2010 Simonnet-Febvre Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  9/20/2020 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Retail $40. 100% Chardonnay. Well, this is the last of four bottles that I purchased back in 2014 from Wines Til Sold Out for $18. And for perhaps the first time in recent memory, I drank the bottles in the more desired order: the first was, well, not very good, the second was certainly better, the third was excellent, and this last bottle was outstanding, on the verge of incredible. Only a slight amount of gold in the otherwise straw-colored wine with lovely aromas of golden delicious apple, lemon rind, an herbal aspect (celery seed?), and both salinity and minerality that have come to define the wines of the region. The palate, like all great Chablis, starts off subtlely with modest fruit and then is followed by balancing, crisp acidity. If it were to end there, this would be a fantastic wine but the finish is clearly the star of the show here: multi-layered (fruit, minerality, salinity) and long (at least several minutes), I almost did not want to take another sip until the last vestiges of the previous had completely dissipated (emphasis on "almost"). Outstanding. thedrunkencyclist.com

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  5/26/2018 - jmoore431 wrote: 87 Points

  This has gone from "linear and austere" to showing a near "over the hill" quality. Surprised by the maturity it now shows. Here's hoping that Drunken Cyclist's experiences with bottle variation ring true with my remaining bottles!

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  2/16/2018 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Here’s to bottle variation! The first bottle was at best drinkable and at worst a stinker. The second was markedly better, into the “Outstanding” range. This one? It just might be the best Chardonnay I have tried this year—great citrus fruit, minerality, body, weight. Whoa. Yes, Whoa. After the first bottle, I was convinced that the other three would find their way down the sink as well, but holy cow, what a difference! thedrunkencyclist.com

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  2/8/2018 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Well, now, that's better. The last bottle of this wine was technically "good" but it was not what an eight year-old 1er Cru Chablis should be. A bit dark in the glass. No, it is pretty darned dark, particularly when one considers that Chablis is usually lighter than more southern Burgundies. In the glass, some classic Chablisienne aromas of lemon and wet rock. On the palate, there are hints of oxidation, but it is mostly rich fruit and plenty of minerality. thedrunkencyclist.com

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  1/30/2018 - The Drunken Cyclist Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Normally, I use this space to lament those here on CT who have tasted a given wine before me and failed to see the attributes, the poetry, or even the potential of a wine. In this case, however, those who preceded me seem to have hit the proverbial nail squarely on the noggin: this wine is not great. In fact, it is even on the border of “good.” Sure, there are some Chablisien characteristics there: a flinty core, some citrus notes, and a tart acidity, but…. Yes, but…. The color is decidedly on the dark side, the flavors are certainly on the oxidized side, and the wine is certainly on the tired side. That should simply not happen with a wine of this pedigree. No wonder that it was relatively “cheap” through Jonathan Newman and Wines ’Til Sold )ut? No wonder? thedrunkencyclist.com

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