2011 Domaine de Maison Blanche Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  6/29/2015 - bevetroppo Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I experiment sparingly with my Coravin for two reasons: (1) once I grab a bottle of wine the odds are overwhelming that most of it is going down and (2) something nags at me about the $7 or so it costs to replace the argon gas cartridge when I still haven't figured out the optimum way to use it. My early investigations have yielded an important finding though. I like it better for whites than reds, for the simple reason I'm not usually looking for the whites to evolve as I drink them, so there's nothing but upside in preserving them as needed.
  
  Tonight's note is a case in point, so to speak. I opened this three weeks ago to drink a glass or two and then put it to sleep under Coravin. Right now it is every bit as fresh and lively as it was then, an unthinkable victory with less effective home technology.
  
  So three weeks later you know when you pour that it's humming along- still a vibrant pale gold straw, nary a trace of oxidation in color or nose. Inviting citrus, a mix of lemon curd and lime with faint seashell aromas, medium bodied, lightly creamy texture and distinct salinity. Balanced just so that it's every bit as good at room temperature as it is out of the fridge, always a hallmark of quality.

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  6/14/2015 - bevetroppo Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Super Chablis, with all the hallmark qualities to make it unmistakable, and an extra gear or two that layers beautiful ripe yellow fruits on top of the limestone and seashell bedrock. Almost buttery in texture, but not from any discernible wood, a little oily as it warms but then resolves in the expected tart and positive finish. Harmonious and lush without being at all overripe or tropical.

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