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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 79 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by soyhead on 4/15/2022: off bottle. Botrytized? which seems like it would be strange for chablis. (1485 views) | | | Tasted by Vini Ciclismo on 12/20/2020 & rated 91 points: Deep colour.
Rich and honeyed, white flowers and lightly oxidative zest.
Zesty citrus, honeysuckle, talc, but with a leaning towards honey richness reflecting its age. Lovely acidity, quite textured, smooth. Persistent flavours. Has moved beyond its youth but still drinking beautifully. (1957 views) | | | Tasted by mye on 6/22/2020: Tropical fruit notes dominate (almost Riesling like), with a hint of botrytis. Palate was full of again tropical fruit and mineral notes, and a waxiness that coats your mouth. Really enjoyed the wine. (2026 views) | | | Tasted by mikelikeswine on 6/21/2020 & rated 91 points: Great nose accentuated by a hint of botrytis. The palate was insanely waxy and coated your mouth for minutes. Picked up acid with air, but wishing there was more acid on this bottle. Not as fresh as the '95 Butteaux served next to it. (1967 views) | | | Tasted by sjwshiraz on 11/29/2019: Rich and exotic. Too much botrytis in evidence however and too little flintiness (2264 views) | | | Tasted by The Vines That Bind on 6/25/2018 & rated 92 points: Yellow gold colour. The nose is booming with ripe tropical fruit, subtle smoky sulphur I don’t usually get and Chablis, and loads of vanilla oak spice. Ripe and rich without any flab. On the palate it seems the structure is there to keep this going, although this showing is definitely more ripe than fresh. The minerality is there but the fruit is overwhelming the showing right now. 92-93. (3081 views) | | | Tasted by dansamsoe on 11/27/2017: Absolutely delicious. Grilled pineapple with slighty nutty flavors. Very balanced and smooth with acidty. (2484 views) | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 2/28/2017: Light gold in color, small amount of sediment in the bottle, the juice was in a good place with just a little oxidation creeping in and the acidity still holding things together. Delicious! (3285 views) | | | Tasted by HowardNZ on 5/18/2016: Mainly Pinots Dinner with Peter Rosback: Deep gold. A lovely wine with a nose of lemons, toffee, grapefruit and a touch of Epoisses-like development. Also, some evolution and appropriate oxidation on palate. Still with some sulphur apparent with chalky, citric and mineral flavours. Also showing a bit of sweatiness. Grand Cru architecture and mid palate weight. Quite long. A lovely Chablis, developing nicely. (4992 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 3/17/2016 & rated 93 points: Paired alongside the 2005. Slightly floral with ripe fruit, good concentration. Just minimal signs of its age, but at a great place right now. Better tonight vs the 2005, but I don't expect that will still be true from 2020 forward. (4537 views) | | | Tasted by eboracum on 12/24/2015 & rated 92 points: Not quite so superb as La Forêt '95 of a few weeks ago but very fine with lovely harmonious bouquet of white fruit and biscuit and medium- bodied and long palate still showing peach and lemon together with fine flinty minerals, elegant but lively acidity and steely backbone which paired well with oysters followed by langouste and giant shrimps. Very good. (3821 views) | | | Tasted by Herve on 11/19/2015 & rated 90 points: Très beau vin, complexe et long, dense et encore en pleine forme. (4009 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 11/9/2015 & rated 91 points: A slightly musty nose with grapefruit, yellow tropical fruits, light spice, and floral notes. Low acid palate with mango. Glassy finish. Opened strong but did not have the staying power of other vintages. Definitely drink now. (3151 views) | | | Tasted by Barry Rothof on 7/12/2015 & rated 91 points: & samhoud|places (Amsterdam): A more evolved yellow color here, with good structure and exceptional density of fruit. With some ripe apricot and orange peel flavours (botrytis?) breaking through. (3701 views) | | | Tasted by Burgaddict on 7/3/2015: Leiden visits Amsterdam Burgundy lunch: Dark yellow colour, makes you think of oxidation. But this is excellent, salty nose, soft acidity, citrus, orange peel, very long finish. Still very fresh. Typical mature Raveneau. (3287 views) | | | Tasted by Blacksmith450 on 6/27/2015 & rated 93 points: Tarte aux citons au nez et en bouche, texture et profond. Grande bouteille. (3487 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 1/21/2015: This has been drinking so well for a decade and it aint slowing down. There's