2005 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  1/1/2024 - djhammond Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Raveneau undoubtedly deserves its crown as the gold standard of Chablis, and unfortunately now commands a price to reflect this. I do find with Raveneau Grand Crus, that they really benefit from 2 or 3 hours in the decanter, and need to be served at cellar temperature, and this was no exception. The balance and precision were faultless, with citrus and oyster shell flavours, but with underlying notes of smoky bacon. I've yet to have a premox Raveneau, and I wonder if the wax seal is the reason. 96+

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  12/31/2022 - djhammond Likes this wine: 96 Points

  I gave this 3 hours in the decanter after reading other reviews, and it paid dividends. For myself Raveneau is deservedly the king of Chablis', and this did not disappoint. With a glorious nose of citrus, green apple, and oyster shell, the palate is impeccably clean with citrus and hints of smoked bacon. The precision on the palate and finish is faultless with an intensity which is overwhelming. 96+

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  11/2/2022 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points

  Quite sublime with citrus aromatics and fully resolved, balanced palate.

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  5/5/2022 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points

  Ultra clean citrus tart aromatics. Intense, palate coating flavors that's almost too much.

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  4/27/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  Tasting pour; first Raveneau grand cru for me; this was decanted a few hours ahead of tasting and served at essentially cellar temp; the nose was still pretty tight, only grudgingly revealint chalk, crushed stone, lemon peel; with air some sea breeze and apple/pear emerge; the palate is dense and intense with lemon, crushed stone, a bit of iodine and green pear. The finish is somewhat austere, but so long leaving me with an impression of pure and crystalline lemon zest and green apple; to be sure this was an impressive wine and if anything still seems quite young. Air and food are a must if drinking now; time will likely continue to be kind.

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