Sunday Lunch with Raveneau Chablis and Chave Hermitage (Piccino Restaurant, San Francisco): Yellow, same shade as the 1996, meaning incredible color for its age. Pear rather than citrus. Rich and regal. Rounder and more texturally alluring than the 1996 with more intense orange rind in the mouth. What feel and length! Like the 2005, its combination of perfectly ripe fruit and back end acidity is totally winning.
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From an excellent looking bottle, this wine had a deep yellow center and clear rims. The high- intensity nose blasted pear, lemon, white stone, and honeysuckle.
In the mouth, this was rich and ripe with great acidity and huge length. It is hard to imaging a better white wine.
There was nothing refined about this bottle (after 5 hours of air). It was dramatic. Well stored bottles are right in the zone and drinking beautifully. Enjoy!
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Tasted blind, this wine had a medium yellow/gold center with clear rims. The medium+ intensity nose offered up acacia flowers, tropical fruit, minerals, and honey. It morphed from one incarnation to the next with air.
In the mouth, this wine was ripe and rich with huge acidity and outstanding length. It tasted a bit young and tight but was still super tasty.
This bottle had been open for 3 hours prior to the tasting and was still on the upswing. This was outstanding and will easily last 10+ years. It may even improve during that time, depending on your taste.
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Sommelier Appreciation Dinner 2020 (The Brown Residence): Fully mature expression of Chablis. Showing the 90 ripeness yet incredibly refined palate. Smoked oyster, oyster shell, lemon oil, peach, mint and crushed rock. Beautiful complexity and harmony. Drinking beautifully but better to drink sooner than later.
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9/18/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Sunday Lunch with Raveneau Chablis and Chave Hermitage (Piccino Restaurant, San Francisco): Yellow, same shade as the 1996, meaning incredible color for its age. Pear rather than citrus. Rich and regal. Rounder and more texturally alluring than the 1996 with more intense orange rind in the mouth. What feel and length! Like the 2005, its combination of perfectly ripe fruit and back end acidity is totally winning.
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5/6/2022 - fclarity wrote: 99 Points
From an excellent looking bottle, this wine had a deep yellow center and clear rims. The high- intensity nose blasted pear, lemon, white stone, and honeysuckle.
In the mouth, this was rich and ripe with great acidity and huge length. It is hard to imaging a better white wine.
There was nothing refined about this bottle (after 5 hours of air). It was dramatic. Well stored bottles are right in the zone and drinking beautifully. Enjoy!
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8/3/2020 - fclarity wrote: 97 Points
Tasted blind, this wine had a medium yellow/gold center with clear rims. The medium+ intensity nose offered up acacia flowers, tropical fruit, minerals, and honey. It morphed from one incarnation to the next with air.
In the mouth, this wine was ripe and rich with huge acidity and outstanding length. It tasted a bit young and tight but was still super tasty.
This bottle had been open for 3 hours prior to the tasting and was still on the upswing. This was outstanding and will easily last 10+ years. It may even improve during that time, depending on your taste.
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2/9/2020 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Sommelier Appreciation Dinner 2020 (The Brown Residence): Fully mature expression of Chablis. Showing the 90 ripeness yet incredibly refined palate. Smoked oyster, oyster shell, lemon oil, peach, mint and crushed rock. Beautiful complexity and harmony. Drinking beautifully but better to drink sooner than later.
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8/22/2018 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
Started slow, but picked up focus with an hour of air time. 94-
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