a touch of apricot to the aroma (botrytis?). You also get some toast and truffle development and a drizzle of honey. In the mouth its all dried fruits, honey and iodine. It is rich, full and textured and finished dry and minerally. It is a wine of great shape and excellent complexity. (3462 views) | | | Tasted by David Paris (dbp) on 5/21/2014 & rated 92 points: Aged Raveneau, Dauvissat & Fevre at E&R: Totally different from the previous two. This is rich, and smells like a strong soap. Very powdery. Some veggies are present on the palate, but quickly goes to quartz, minerals, and acid. Some rich soft lemon fruit, almost sweet. Quite nice. Eruption of tartness on the finish, but it's also beautifully soft with a creamy, elegant, beautiful complexion. (4612 views) | | | Tasted by dzitt on 2/17/2014 & rated 88 points: Dégustation Raveneau (8 millésimes de Montée de Tonnerre et 3 de Chapelot):
Plus foncé que le MDT 2000. Au nez et en bouche, vernis, botrytis, pomme brunie, anis, poire Bartlett, pêche. Plus d’acidité que le 2000, mais un profil évolué assez particulier. Pas vraiment de changement avec l’aération. Dernier de cette vague. (MDT 00 et 01 + Chapelot 01). (4260 views) | | | Tasted by jerhardt on 12/22/2013 & rated 94 points: Killer bottle. Vibrant, complex, and unmistakably Raveneau. In a really great place right now. (4411 views) | | | Tasted by Burgaddict on 12/13/2013 & rated 93 points: Nose with pine apple, pear, floral tones, followed by sweet buttery and saline tones. Taste also tropical fruit, some mocca, honey, nuts, minerals, balanced acidity. Very long and lingering finish. Lovely, enjoyed every sip of it. (4469 views) | | | Tasted by Burgaddict on 12/4/2013 flawed bottle: I noticed it the moment I smelled the cork after pulling it out! Corked. Taste was flat with corky tones. It was a sad moment to empty the content of this bottle in my sink... (4243 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 5/24/2013 & rated 91 points: Birthday Celebration (Chicago, IL): Tasting. Lots of mostly fresh apple and pear with moderate density and length. Spice hints poked through once in a while. Not quite at the same level as another bottle from earlier this year, perhaps this wine just needs time and reflection. (5074 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 4/19/2013 & rated 93 points: Au Filet
Nez très complexe mais déconcertant, qui sent la cave humide, avec des notes de crème et de champignons, de citron confit. La bouche est de corps moyen, mais très ample, avec une certaine austérité, une amertume en fin de bouche doublée d'une belle salinité. C'est d'une complexité impressionnante, sans être charmeur. Un plaisir intellectuel envoûtant. 93 pts (4198 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 4/14/2013 & rated 93 points: Dinner with Leve @ The Ledbury- out of mag, young , matchstick on the nose, lemon peel. strong youthful chablis, fruits and peels. focused for the vintage. very nice drink but this mag had time (3892 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Montée de Tonnerre" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, 4th Quarter, 2003, Issue #12
(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, 4th Quarter, 2002, Issue #8
(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103
(Domaine Francois Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnerre) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
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(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Montée de Tonnerre" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (12/31/2010)
(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre) Light lemon yellow color; reduction, pineapple upside down cake, kumquat nose; kumquat, reduction, tart apple palate with a little oxidation, disappointing; medium-plus finish (since I had a lovely bottle of this a month ago, I know this was just an unfortunate, oxidized one) 87 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/17/2010)
(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre) Light golden yellow color; nice, expressive, lemon, white flower, grapefruit nose; medium bodied, complex, poised, tart lemon, tart apple, floral palate with medium-plus acidity, that ideally still needs another two-plus years; medium-plus finish 94 points |
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| François Raveneau Producer WebsiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeMontée de Tonnerre
Burgundy lovers enjoy debating the merits of vineyards almost as much as they savor the wines themselves. A favorite topic of conversation? Premier cru vineyards that in the right hands produce wines at grand cru quality.
