Tremendous. This is all about the minerality - dominated by a chalky and sometimes gravelly sensation. White fruit, only barely discernable hints of citrus. This is well balanced with a long finish. It was fine on opening but really terrific after about 30 mins in the glass.
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Work Wine Tasting - Chablis & Claret (Home): Magnum. Remarkably similar profile here to the Chablisienne example. Real sense of vineyard rather than vigneron. None of the custard apple of the previous bottle. Very saline and mineral but with a slight smoothing on the attack and through the finish. Lovely. ****
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Opened in memory of Stephane Moreau, the property's vigneron, who passed away suddenly last week at a ridiculously young age. Full yellow, perhaps a glimmer of brown as well. Unmistakably musky, soup stock brothiness of Chablis. Medium weight, outstanding, harmonious feel. If one can actually pick out fruit, I would say it is most expressive of apple, but any fruit is just a background element to the swirl of more primordial flavors. Excellent acidity although not terribly mineral. I would note that the wood which was quite noticeable through 2014 has now been fully integrated and cannot be tasted. A sentimental bottle for sure since we met this talented young winemaker in Chablis in 2009 before he was widely discovered in either Europe or the U.S., and a fittingly outstanding showing.
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Medium yellow in color. Lifted aromas of sea shells, chalk, green herbs, citrus oils and hint of flowers. Good depth to the greenish-yellow citrus fruits, under ripe apples, nut oils, excellent acidity and a long mineral laden and saline finish. Lovely.
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Magnum. Mid straw. Quite rich on the nose with hints of custard apple and vanilla. Nicely dry and crisp in the mouth before broadening across the mid-palate with custard apple flavours. Quite full and lightly waxy in texture. Crisp and fresh without showing the classic saline and chalky Chablis profile — feels more like a maturing Grand Cru in profile. Lots of interest here. Lovely/ ****
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Very nice. Seemed to blossom after being opened for about an hour. Mouthwatering acidity. Stony minerality with a lemon-citrus profile. Very long finish. I thought it was fairly thick and mouth-coating but my wife didn't agree with that.
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PnP and tasted blind. Relatively pale colour and fresh profile, with notes of peach and white flowers with pronounced minerality. Seemed quite Puligny-esque (perhaps a 2010 given the youthful freshness) and was quite surprised when revealed as Chablis. The quality was clear though - evidently a good 1er. Very nice even if not showing the typicity I might look for. ***1/2
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Big Basin Tasting with Bradley (FMIII in the OC): Interesting as this not what I think of when I hear Chablis. Granted, I'm no expert. At 8 years of age it's beginning to show it as a deep gold color. The nose completely threw me off, like a dried mushroom or twigs with a floral and marzipan thing happening. See why I was stumped? Lots of lime fruit flavor which are edgy. Medium plus weigh.
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Chablis: Intense nose of buckwheat, pleasant oaky note. High, but very well balanced accidity. This was quite special and unexpected. Excellent Chablis and excellent QPR.
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Very pale yellow in color. After about 30 minutes in the glass the nose opens up to showcase classic chalk, sea-shells, flowers, orange and meyer lemon zest and minerals. The palate is a touch more ripe and round with good definition to the honeyed citrus fruit, medium+ acidity, tons of minerals and a lovely white flower aroma in the mouth. Very enjoyable and a bargain to boot.
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Lunch Offline (Joe's House, Minneapolis): Peaking. Orange peel, chalk, minerals and light fruits. One taster thought slightly oxidized but if it was it certainly didn't impact the performance of this wine. Medium finish. Drink now.
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Friday Afternoon Delight (Joe's Place, Mpls, Mn): Light gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 20+ minutes. A really nice nose with sea air, minerals, and citrus; fresh on the palate, very vibrant, orange zest, citrus, saline minerality, light toast on the finish. This is in a wonderful place and a fine time to wrap it up. 91+pts.
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Whereas the last bottle of this was too woody, this was lovely-perfect balance of ripe lemon, saline, and dusty stone elements. Medium color and weight, classic Chablis with tart finish full of minerality. Excellent Premier Cru that is good to go now but will hold for several years.
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Monthly Tasting Group: Rieslings and Thai Food (Mpls, MN): Light-medium gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass on consecutive days. Nose is fresh cut lemon,a touch of lime, mineral and a little white flower. The palate follows through with good minerality, tart citrus, citrus zest, grapefruit zippy acidity and a medium finish. 90-91pts.
