Fully mature and on the downhill (this was a pristine bottle, otherwise would have been gone). Full in the mouth with nice waxiness, formerly ripe citrus and oyster notes are now confected grape and steely acidity. Absolutely needs food - bit arduous otherwise. Will revert if it opens up later, for now 88-90pts, drink up
Edit - l was wrong. Left a glass for an hour it really opened up. Not much on the nose but very round, balanced albeit not complex palate. Smooth. Fevre did a great job in 2002. 90-91pts and drink to 2026
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Light golden yellow. Like a tasting two years prior, there was some wet stone and white musky fruit on the nose. On the palate, this tasted clearly like an aged chablis. The bracing acidity of the younger wines has given way to some round white fruit. The is still some citrus and minerality but these wines do change quite a bit over time. Overall, I tend to prefer the younger versions but this was a really nice drink. I will continue to save some of these for the long haul.
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10/17/2023 - JulianSkeels wrote: 90 Points
Fully mature and on the downhill (this was a pristine bottle, otherwise would have been gone). Full in the mouth with nice waxiness, formerly ripe citrus and oyster notes are now confected grape and steely acidity. Absolutely needs food - bit arduous otherwise. Will revert if it opens up later, for now 88-90pts, drink up
Edit - l was wrong. Left a glass for an hour it really opened up. Not much on the nose but very round, balanced albeit not complex palate. Smooth. Fevre did a great job in 2002. 90-91pts and drink to 2026
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6/23/2014 - short and confused wrote: 92 Points
Light golden yellow. Like a tasting two years prior, there was some wet stone and white musky fruit on the nose. On the palate, this tasted clearly like an aged chablis. The bracing acidity of the younger wines has given way to some round white fruit. The is still some citrus and minerality but these wines do change quite a bit over time. Overall, I tend to prefer the younger versions but this was a really nice drink. I will continue to save some of these for the long haul.
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12/31/2013 - Villon wrote: 89 Points
Notes d'évolution sur la pomme, la poire et les noisette, beaucoup de minéralité, acidité fondue, longueur moyenne. Très bien!
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4/4/2013 - affordableCollector wrote: 85 Points
clear, light yellow, in color. herbal, floral, apple, on the nose. oxidized, apple, floral, citrus, on the palate. mild acid on this lingering finish.
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3/26/2013 - THT wrote: 89 Points
Robe soutenue, nez sur des notes d'évolution, miel, puis citronnée, pas trop de minéralité. Pas transcendental mais un bon vin.
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