For white wines on the Côte de Beaune, the premier cru Meursault Perrières is widely considered to be of grand cru quality. In Chablis, there’s one long-established premier cru vineyard that consistently towers above the rest: Montée de Tonnerre.
If this vineyard does not quite reach the level of the region’s grand crus in depth and sheer palate presence, it often does in aromatic complexity and class. In a perfect classification system, it would be ranked between premier and grand cru. Why should you care? In a word: value. Because Chablis usually is significantly cheaper than white Burgundy from the Côte de Beaune in the first place, the best examples of Montée de Tonnerre can offer remarkable quality/price rapport. If Chablis is the insider’s white Burgundy, then Montée de Tonnerre is the insider’s Chablis premier cru.
A look at the map quickly explains why. Montée de Tonnerre is situated just to the southeast of the unbroken strip of Chablis grand crus on the right bank of the river Serein
Montée Tonnerre is, in many experts’ minds, an ‘honorary’ Grand Cru—or, at the very least, as close as Premier Cru get to that top tier. The site picks up where the famed row of Grand Crus leaves off, sharing similar expositions (the “Blanchots” Grand Cru is literally across the street). Montée de Tonnerre wraps around a hillside and is traditionally broken up into three sections, or lieu-dits: “Pied d’Aloup” (at the top of the slope, facing east); “Chapelot” (more south-facing); and “Côte de Brechain” (the western slopes).
It enjoys a similar geographic profile, rich in the same Kimmeridgian limestoney chalk that makes the grand crus some of the world’s most cerebral, complex and distinctive examples of chardonnay. With its brisk citrus character, floral lift and incisive minerality, Montée de Tonnerre is wonderfully aromatic and penetrating in its youth, typically coming into greater harmony and putting on weight with five to ten years of bottle age.
Montée de Tonnerre - Chapelot, Les Chapelots, Pied d’Aloup, Sous Pied d’Aloup, Côte de Bréchain
About Chablis Pied d'Aloup Wine
Pied d'Aloup is a Premier Cru climat in Chablis, overlooking the town of Chablis itself. This small vineyard site – while a Premier Cru in its own right – is also a part of the larger Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru climat. As such, most of the Chardonnay grapes grown in the climat go into Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru wines, providing freshness and minerality to the blend.
The vineyard is located at the top of the hill, sitting on the steep, southeast-facing slopes above the Chapelot vineyard, also used in Montee de Tonnerre blends. The Chablis Grand Cru hill is just a short way away to the north, and Pied d'Aloup shares some of its geographical characteristics, most notably the white, chalky soils.
Chablis Pied d'Aloup
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The Kimmeridgian soils found in Pied d'Aloup (and throughout Chablis) are well suited to viticulture, as their high levels of limestone and clay help to impart minerality to the grapes. The subsoil was deposited by an ancient sea that once covered northern France, and many tiny marine fossils have been found in the vineyards. The soils are less stony here than in other Premier Cru sites, aligning Pied d'Aloup more closely to the Grand Cru sites, and in particular Blanchot.
The southeast exposure in Pied d'Aloup means that vines receive excellent sunlight during the growing season, helping to temper the cool Burgundian climate. However, the mesoclimate in this part of the Montee de Tonnerre vineyard is slightly cooler (given its higher elevation) and, as such, the grapes have more austerity than those from lower on the slope. When blended with riper grapes from the Chapelot vineyard below, they make a well-balanced Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru wine.
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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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