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Pale yellow with a pale green rim. Very precise, taut and steely aromas of citrus zest, sea shells, limestone and minerals gives way to a linear and still unforgiving palate of tart green citrus, hint of tangerine zest and tons of minerals on the finish. Needs a lot more time...
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Medium yellow/green. Lemony aromatics. Good tart lemon fruit, but on the first night, at least, wood dominates the finish and detracts from the balance. On day 2, a surprising transformation-more airy and it picks up a lovely floral scent in addition to shedding a lot of the intrusive oak. I suppose this argues for decanting it if you open a bottle in the near future.
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Light gold color. PNP, drank 1+ glass over an hour. This didn't have the same energy as the bottle 20 months ago. It did get better as it approached room temp. The nose has lemon, lime character, mineral, some white floral character. The palate is fairly consistent, balanced and clean, medium finish. Strikes me as a drink up wine.
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Medium straw color. This is more concentrated and persistent than I remember the prior bottle being. The minerality, in particular, is a steady, pulsing sensation of stone that pervades both the nose and the palate. This retains a hint of oak and some lighter citrus fruit notes, but really it's all about the rock. This is a nice, serious counterpoint to a rich dish; we enjoyed it with Caesar Salad, where it effectively cut through the creamy dressing. It has enough acidic support to last another 5 years. For $20-25/bottle, this represents good value.
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Paired for Thanksgiving with a KB rose, this light hay colored Chablis yields a very steely, mineral nose with hints of lemongrass and apple. Smooth and fresh acidity keep this very focused, with white stone fruits and steel molecules enhancing the bright, clean finish.
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I put this one in the freezer to cool it off during our night-before-the-kids-leave-for-camp-BBQ, and forgot about it for a couple of hours. That was enough for the wine to freeze and the cork pushed out and lifted the foil. Query whether that was enough to compromise this wine. I opened it the following day and it seemed grumpy, jagged and sour. I left it for another day, and it seemed to find its place. Lots of minerals and good energy, but a touch of that "sour barrel" aspect that I believe comes from too much wood and I dislike. I hope that with more time, the wood might integrate. One retailer promotes this as being "the next Dauvissat" or some such, but that's all marketing fluff. The only aspect that this resembles Dauvissat is in the color of the wine.
This is from the tranche that has the Dagueneau-like label; obtained from TCWC, my second tranche.
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Superbowl 2013 at my house with Brooklynguy and Bruce (My house): Clear fruit, with more overt wood than the 2008 Louis Michel Montee and 2008 Fevre Montee that preceeded this Montee, especially after some air, but while the wood is overt, it is acceptable. Palate shows some spice and lots of energy. This is bolder and more effusive, whereas the Fevre is more cool stream and Michel is more fleshy white fruit. This was from a recent arrival (from TCWC) and had a different label, which I understand to be Dagueneau-inspired, than an earlier tranche from a couple of years ago.
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Nice florals on the nose when first opened. Palate shows gentler flavors of pear, some minerality, smooth on the sides, and while it has good acids, it lacks adequate cut for my palate. This has absorbed its oak well, it's good but not great, and overall, I would not be compelled to add more from this producer to my cellar. Update: This improved overnight, gaining in poise and a clearer, more focused palate. Still, the pear notes and lack of cut leave me wanting more.
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Pale gold color. Nose still very restrained on this one- a bit of minerality, a bit of oak, and that's it. Rounds out a bit on the palate with lemon zest, saline and some vanilla, but never achieves the integrated concentration of flavors that distinguish the top rank Chablis. Very good quality for the price, but I am still left wishing for the full Chablis experience.
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Nose: Lemons, slate, chalk, hint of peaches. Dense but piercing and extremely fragrant. Palate: Lemons, lemon curd on the attack. Monstrous acidity on the mid-palate followed by more acidity on the finish along with wet stones, giving way to hard lemon candy.
This is a big, dense, powerful chard with a brutish edge. A really good QPR play that drinks at a much higher level for chablis.
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Dinner at Tilia (Tilia, Mpls): Medium gold color. Pop and pour. Drank 2 glasses over 1 hour. Wow, this was pretty impressive. Nose has piercing minerality, sea shells, sea air, saline, citrus, lemon. The palate has vibrant acidity, a precise vein of stony minerals, oily coating mouthfeel, lemon, saline, and a long lemon infused mineral finish. Wonderful. This was a really bright, vibrant, and well balanced wine.
