2006 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

Community Tasting Notes (111) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  2/29/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Pretty nose with lemon, dried herbs, bright fruit, and some hay notes. Good acidity with more lemon, minerals, a hint of peach, and orange peel on the palate. Good finish. Lovely wine that is in a great spot right now. Starting to show a little bit of age, but it still retains precision.

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  2/11/2024 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points

  Chez MG: still a youngster: lemon, iodine, surprising tension and length for a 2006.

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  12/7/2023 - Alex G. Likes this wine:

  I cannot recall a better 2006 white Burgundy than this, if I have ever had one it has been a very long time. So complete, this is dense with a touch of earthiness and truffle. Loved it, what an absolutely delightful surprise from a vintage that usually underwhelms.

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  10/28/2023 - SH Wu Does not like this wine: 94 Points

  A stunning wine at its peak - honeyed stone fruits with a rounded acidity riding on a rock-solid backbone of mineral freshness. The depth of this bottle is impressive, despite its purity and lightness. A chiseled citrus minerality brings the wine down the throat for a long and impactful finish.
  
  The destination at the summit of the Mountain of Tonnerre was stunning, but the process of hiking to the top was rough. The bottle was closed on opening, with hints of light oxidation. There was some debate on decanting, and the final decision was to slow-ox the wine the night before intended serving.
  
  The day of serving, tropical fruits, acidity and minerality all separately took turns taking a break, making us repeatedly put it back away so people didn't finish it before it peaked. There was a false peak where for a brief window in the afternoon, it looked like everything was coming together, only for it to be shut down the moment everyone was called to pour a glass. Eventually, late into the evening, the wine finally came together. At that point, most of the bottle had already been sacrificed to the immaculate calibration of this temperamental diva and people had drunk enough wine they were probably beyond the point of intellectual appreciation of this beauty.
  
  This reminds me of a painful hike of a beautiful mountain. A lot of things go wrong heading towards the summit. However, you push through, and at the moment you summit and see the stunning view, the adrenaline kicks in and you feel great. However, as the high fades off, you start remembering all the annoyances on the way up, and realize the view at the summit was not enough to wash all the scratches on your body away. I sat at midnight in my dining room with my half glass at the peak of Tonnerre with this feeling.
  
  As the young kids like to say, maybe this is just a "skill issue." Nevertheless, a very difficult wine to serve, and maybe I need to work on being a better hiker before I attempt to summit again.

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  9/26/2023 - llink wrote: 91 Points

  PNP at Kuki’o and consumed over a sushi dinner. Very promising light/medium yellow. Pineapple, oyster shell, herb and lemon on the nose. Palate delivers an open knit slightly honeyed texture with faint tropical fruit notes. Lacks a bit of acidity and energy resulting in an unexciting and short finish which I attribute to the vintage.

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