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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.3 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 59 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chatters on 12/1/2021: First Wednesday Wine Club (Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield): Served Blind.
Herbs, slight volatility, savoury, slightly meaty notes, touches of wild ferment. Medium plus intensity acidity, lemon, tangy, lots of texture on the mid palate.
I guessed Loire Chenin (1400 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 10/10/2021 & rated 88 points: not sure what to make this: there was a certain astringency on opening that never really disappeared on the first night - strangely, much improved on the second night - more time? (1196 views) | | | Tasted by Krassens on 8/2/2020 & rated 88 points: A bit underwhelmed by this. Well made of course, but on both nose and palate it’s mostly oak and yellow fruit, no real complexity, and only medium+ length. With some effort I find faint hints of saffron, white pepper. Acidity still quite high. Don’t know what more cellaring would mean for this, but I imagine it might achieve more nuance with 2-4 years more. (1694 views) | | | Tasted by Soteriologist on 11/29/2019 & rated 91 points: Clearly exceeds my expectations ! Remarkable how it has developed since my first bottle in January 2015. Glass light straw. Few but rather swift tears. Low to medium intensity nose compared to my Rieslings. But for a Chablis, it's not bad at all. Green apple, quince (unripe on day 1, but riper by day 4), a little unripe honey melon, lemon, some white pepper and a touch of hay. Lactic notes from wood (if at all) are very toned down, but this is a Chablis.
Palate dry, acidic and tart, but not austere, light body and and superbly mineral, like licking fresh lemon juice off granite, nutmeg in the length, long and crisp. However there is also a wonderful illusion of sweetness in the development after arrival and before the finish that is fruit driven.
I think the wine is still very much alive and could easily be on its peak until next year. Of course, I wouldn't know because I had no bottle the past two or three years. But I can say it's better than in 2015. (2182 views) | | | Tasted by s******n on 8/17/2019 & rated 90 points: 2012 W Fevre Chablis vs 2016 Malat Sex Una Tribus:
- Direkt vor dem Probieren geöffnet
- Farbe: beide mit geringer-mittlerer Farbtiefe. Fevre zitronengelb mit leichtem Grünstich. Malat ist weißer. Fast Strohgelb.
- Geruch: Fevre mit mittlere Intensität. Malat gering. Fevre mit Quitte, Zitrone. Malat eher gelber Apfel und Brioche.
- Geschmack: Fevre eher niedrige Säure. Eher schlanker Körper. Eher leicht. Zitrone. Grüner Apfel. Mittellanger Abgang.
- Malat deutlich anders. Etwas Eiche. Noch nicht cremig aber etwas breiter. Fast mittlere Körper. Auch noch Säure. Etwas weniger. Eher gelber Apfel. Mittellanger Abgang.
- Beide Weine okay aber nicht Champions League. Abgang und Komplexität fehlen. Erwartungsgemäß unterschiedlicher Stil. (2135 views) | | | Tasted by OneForTheStairs on 7/6/2019: Good. Wonderful value. (1679 views) | | | Tasted by OneForTheStairs on 6/28/2019: Clear and bright with a greenish glint. Citrus and gooseberry nose. In the mouth broad and quite weighty with a fresh attack. Lemon, with mineral core and a buttery generous finish. What’s not to like? (1635 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 9/7/2018 & rated 93 points: Once again, I can taste and smell why I bought 5 of these. My last btl and such a killer Chablis! This is the AOC domaine bottling not, the widely available US Champs Royaux which is a solid value but not this good. This drinks more at the level of the MDT. We first enjoyed this from the list at Chateau Eze in Eze village high above the Cote Azur outdoors over lunch overlooking the sea with their outstanding tasting menu. Paid 55 euros. This estate fruit Chablis is a real gem and should be sought out. Still a beautiful pale green tinged color. Amazingly perfuse nose of the sea with classic Chablis stonyness and citrus flavors. The concentration, depth and intensity here is amazing for its lowly AOC level. There goes my 5th and last btl. Wish I had six more! What a fine send off! A modest 12.5% (2395 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 9/1/2016 & rated 89 points: This is now ready. Plenty of oyster shell minerality and a touch of lemon curd on the backend. Broad with good tension from fine chalky backbone. (4280 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 7/1/2016 & rated 92 points: Absolutely love Champs Royaux for $17. This is a worth while step up in concentration, intensity and minerallity. Paid $27 a while back locally. (4313 views) | | | Tasted by dgkula on 3/14/2016 & rated 90 points: I have drank 19 of 24 bottles over the course of the last 18 months. The bottle tonight was the best yet. Finally showing something special for the price with some age. Glad I have a few left. Might be a good future benchmark for village Chablis. Don't touch for 2 years ... (4620 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 8/29/2015 & rated 86 points: Round honeydew melon on the nose. A touch of petrol and fruit sweetness. A nice picnic wine. (5433 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 7/12/2015 & rated 92 points: Loved it tonight with sandwiches and a pontoon dinner picnic on stunning Jackson lake at the foot of the Tetons. Even at an elevated $32 retail price this is still a bargain. The Domaine is a decent step up from the ever good Champs Royoux. Nice vacation find chilled and ready to go tonight. (5539 views) | | | Tasted by swayzeeee on 3/31/2015 & rated 90 points: This is still quite young and takes a while to come together. A few hours after opening: harmonious, lush, superb. (3568 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 3/29/2015 & rated 87 points: This has a clean, citrus-based profile which has not a hair out of place but somehow doesn't quite express any part of itself with enough confidence to show true Chablis character. Just a little clinical in comparison to the other Fevre's I've tried but perfectly decent at this level and price (£9). Might be worth hanging on until 2016 for the next one. (3741 views) | | | Tasted by gilrbo on 3/16/2015: Did not give it much attention, but very sharp, steely wine.