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Now this wine is developing very nicely. It needs a decant, but after 30 minutes or so, it's packed with minerality, a lithe flavor profile with ample, precise acidity, and hint of Chablis swamp tang. I'm impressed and will add this producer to my 2010 shopping list.
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Pineapple, lemon, and mineral nose; slightly oily texture, laser sharp precision and purity, big minerals and oyster shells; the long finish is perfectly balanced and very smooth. Very hard to beat for $25. It looks like several tasters here didn't wait long enough, but this is drinking sublimely now.
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I noticed this was still available for purchase, so opened another bottle to see if I should re-load. Clear fruited, transparent palate, except for a sour note, and I wonder whether it's a mark of oak. This has good clarity otherwise, good acidity and minerality, but, like my decision last summer when I faced the same question, I am not compelled to buy more.
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Much better showing than July 2011, when I noted some oak. This is more like that first bottle, transparent, clean and not oaky. The palate is very Chablis, showing brine, lemons, good acidity, good clarity and a very appealing inner texture that is just shy of dry extract but is still pulpy. Really nice this time around.
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Solid, tingly, briney 1er Chablis. Very good, short of breath-taking. Lacks the clarity of the recent Michel Butteaux VV we tried. But this bottle is rather young for MdT from a good year, so should improve with time.
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Intense with some woody tones that would point me more in the direction of the Cote d'Or. A pretty good wine for what it is but not really what I look for from Chablis.
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Found some more of this and tried a second bottle to see if I should re-load. Not as clean and transparent as a bottle last month. Some sharp oak notes upfront. They blew off with air, but it tainted my impression of this wine as clean and traditional. I still think this has great raw materials, texture and acidity to age in the cellar, but I'm not as compelled to add more to the cellar than I already own.
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One of the most reticent 08 Chablis I've tasted. Very pure and transparent, hardly giving anything off on the palate initially, while the nose gives up tantalizing wisps of perfume, lemons and stones. The palate is very clean and pure, showing lots of underlying acidity and minerals on the finish. Let this sleep for a year or two and then check in.
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Nose: Chalk, limes, lemon tart, hint of peaches. Palate: Lemons, slate, hard candy on the attack. Wet stones, big, citrusy acid on the mid-palate. Puckering acidity with some hard lemon candy on the finish.
There is some serious weight to the fruit on this chablis, not to mention enough acidity to pucker up a small village, but it's a good type of acidity. This thing has some serious stuffing and will be stunning down the road.
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7/27/2023 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Mag. Mid to full straw. Nicely saline nose. Proper attack, mineral, saline, good grip. Resolved. Really lovely. ****
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5/10/2021 - Iskama wrote: flawed
Undrinkable
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1/21/2019 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
Terrific bottle.
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8/29/2017 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
Tremendous. This is all about the minerality - dominated by a chalky and sometimes gravelly sensation. White fruit, only barely discernable hints of citrus. This is well balanced with a long finish. It was fine on opening but really terrific after about 30 mins in the glass.
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3/16/2017 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Work Wine Tasting - Chablis & Claret (Home): Magnum. Remarkably similar profile here to the Chablisienne example. Real sense of vineyard rather than vigneron. None of the custard apple of the previous bottle. Very saline and mineral but with a slight smoothing on the attack and through the finish. Lovely. ****
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9/6/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Opened in memory of Stephane Moreau, the property's vigneron, who passed away suddenly last week at a ridiculously young age. Full yellow, perhaps a glimmer of brown as well. Unmistakably musky, soup stock brothiness of Chablis. Medium weight, outstanding, harmonious feel. If one can actually pick out fruit, I would say it is most expressive of apple, but any fruit is just a background element to the swirl of more primordial flavors. Excellent acidity although not terribly mineral. I would note that the wood which was quite noticeable through 2014 has now been fully integrated and cannot be tasted. A sentimental bottle for sure since we met this talented young winemaker in Chablis in 2009 before he was widely discovered in either Europe or the U.S., and a fittingly outstanding showing.
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7/9/2016 - devraj Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium yellow in color. Lifted aromas of sea shells, chalk, green herbs, citrus oils and hint of flowers. Good depth to the greenish-yellow citrus fruits, under ripe apples, nut oils, excellent acidity and a long mineral laden and saline finish. Lovely.
