from bottle. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of lemon drop oil, underlying stony minerals, some saline breeze. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of lightly honeyed citrus lemon drop oil, stonefruits, underlying saline and stony minerality. Rich lightly waxy oily mouthfeel. Rich long finish where you really feel the amount of dry extract.
Very good quality. Ripe citrus nose didn't lead me to Chablis immediately. I didn't really get much oak sensation. Has certainly the heft you would expect from a Raveneau 1er. Can age a few more years maybe 4-5 tops for max enjoyment in my humble opinion.
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3/12/2023 - Palisades57 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great wine. See prior notes. Quick double decant and an hour later singing. Citrus, great length, lots of dry extract. Remains of the bottle held up well 2 days later.
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2/12/2023 - R.H. Likes this wine:
I normally regret opening raveneau 1er at this age. Maybe they just need the 4hours of air that this one got. It showed great. Not going to be the longest lived of vintages, a good one to open now.
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7/16/2022 - englishman's claret wrote: 96 Points
Yes, this is young - but gosh, it's already showing super well. This has come a long way in a year. Particularly on the palate, it pops with an amazingly fleshy, intense presence, remarkably expansive, full of Meyer lemon, lemon curd, oyster, almond. Long, fresh, reverberating, vigorous. Love it. Am I under-rating this?
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12/10/2020 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Relatively dense and tight for now. There are notes of preserved citrus and white peach. It has plenty of spice and a touch of iodine to the long finish.
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