2005 Maison Albert Bichot Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Domaine Long-Depaquit

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  7/1/2020 - herbaceous Likes this wine: 90 Points

  declining but still ripe friuit and some legs - lot of finesse

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  8/20/2017 - alpha_ori wrote: flawed

  Tasted blind.
  
  Dark straw color. Oxidation on the nose. Fruit has faded but is still present -- some lemon. Finish seems short at first, but the nutty oxidized flavors do persist some. Acid is medium minus. I think this an old world Chardonnay that is 10-15 years old (based on the acid levels and presence of oxidation).
  
  The question around the table is: is the oxidation intentional? If so, I'd say Chardonnay from the Jura. But if it is, it's not a great example; the best wines from the Jura either walk a tightrope between the oxidized flavors and the fruit flavors or they develop a lot of complexity from the oxidation. This does neither; the oxidation overwhelms the fruit, but the secondary flavors themselves aren't particularly intense or interesting. So, I'm going to hedge my bets and say premoxed white burgundy, 2002-2005.

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  1/3/2014 - brl75 Likes this wine: 86 Points

  On it's way downhill. Deep golden color with an oxidized taste leading on the palate...still some fruit at its core but def past it's prime. The slightly oxidized taste went surprisingly well with Dungeness crab, though. Drink up.

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  1/8/2013 - Jozefs wrote: flawed

  Oxidized

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  12/1/2010 - Jozefs wrote: 91 Points

  Fairly ripe, but with enough mineral character to keep it interesting; good balance between fruit, citruslike acidity and flintlike minerality. This seems ready to drink, no need to age this much farther. On the second day this was still good, with little or no evolution. But why take the risk to age this for a long time? I do not think it has enough stuffing for that, also there's always the risk of premature oxidation.

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