2011 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux

Community Tasting Notes (77) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  10/8/2023 - llink wrote: 90 Points

  Decanted for 1 hour. Nose shows a bit touched by the vintage, with a green herbal element in addition to chalky citrus fruits. Palate is dry, crisp and chalky with little of the honeyed element that distinguishes Raveneau.

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  9/23/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points

  Opened and decanted almost two hours before serving, this is still firm and backward. Lots of lemon, lemon peel, and lime notes with very good concentration and bracing acidity, this is is a powerhouse that is just barely entering its "fun" phase. Very long finish. Better now vs when last tasted in 2019.

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  8/27/2023 - PC73 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Don’t get to drink much Raveneau, so excited to open this. Certainly didn’t disappoint. But I preferred the 2012 I had of this last month.
  Salty and oyster shell on the palate. Lots of salinity on the nose too.
  I didn’t pick up the richness and texture I usually associate with Raveneau but that doesn’t take away from the enjoyment. Perhaps that’s a Butteaux character, as I noted the same from the 2012? Very refined and elegant. Good acidity.
  
  Post note. I last had this wine back in 2017, when it showed as much more richer and generous, so it seems to have aged gracefully and become more refined with age.

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  1/20/2023 - RobinTeo wrote: 92 Points

  The one with Raveneau (Sonder): Pronounced florals - Jasmine and lilies, cheese rind, honeycomb with some unripe musk melon. Palate kinda tight at this moment as with some of the 2011s whites I’ve had - underripe melons, green apples and sudachi come to the fore.

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  12/24/2022 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Perfect lemon colour.
  Soft white flowers ,
  Lemon zest, honeysuckle , light herbal spice . Medium weight richness , honey and lemon compote . Excellent acidity and long resonating finish. Delicious drinking , peaked, but nice flavour intensity .

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