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11/28/2015 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Magnum. Mid straw. Quite rich on the nose with hints of custard apple and vanilla. Nicely dry and crisp in the mouth before broadening across the mid-palate with custard apple flavours. Quite full and lightly waxy in texture. Crisp and fresh without showing the classic saline and chalky Chablis profile — feels more like a maturing Grand Cru in profile. Lots of interest here. Lovely/ ****
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10/11/2015 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
Very nice. Seemed to blossom after being opened for about an hour. Mouthwatering acidity. Stony minerality with a lemon-citrus profile. Very long finish. I thought it was fairly thick and mouth-coating but my wife didn't agree with that.
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7/18/2015 - MAOC wrote:
PnP and tasted blind. Relatively pale colour and fresh profile, with notes of peach and white flowers with pronounced minerality. Seemed quite Puligny-esque (perhaps a 2010 given the youthful freshness) and was quite surprised when revealed as Chablis. The quality was clear though - evidently a good 1er. Very nice even if not showing the typicity I might look for. ***1/2
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6/27/2015 - brigcampbell wrote:
Big Basin Tasting with Bradley (FMIII in the OC): Interesting as this not what I think of when I hear Chablis. Granted, I'm no expert. At 8 years of age it's beginning to show it as a deep gold color. The nose completely threw me off, like a dried mushroom or twigs with a floral and marzipan thing happening. See why I was stumped? Lots of lime fruit flavor which are edgy. Medium plus weigh.
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6/9/2015 - AV2012 wrote: 91 Points
Chablis: Intense nose of buckwheat, pleasant oaky note. High, but very well balanced accidity. This was quite special and unexpected. Excellent Chablis and excellent QPR.
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6/1/2015 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
My first bottle. It's pretty reticent at this stage. I've had previous vintages that had a lot more going on. Wait a little longer on these.
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5/1/2015 - devraj Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very pale yellow in color. After about 30 minutes in the glass the nose opens up to showcase classic chalk, sea-shells, flowers, orange and meyer lemon zest and minerals. The palate is a touch more ripe and round with good definition to the honeyed citrus fruit, medium+ acidity, tons of minerals and a lovely white flower aroma in the mouth. Very enjoyable and a bargain to boot.
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1/16/2015 - RhoneG Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking this feels like sitting by the sea, inhaling the salty air while sipping the wine. Its getting better with age.
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1/3/2015 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Great balance and liveliness in this bottle. Crushed shells, lots of mineral, lemon and toast on a lean acidic backbone.
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1/2/2015 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Lunch Offline (Joe's House, Minneapolis): Peaking. Orange peel, chalk, minerals and light fruits. One taster thought slightly oxidized but if it was it certainly didn't impact the performance of this wine. Medium finish. Drink now.
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1/2/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Friday Afternoon Delight (Joe's Place, Mpls, Mn): Light gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 20+ minutes. A really nice nose with sea air, minerals, and citrus; fresh on the palate, very vibrant, orange zest, citrus, saline minerality, light toast on the finish. This is in a wonderful place and a fine time to wrap it up. 91+pts.
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12/9/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Whereas the last bottle of this was too woody, this was lovely-perfect balance of ripe lemon, saline, and dusty stone elements. Medium color and weight, classic Chablis with tart finish full of minerality. Excellent Premier Cru that is good to go now but will hold for several years.
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9/6/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Rieslings and Thai Food (Mpls, MN): Light-medium gold color. PNP, drank 1 glass on consecutive days. Nose is fresh cut lemon,a touch of lime, mineral and a little white flower. The palate follows through with good minerality, tart citrus, citrus zest, grapefruit zippy acidity and a medium finish. 90-91pts.
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7/15/2014 - bullmrkt wrote: flawed
Slightly corked. Still drinkable but the nose is flat other than a faint hint of TCA.
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7/11/2014 - devraj Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale yellow with a pale green rim. Very precise, taut and steely aromas of citrus zest, sea shells, limestone and minerals gives way to a linear and still unforgiving palate of tart green citrus, hint of tangerine zest and tons of minerals on the finish. Needs a lot more time...
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5/16/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Medium yellow/green. Lemony aromatics. Good tart lemon fruit, but on the first night, at least, wood dominates the finish and detracts from the balance. On day 2, a surprising transformation-more airy and it picks up a lovely floral scent in addition to shedding a lot of the intrusive oak. I suppose this argues for decanting it if you open a bottle in the near future.