It's been drunk very fast... (3029 views) | | | Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 2/16/2015 & rated 89 points: Light yellow in color, this domaine-bottled Chablis flaunts a beautiful bouquet of white flowers, citrus, peaches and wet stones. On the palate, it is light-bodied, fresh and shows no alcoholic heat (12.5%). The flavors mirror the nose, with the addition of a subtle apricot component. In the middle it gains richness and the medium-length finish is crisp. Very impressive at this level. Drink now-2018. (2407 views) | | | Tasted by Soteriologist on 1/25/2015 & rated 89 points: Will come back to this with my other bottle in 2016. [this part postponed till 2018]
Day 3, 1/27/2015: now I am getting it, this is getting better ! Nose 89-90, palate 88-89.
Day 2, 1/26/2015: the 87 remains, this isn't getting better. Too bad, because it's an 88-89 nose in my opinion.
Original note, 1/25/2015: Light straw and greenish glass, apple, grapefruit + minerality and distant banana nose, even some white pepper, no particular fruit on the palate, only acidity and minerality, and an ever so slight oaky vanilla touch. If you like such aromatic poverty at this price tag, this is your wine.
Otherwise not bad, but I get that level with my German whites at half the price, and they deliver more fun. I know that this Chablis will take a day or two to show what it has (therefore the 87 rating is not yet final), but I think this would lose pretty pitifully against my Rieslings of a similar price point. I can tell you right now that I won't buy again. (2412 views) | | | Tasted by JOsgood on 1/18/2015 & rated 87 points: Good but nothing special. A bit one dimensional and needing more minerals and acidity. Not in the class of the AOC Chablis from Pattes Loup or Dauvissat. (2119 views) | | | Tasted by swayzeeee on 1/14/2015 & rated 90 points: Fresh and vibrant. Lively. (1961 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 12/5/2014 & rated 88 points: The entry level Chablis from the famous William Fevre stable is light yellow with aromas of flowers, apple, oak. Fresh and crisp on the palate but not very long. (2574 views) | | | Tasted by Drinking Trees on 12/1/2014: Fresh, clean nose of lime oil, with hints of pineapple, passionfruit, and marzipan. Smooth, medium-bodied palate with mild flavours of mineral water, lemon, passionfruit, lime zest, and oyster. (2000 views) | | | Tasted by AV2012 on 11/28/2014 & rated 88 points: Some mild oak on the nose, hint of lemon, hint of minerals. Very mineral, if I may say so, there's sweet and sour lemon and saltiness. Acidity is medium. (879 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 11/16/2014 & rated 88 points: A private lunch (Restaurant Rules, London, UK): Supple and relatively ripe style, lovely oyster shell minerality, juicy acidity, attractive but serviceable rather than exciting. Not as impressive as earlier this year. (2469 views) | | | Tasted by Paul Benigeri on 11/1/2014 & rated 90 points: The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is medium.
Very elegant bouquet, developing citrus, white-fleshed fruit and floral notes. Fresh and supple, the wine is marked by mineral notes that are typical of the appellation.
Food pairing: Oysters, seafood, grilled fish, light-to-medium-flavoured courses. (2119 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| i-WineReview.com, Chablis (9/15/2015)
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| Domaine William Fèvre Producer website
Kevin Shaffer, a.k.a. Burgschnauzer
William Fevre, the son of an accomplished winemaker, founded Domaine de la Maladiere and bottled his first wines after the 1959 harvest. Over a forty year span, Domaine de la Maladiere slowly grew into the largest owner of grand cru vineyards in the region and it enjoyed an excellent reputation. William was also a dominant personality. When the local political establishment wanted to increase the region’s vineyard area to include sites that that did not possess the important Kimmeridgian soil, William stood out as one of the fiercest and loudest opponents to the expansion. The wines from these new areas, he argued, would not have the classic aromas and flavors that were characteristic of Chablis. Fevre lost the battle, but by voicing his opinion he had become one of the leading figures in the region. In 1998, Fevre sold his estate to the Henriot family of Champagne, who in an odd twist, changed the name to Domaine William Fevre. Henriot had also recently purchased the Beaune negociant Bouchard Pere et Fils and had been responsible for a renaissance at that estate. Several changes were immediately made at Fevre by the Henriot team and the quality of the wines improved. The domaine is now recognized as one of, if not the top, producers in Chablis.
