2018 Domaine Pattes Loup Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  2/24/2024 - srlow Likes this wine: 93 Points

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  Nose - hawthorn/rhubarb, lemon curd, custard. Slightly Smokey/dusty. The hawthorn surprised me. Rather interesting and I would not have guessed Chablis if blind.
  Palette - quite concentrated, citrus, wet stones. There is a touch of flint/reductiveness. There’s a nice silky viscosity. Dances a little on the finish but is not incredibly long.
  
  After 1 night slow ox in bottle with the cork in, this has really evolved…
  Nose - less hawthorn, lemon curd is now in the background. Some burnt caramel, sweet white orchids. There’s still some alcohol on the nose.
  
  Will be much better in 3 years.

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  1/25/2024 - Rani Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Tasted blind. This has immense concentration, flint, crushed rocks, lots of fruit and acidity yet it all sits together really well. I was surprised it’s a Chablis, it’s super rich. No rush to drink but it’s awesome.

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  12/31/2023 - dead puddle wrote: 93 Points

  Blind tasting. Pnp in Zalto. Nice nose of shy orchid and candied papaya. Palate super straight and reducted: very mineral tending to an "organic" style. Dried hay, golden dried wheat. Needs hours of decantation to shy a classic peeble stone, pineapple, and singular curcuma. That is a great personnalised Chablis 1st cru. 89 at first kiss, 93 after one night (of aeration). Great potential.

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  11/13/2023 - BenitoBlanco_ Likes this wine: 92 Points

  All of Thomas Pico's wines have these unique characteristics that set them apart from other Chablis producers...they have their own personality, likely from minimal intervention in a region where that's really difficult to execute.
  
  This one I actually Coravined about 6 months ago and came back to finish it this weekend. Was still drinking incredibly, I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference from a full bottle. Really looking forward to seeing how this and the Vaillons develop.

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  11/12/2023 - manonthemoon wrote: 92 Points

  Hosted a tasting for a group of longtime wine friends.
  N citrus rind, apple, cheesy rind.
  P hints of tropical, citrus, little funk, saline
  F long in length, nice mouthfeel, and high acidity.
  Overall an interesting wine by Pico, probably the closest to typical chablis, that I've had from him.
  50+5+9+11+17
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