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4/2/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Light gold color. PNP, drank 1+ glass over an hour. This didn't have the same energy as the bottle 20 months ago. It did get better as it approached room temp. The nose has lemon, lime character, mineral, some white floral character. The palate is fairly consistent, balanced and clean, medium finish. Strikes me as a drink up wine.
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12/8/2013 - NineteenEightyTwo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium straw color. This is more concentrated and persistent than I remember the prior bottle being. The minerality, in particular, is a steady, pulsing sensation of stone that pervades both the nose and the palate. This retains a hint of oak and some lighter citrus fruit notes, but really it's all about the rock. This is a nice, serious counterpoint to a rich dish; we enjoyed it with Caesar Salad, where it effectively cut through the creamy dressing. It has enough acidic support to last another 5 years. For $20-25/bottle, this represents good value.
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11/30/2013 - Senso-beak wrote: 87 Points
Paired for Thanksgiving with a KB rose, this light hay colored Chablis yields a very steely, mineral nose with hints of lemongrass and apple. Smooth and fresh acidity keep this very focused, with white stone fruits and steel molecules enhancing the bright, clean finish.
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8/11/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
Pale. More seashell and overt salinity than lemony fruit. Light and delicate but good power.
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8/11/2013 - WineScoundrel wrote: 92 Points
What Meadows said. Good stuff.
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6/22/2013 - Pknut wrote:
I put this one in the freezer to cool it off during our night-before-the-kids-leave-for-camp-BBQ, and forgot about it for a couple of hours. That was enough for the wine to freeze and the cork pushed out and lifted the foil. Query whether that was enough to compromise this wine. I opened it the following day and it seemed grumpy, jagged and sour. I left it for another day, and it seemed to find its place. Lots of minerals and good energy, but a touch of that "sour barrel" aspect that I believe comes from too much wood and I dislike. I hope that with more time, the wood might integrate. One retailer promotes this as being "the next Dauvissat" or some such, but that's all marketing fluff. The only aspect that this resembles Dauvissat is in the color of the wine.
This is from the tranche that has the Dagueneau-like label; obtained from TCWC, my second tranche.
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2/14/2013 - RhoneG Likes this wine: 92 Points
Upon opening its all lemon, seashells, minerals and salt spray. After an hour, some white peach, apple, flowers, a whiff of honey. Great QPR.
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2/3/2013 - Pknut wrote:
Superbowl 2013 at my house with Brooklynguy and Bruce (My house): Clear fruit, with more overt wood than the 2008 Louis Michel Montee and 2008 Fevre Montee that preceeded this Montee, especially after some air, but while the wood is overt, it is acceptable. Palate shows some spice and lots of energy. This is bolder and more effusive, whereas the Fevre is more cool stream and Michel is more fleshy white fruit.
This was from a recent arrival (from TCWC) and had a different label, which I understand to be Dagueneau-inspired, than an earlier tranche from a couple of years ago.
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1/24/2013 - winelovr2001 wrote: 91 Points
Lots of acid, needs time probably
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1/14/2013 - fitzi wrote: flawed
corked
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1/8/2013 - Pknut wrote:
Nice florals on the nose when first opened. Palate shows gentler flavors of pear, some minerality, smooth on the sides, and while it has good acids, it lacks adequate cut for my palate. This has absorbed its oak well, it's good but not great, and overall, I would not be compelled to add more from this producer to my cellar.
Update: This improved overnight, gaining in poise and a clearer, more focused palate. Still, the pear notes and lack of cut leave me wanting more.
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1/7/2013 - keelegl wrote: 91 Points
Crisp apple and asian pear on the palate finishing with crisp acidity. Very solid Chablis for the price.
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11/4/2012 - NineteenEightyTwo wrote: 88 Points
Pale gold color. Nose still very restrained on this one- a bit of minerality, a bit of oak, and that's it. Rounds out a bit on the palate with lemon zest, saline and some vanilla, but never achieves the integrated concentration of flavors that distinguish the top rank Chablis. Very good quality for the price, but I am still left wishing for the full Chablis experience.
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9/21/2012 - gunpwdr wrote: 92 Points
Nose: Lemons, slate, chalk, hint of peaches. Dense but piercing and extremely fragrant. Palate: Lemons, lemon curd on the attack. Monstrous acidity on the mid-palate followed by more acidity on the finish along with wet stones, giving way to hard lemon candy.
