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2008 Raveneau Chablis
Vin Vino Wine, Palo Alto, California
Tasted January 20, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 568 views
Introduction
Rather a disappointing showing for wines from one of my favorite white wine producers. One expects a lot from Raveneau, and while these were decent Chablises, they were also rather ripe and lacking some of the structure and acidity I usually expect from this producer. There was only one Grand Cru in this line up, and it was quite good. I'll need to try more '08 Chablis before reaching a final conclusion, but this tasting suggests that it's not as strong a vintage there as it is for white Burgundy in general.
Flight 1 (6 notes)
White
2008 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Les Forêts
90 points
Light canary yellow color; peach, green apple, lime, floral, cream nose; tasty, youthful, tart apple, green apple palate; medium finish
White
2008 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Monts Mains
91 points
Light canary yellow color; nice, citrus, yellow apple, vanilla nose; tasty, creamy textured, poised, lemon, mineral, citrus, tart apple palate; medium-plus finish
White
2008 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
90 points
Light canary yellow color; intriguing, apple, pineapple, green apple, peach nose; ripe, green apple, mineral, tart peach palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
White
2008 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux
91 points
Light canary yellow color; apple, mineral, lime nose; tasty, lime, tart lemon, mineral palate with good acidity and tension; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
White
2008 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
92 points
Light canary yellow color; tart apple, mineral, nectarine, chalk, green herb nose; tight, tart lemon, tart apple, mineral, green herb palate with good acidity; medium finish
White
2008 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur
93 points
Light canary yellow color; nice apple, cream, pear nose; tasty, tight, tart pear, tart apple, mineral palate with a touch of green herb and balance; medium-plus finish