Consistent with prior bottle, delicious. Straw toward gold color, bright, with a touch of CO2 lining the inside of the (now full) decanter. I find these young 1er wines show much better, for my/our palates with at least 30 minutes aeration in decanter. That said, this wine was delicious from the first sip and continue, albeit fairly linear in nature, through the final glass. Lively acids, ripe-ish citric and orchard fruits, all framed by chalky minerals. Leans toward the round/modern side of things, but full on delicious, so who really cares. 12,5% abv., drink thru 2018, recommended
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More flavorful than interesting, but then it's still pretty young, too. Medium-bodied, with good richness and equally good acidity. At less than $30, this is a safe bet, and a solid table wine. I'll probably pick up a few more as TW really enjoyed it (more so than I). My only nit was a lack of stony, mineral underpinning - though some fresh chalkiness helped to keep my attention. Good > very good. recommended. 12,5% abv, drink thru 2020
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(Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre) Light lemon yellow color; light reduction, tart apple, tart pear nose; tasty, tart apple, mineral palate with weight; medium-plus finish
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8/26/2016 - larseman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Mandarin, smörkola, nötter. Krut, brandrök.
Fylligt, blodgrape, satsumas. Fruktsöt. Lång. God.
A gillar.
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8/20/2016 - scamhi wrote:
something off tasting on this bottle. Not corked or oxidized just weird and not chablis like
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10/1/2014 - SmoothPalate wrote: 88 Points
Showing great typicity, with apple, citrus, chalky mineral. Well balanced with lively acidity and a medium+ finish. Excellent with salmon.
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9/13/2014 - Tim Heaton wrote:
Consistent with prior bottle, delicious. Straw toward gold color, bright, with a touch of CO2 lining the inside of the (now full) decanter. I find these young 1er wines show much better, for my/our palates with at least 30 minutes aeration in decanter. That said, this wine was delicious from the first sip and continue, albeit fairly linear in nature, through the final glass. Lively acids, ripe-ish citric and orchard fruits, all framed by chalky minerals. Leans toward the round/modern side of things, but full on delicious, so who really cares. 12,5% abv., drink thru 2018, recommended
Served non-blind.
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7/4/2014 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
More flavorful than interesting, but then it's still pretty young, too. Medium-bodied, with good richness and equally good acidity. At less than $30, this is a safe bet, and a solid table wine. I'll probably pick up a few more as TW really enjoyed it (more so than I). My only nit was a lack of stony, mineral underpinning - though some fresh chalkiness helped to keep my attention. Good > very good. recommended. 12,5% abv, drink thru 2020
PnP, served non-blind across two nights
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