1989 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  9/29/2021 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Balanced richness and salinity. Perhaps fraying just a bit on the edges.

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  2/22/2019 - lepetitchateau wrote: 94 Points

  Clearly some bottles show fresher than this one, which started on the nose showing age - more than ideal to my taste. The attack shows why this wine is as admired as it is, as it was gorgeous, solid and monumentally gracious, pure and delicious. It is a full wine, loads of dry extract and an amazing combination of gravel and grapefruit. A fresher bottle would have been amazing and earned a higher score.

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  7/3/2018 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Great dry lemon and limestone notes. Subtle acids here. Very broad palate. Still opening up as I was finishing it, could have used more time

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  12/11/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points

  Quite waxy on the nose with trace amounts of that classic oyster shell and ocean tones but better developed with some maturity. White flowers with lemon meringue pie. Development shows better with more air time but overall reads young and very fresh. Candied citrus. Intense minerality with zesty acidity. The finish here is intense and piercing with singing acidity through the finish. Still a Chablis but gaining the weight and richness of a decent, youthful Meursault. Maybe gives a hint of smoke after four hours.

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  11/6/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points

  Great Wine Dinner with Friends (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): My friend most likely bought this at release, so a perfectly stored bottle. Reductive start, but the great concentration shone through immediately from the start. Lots of apple and pear aromas and flavors with power and persistence. Excellent once open 10-15 minutes, possibly even better when finished 3 hours later.

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