Chablis Fest

Shaw's Crab House - Chicago, IL
Tasted Wednesday, August 27, 2014 by tooch with 604 views

Introduction

A bunch of out-of-towners were in Chicago and we thought that opening up some Chablis would be fun. The theme expanded a bit to include a flight of non-Chablis White Burgundy and a flight of Champagne. Only 2 off bottles in the bunch...not all that bad.

Dauvissat >>>> Raveneau on this night.

Flight 1 - BRACKET 1 - CHAMPAGNE (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - BRACKET 2 - RAVENEAU PREMIER CRU 1999 (3 Notes)

Flight 3 - BRACKET 3 - DAVUISSAT (3 Notes)

Flight 4 - BRACKET 4 - DAUVISSAT/RAVENEAU GRAND CRU (4 Notes)

Flight 5 - BRACKET 5 - ODDS AND ENDS (6 Notes)

  • 2007 Arnaud Ente Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

    This was my first time trying this producer. A big and rich styled Puligny with lots of lime, orange, and lemon tones. It had really nice balance on the palate - despite its weight, it never felt slick or too blowsy. I'm interested to try more of this...

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  • 2005 Philippe Colin Chevalier-Montrachet 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

    Big and powerful with lots of flinty lemons, lime, and florals. The citrus notes had a real depth to them on the palate - needs time to become more elegant.

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  • 2007 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    A "wow" wine. Just incredible depth and layered flavors and aromas here. What also made it exciting was how quickly the wine shifted gears. At times it was elegant with wisps of lemons/limes and florals, while at other times the gunsmoke took over making it richer and fuller. So good.

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  • 1985 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    This had aged very nicely. Lots of cool citrus fruit, wet slate, melon, and lanolin. The aged personality of the wine shown through and delivered some of those Chenin Blanc type qualities like wet wool, vanilla, and melon. It had a nice acidity on the finish too...gave it some nice energy.

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  • 1975 Château Suduiraut 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    A lot to like here. Loved the pineapple and coconut flavors - very dense tropical fruit profile. Nice acidity and good depth.

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  • 2011 Dana Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Hershey Vineyard

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

    A lot like the last time I tasted this. Definitely a cooler fruit profile with some blackberries, charcoal, cranberries, and earth. I still think this is the Dana Estates vineyard I enjoy the most.

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Closing

It was great seeing Amy, Jeremiah, Jason, and Tm (in addition to the Chicago people)! Thanks to the team at Shaw's for taking care of us too.

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