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Grand Cru Chablis blind tasting
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Tasted February 26, 2011 by Omar Khayyam with 498 views
Introduction
I was the guest of a very noble group of wine enthusiasts. The theme was clear, but otherwise the wines were tasted blind.
Flight 1 (9 notes)
White
1999 Sylvain Mosnier Chablis
87 points
tasted blind.
Almost the color of polished brass.
The nose is animalistic, musky, waxed floors, wild boar fat.
This is over the hill. but the nose is so interesting this is still exciting.
I guessed that this was a 15 yr old bougros. clearly off on that, but perhaps not shamefully so.
Almost the color of polished brass.
The nose is animalistic, musky, waxed floors, wild boar fat.
This is over the hill. but the nose is so interesting this is still exciting.
I guessed that this was a 15 yr old bougros. clearly off on that, but perhaps not shamefully so.
White
2004 Château de Viviers Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot
87 points
Tasted blind.
Light yellow hue with a greenish streak.
Nose is clearly developed classic chablis, flinty, strict, but also some herbs or grass.
It is lean, verging on thin. Classic, but without the longeur and acidity I would expect.
My guess was a 2007 les preuses. Not that far off, I guess.
Light yellow hue with a greenish streak.
Nose is clearly developed classic chablis, flinty, strict, but also some herbs or grass.
It is lean, verging on thin. Classic, but without the longeur and acidity I would expect.
My guess was a 2007 les preuses. Not that far off, I guess.
White
2004 Verget Chablis Grand Cru Bougros
91 points
tasted blind.
lovely - fully developed and expressive. Perfect use of oak, with a fine long finish and lots of freshness and balance, while at the same time has some buttery walnut character.
Tied for WOTN.
I thought this was a 2004 les clos, which is a pretty good call, if I may so myself! Especially given how little I know of chablis.
lovely - fully developed and expressive. Perfect use of oak, with a fine long finish and lots of freshness and balance, while at the same time has some buttery walnut character.
Tied for WOTN.
I thought this was a 2004 les clos, which is a pretty good call, if I may so myself! Especially given how little I know of chablis.
White
2007 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
90 points
tasted blind.
classic minerality and gunpowder, but also grass and herbs - clover to be exact. As it opens up in the glass there is a clear perfumed note which I can't place, but that goes against the classic grain.
The taste and finish is long and balanced but also open and expressive.
I just can't guess the age of this. For vineyard I threw out valmur, but clearly without any good reason for it.
classic minerality and gunpowder, but also grass and herbs - clover to be exact. As it opens up in the glass there is a clear perfumed note which I can't place, but that goes against the classic grain.
The taste and finish is long and balanced but also open and expressive.
I just can't guess the age of this. For vineyard I threw out valmur, but clearly without any good reason for it.
White
2008 Domaine François Mikulski Chardonnay Bourgogne Blanc
80 points
tasted blind.
not bad, but there is something artificial about this: sodastream with pear and apple. Also has something vaguely medicinal about it. Sounds awful, but it was an entirely correct wine, maybe a bit short on the finish.
I just can't place this and refrain from guessing.
not bad, but there is something artificial about this: sodastream with pear and apple. Also has something vaguely medicinal about it. Sounds awful, but it was an entirely correct wine, maybe a bit short on the finish.
I just can't place this and refrain from guessing.
White
2007 Mountford Chardonnay Estate
91 points
tasted blind.
Wow, this has the most charming nose of the wines tried this evening. Round, oaked, soft and expressive nose.
It has body, but it is also a very well balanced wine with medium-long finish.
My guess was a 2004 les clos. Clearly off. The real chard freaks in the gathering picked this one to be kiwi chard.
Tied for WOTN for me in the vote. But with the seafood paté served afterward it didn't do as well as my other WOTN, the bougros from verget.
Wow, this has the most charming nose of the wines tried this evening. Round, oaked, soft and expressive nose.
It has body, but it is also a very well balanced wine with medium-long finish.
My guess was a 2004 les clos. Clearly off. The real chard freaks in the gathering picked this one to be kiwi chard.
Tied for WOTN for me in the vote. But with the seafood paté served afterward it didn't do as well as my other WOTN, the bougros from verget.
White
2007 L'Esprit de Chevalier Blanc
79 points
Tasted blind.
This had a very peculiar taste. An odd and bitter flavor I can't place and which I don't care for.
At least I am correct in guessing that it is not a chablis grand cru! As for the rest, I fail at even picking out the sauvignon blanc/semillon cepage.
This had a very peculiar taste. An odd and bitter flavor I can't place and which I don't care for.
At least I am correct in guessing that it is not a chablis grand cru! As for the rest, I fail at even picking out the sauvignon blanc/semillon cepage.
White
2006 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
85 points
tasted blind.
Fine bouquet. Classic chablis with gunpowder and steel, but toned down.
Short finish, hollowed out in the middle.
My guess was a 2002 from less illustrious terroir. Maybe this is just shut down. Or maybe it is just typical of what I have come to expect from this large scale industrial producer. I mean, for a petit chablis it would have been a steal, but at 599 SEK it is merely theft.
Fine bouquet. Classic chablis with gunpowder and steel, but toned down.
Short finish, hollowed out in the middle.
My guess was a 2002 from less illustrious terroir. Maybe this is just shut down. Or maybe it is just typical of what I have come to expect from this large scale industrial producer. I mean, for a petit chablis it would have been a steal, but at 599 SEK it is merely theft.
White
2001 Albert Pic Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
flawed
Tasted blind.
It was obviously flawed.
Everyone agreed, although there was some discussion as to what the flaw consisted in.
It was obviously flawed.
Everyone agreed, although there was some discussion as to what the flaw consisted in.
Closing
Fun tasting. A couple of really nice wines, but also some that just weren't what you'd expect from a grand cru. The tasting was a good showcase of the varying degree which these growers apply oak to their high end chablis.