A lost Friday afternoon gathering – Champagne and Burgundy (Blacksalt, Washington DC): Perfectly precise textbook Chablis nose displaying pure white fruit, pear, granny smith, lemon curd, lemon, oyster jus, beeswax, saline, white flower and wet stone. There is a hint of wet sox in the beginning that blew off. Perfectly integrated palate, layers upon layers of pure white fruit, good richness yet laser like focus and excellent energy, bright acidity, strong wet stone mineral and a long pure white fruit driven finish with white flower and wet stone at the end. It gets even fresher with air. I typically prefer Raveneau but this is as good as Chablis gets.
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A fun gathering at L'Auberge Chez Francois (L'Auberge Chez Francois, Great Falls, VA): Incredibly precise mineral driven nose displaying pure white fruit, fresh lemon, honeysuckle, honey, beeswax, perfume, saline, white flowers and crushed rocks. Excellent concentration, slightly coiled concentrated white fruit, pure, precise and energetic, bright acidity, strong mineral and a long pure white fruit driven finish with white flower and mineral at the end. This is a textbook example Chablis that is very similar to the regular Dauvissat Preuses bottling. Drinking beautifully.
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7/23/2021 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
A lost Friday afternoon gathering – Champagne and Burgundy (Blacksalt, Washington DC): Perfectly precise textbook Chablis nose displaying pure white fruit, pear, granny smith, lemon curd, lemon, oyster jus, beeswax, saline, white flower and wet stone. There is a hint of wet sox in the beginning that blew off. Perfectly integrated palate, layers upon layers of pure white fruit, good richness yet laser like focus and excellent energy, bright acidity, strong wet stone mineral and a long pure white fruit driven finish with white flower and wet stone at the end. It gets even fresher with air. I typically prefer Raveneau but this is as good as Chablis gets.
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9/9/2020 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
A fun gathering at L'Auberge Chez Francois (L'Auberge Chez Francois, Great Falls, VA): Incredibly precise mineral driven nose displaying pure white fruit, fresh lemon, honeysuckle, honey, beeswax, perfume, saline, white flowers and crushed rocks. Excellent concentration, slightly coiled concentrated white fruit, pure, precise and energetic, bright acidity, strong mineral and a long pure white fruit driven finish with white flower and mineral at the end. This is a textbook example Chablis that is very similar to the regular Dauvissat Preuses bottling. Drinking beautifully.
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