2009 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  6/25/2023 - llink wrote: 92 Points

  PNP. Lemon, honey, beeswax and some brothy tide pool elements on the nose. Palate is deep and glycerol laden, lacking a bit of acidity but showing a lovely texture and chalky mouthfeel. Very good plus.

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  11/19/2021 - jhw425 wrote: 91 Points

  Delicious. Very fun to drink with Raveneau texture / signature but not overly complex. Could have had a little more acidity

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  7/19/2021 - llink wrote: 91 Points

  Popped and poured. Ripe nose, lemon, honey, spice and a bit of iodine. Crisp and lemon infused, maybe a bit sweet and lacking acid/cut on the palate. Lemon and some chalky limestone texture adds interest on the finish. In a great spot, shows the vintage sweetness but lacks complexity to be a great Raveneau, however still a wonderful Chablis from a ripe year.

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  2/18/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Decanted for 2 hours (and it could have used more). Medium yellow with some remaining green. Some persistent sulfur, tide pool iodine, tropical fruit, and faint citrus. Medium weight but without as much glycerine and textural richness as many Raveneau bottles. Guava and green apple, excellent acidity, strong salinity, and drying finish. The fruit is more in the background here, and the sulfur gives it a somewhat hard, unyielding edge. Maybe even more air and/or time in bottle will result in further improvement, but I won't find out since this is the last bottle. Right now, approaching excellent and classically built. There is no way I would have picked this out blind as a 2009, and the only thing that hints at a riper vintage is the slightly tropical nature of the fruit on the nose.

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  3/14/2020 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Dîner Antidépresseur (Los Gatos, California): Still light yellow. A bit of reduction and floral tones. Medium weight, nicely lean apple and lemon. Excellent finishing soil and acidity. Beautifully taut for this richer vintage and still on the young side. Preferred to the 2009 V. Dauvissat Vaillons on this evening.

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