This is a big, dense, powerful chard with a brutish edge. A really good QPR play that drinks at a much higher level for chablis.
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8/11/2012 - ctjared wrote:
Very good stuff. Crisp, green fruit and a long finish
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8/8/2012 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Tilia (Tilia, Mpls): Medium gold color. Pop and pour. Drank 2 glasses over 1 hour. Wow, this was pretty impressive. Nose has piercing minerality, sea shells, sea air, saline, citrus, lemon. The palate has vibrant acidity, a precise vein of stony minerals, oily coating mouthfeel, lemon, saline, and a long lemon infused mineral finish. Wonderful. This was a really bright, vibrant, and well balanced wine.
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8/7/2012 - RhoneG Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great acidity with sea shells, minerals, saline, white fruit, very refreshing.
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7/29/2012 - fitzi wrote:
Now this wine is developing very nicely. It needs a decant, but after 30 minutes or so, it's packed with minerality, a lithe flavor profile with ample, precise acidity, and hint of Chablis swamp tang. I'm impressed and will add this producer to my 2010 shopping list.
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7/9/2012 - bullmrkt wrote: 92 Points
Pineapple, lemon, and mineral nose; slightly oily texture, laser sharp precision and purity, big minerals and oyster shells; the long finish is perfectly balanced and very smooth. Very hard to beat for $25. It looks like several tasters here didn't wait long enough, but this is drinking sublimely now.
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6/29/2012 - Pknut wrote:
I noticed this was still available for purchase, so opened another bottle to see if I should re-load. Clear fruited, transparent palate, except for a sour note, and I wonder whether it's a mark of oak. This has good clarity otherwise, good acidity and minerality, but, like my decision last summer when I faced the same question, I am not compelled to buy more.
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6/17/2012 - RhoneG Likes this wine: 92 Points
Laserbeam of acidity, some white fruit, balanced. Really good chablis, especially for the price.
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2/1/2012 - Pknut wrote:
Much better showing than July 2011, when I noted some oak. This is more like that first bottle, transparent, clean and not oaky. The palate is very Chablis, showing brine, lemons, good acidity, good clarity and a very appealing inner texture that is just shy of dry extract but is still pulpy. Really nice this time around.
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12/13/2011 - fitzi wrote:
Solid, tingly, briney 1er Chablis. Very good, short of breath-taking. Lacks the clarity of the recent Michel Butteaux VV we tried. But this bottle is rather young for MdT from a good year, so should improve with time.
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10/1/2011 - PangurBan wrote: 89 Points
Lemon with a touch of chalky minerals on the nose and in the mouth. Ends with crisp acidity and lingering notes of citrus flowers and wet stones.
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8/24/2011 - WetRock wrote:
Intense with some woody tones that would point me more in the direction of the Cote d'Or. A pretty good wine for what it is but not really what I look for from Chablis.
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7/10/2011 - Pknut wrote:
Found some more of this and tried a second bottle to see if I should re-load. Not as clean and transparent as a bottle last month. Some sharp oak notes upfront. They blew off with air, but it tainted my impression of this wine as clean and traditional. I still think this has great raw materials, texture and acidity to age in the cellar, but I'm not as compelled to add more to the cellar than I already own.
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6/25/2011 - Pointchaser wrote: 90 Points
Oily texture, bracing, almost painful acidity on the finish with impressive length. Intensity faded by days 3 and 4.
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6/18/2011 - Pknut wrote:
One of the most reticent 08 Chablis I've tasted. Very pure and transparent, hardly giving anything off on the palate initially, while the nose gives up tantalizing wisps of perfume, lemons and stones. The palate is very clean and pure, showing lots of underlying acidity and minerals on the finish. Let this sleep for a year or two and then check in.
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4/26/2011 - jimkay21 wrote: 88 Points
Crisp.
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4/16/2011 - gunpwdr wrote: 90 Points
Nose: Chalk, limes, lemon tart, hint of peaches. Palate: Lemons, slate, hard candy on the attack. Wet stones, big, citrusy acid on the mid-palate. Puckering acidity with some hard lemon candy on the finish.
There is some serious weight to the fruit on this chablis, not to mention enough acidity to pucker up a small village, but it's a good type of acidity. This thing has some serious stuffing and will be stunning down the road.
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