Fevre releases wines under two labels, one from land owned by the domaine and the other from purchased fruit. The two labels are nearly identical, but the estate bottles read “Domaine” in script above “William Fevre”. Several premier crus are produced under the domaine label, including Beauroy (1.12 ha.), Montmains (1.75 ha.), Les Lys (0.99 ha.), Vaillons (2.86 ha.), Fourchaume and Montee de Tonnerre (1.5 ha.). A unique cuvee is bottled the from the lieu-dit Vaulaurent, which is separated from the northern portion of the grand cru Les Preuses by a path. The vineyard is allowed to use the name of the nearby premier cru Fourchaume and is labeled as Fourchaume Vignoble de Vaulaurent. More powerful than a typical Fourchaume, the wine is considered to be a “baby grand cru” by the Fevre team. Additionally, Cote de Lechet and Mont de Mileu are bottled under the negociant label.
15.2 hectares of the domaines 27 hectares are located in grand cru vineyards and the line-up is impressive. Bougros (4.12 ha.), Les Preuses (2.55 ha.), Vaudesir (1.20 ha.), Valmur (1.15 ha.) and Les Clos (4.11 ha.) are all bottled under the domaine label. The only grand cru missing from the estate’s portfolio is Blanchots, but a wine from this vineyard is sold under the negociant arm. The domaine also separates a portion of Bougros as separate cuvee. Clos des Bouguerots (2.11 ha.) is a small parcel located at the bottom of Bougros that is extremely steep. The domaine views this section as a separate vineyard and thus the eighth grand cru of Chablis. More elegant and refined, the Clos des Bouguerots cuvee is a step up from the estate’s regular bottling.
The wines made by William Fevre under the Domaine de la Maladiere label were respected, but not universally loved. New oak barrels were used liberally and the bottled wines reflected this treatment. The new regime reduced the amount of new oak used in the cellar and the wines quickly became more transparent. Didier Seguier is in charge of the winemaking and seeks to produce wines that show their terroir. All of the grapes harvested by the estate are hand-picked and carefully sorted. Some of the wines are fermented in steel vats, others in barrels, but the percentage of new oak is moderate. The wines are intense, clean and precise. William Fevre may no longer be making wine in Chablis, but his presence is still felt through the excellent domaine that bears his name.
THE AGEING POTENTIAL OF WILLIAM FÈVRE WINES
03 Dec 2013
The William Fèvre wine-estate has very rich and varied vineyards among which 60% are classified as Premiers Crus and Grands Crus. These wines offer a large array of nuances and have to be appreciated depending on moods and opportunities. However the right time to taste them is a tricky question because it is intimately linked with the ageing potential, which itself is variable according to the climate of the appellation and the vintage.
Though the Chablis wines tend to be consumed in their youth, they nonetheless show an ability to reveal themselves over 5 to 7 years of cellaring, unveiling more complex aromas while keeping a great freshness.
The Premier Crus like Les Lys and Beauroy will show well over the next 7 years.
For other climates such as Montmains, Vaulorent or even Mont de Milieu which are rich, unctuous and very mineral so that the keeping can go on for 10 to 15 years.
On the other hand one will have to be more patient with Grands Crus which can be kept for at least 10 years for some climates like Vaudésir or Bougros and beyond 15 years for Les Clos or Les Preuses.
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Chablis Chablis (Fédération de Défense de l'Appellation Chablis) | Chablis (Burgundy Wines)
2014 Vintage Notes:
"... a hybrid of 2004/2007 and 2010. The stone, citrus and limestone amalgam is exactly what we search for in Chablis as the style harkens to a day in the Cote de Beaune proper (1960's - 1980's) when wine was not meant to be consumed the week it was released, battonage was not used by all and new oak was rarely seen ... the texture is natural and 'of the vintage' not 'of the winemaker' .... Like Sancerre or the Loire in general, 2014 in Chablis is one of those rare years with extract and transparency. It appears to be a vintage for the "neoclassic" ages and those of us intent on cellaring the most terroir-driven (but still powerful) examples of vineyard, site-place and varietal will want to invest (heavily) in the magnetic and electric 2014's." - Jon Rimmerman
2018 Vintage Notes:
"There’s not that razor sharp Chablis acidity in 2018,” says Patrick Piuze. “But there is good definition of place. The dry conditions drove vines to drink deeper down in the soil profile."
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