January 11, 2017 - the loser in the Les Clos sweepstakes tonight by a wide margin (the Raveneau and the Brocard were far superior). I liked this more several years ago - it seemed to have such promise. Now its just an oaky, soft white wine. The chablis character is absent, dulled by the oak. No premox in this wine just Chablah
February 16, 2016 - Please note: I use a rating system in which 85 is a very good wine.
Not quite what I hoped, wanted, or expected it to be. Good acidity, but clearly past it prime. I don't think it was premox -- just oxidization per se. I have another, and I will drink in the very near future. Oh well.
May 18, 2014 - Tastes blind. White fruit on the nose. Smooth, fully resolved oak, lovely balance. Quite lemony but with fat. I has no problem identifying this as a 2004 Chablis, GC. Perfect now.
April 30, 2014 - The last of my six bottles, and the first one to be less than very good. It wasn't oxidized, but just seemed to have no fruit. Seemed sort of dead.
February 8, 2014 - Tasted blind. Hugely disappointing. Oxidized nose, palate lacking balance and grip. Off bottle?
January 17, 2013 - With all the concerns about Fèvre and premox, I've had very good luck with the 2004 non-domaine Les Clos (and haven't done too badly with other bottlings). This may be the best of the five bottles I've consumed to date. Very fresh and vibrant, some chalk, lemon notes, still could use a bit more depth, but this is pretty damn tasty Chablis.
September 21, 2012 - Didn't seem quite up to previous bottles, and a far cry from Grand Cru-level Chablis. A good drink, nicely balanced, but without the depth or complexity which it should have.
March 30, 2012 - Very fresh and bracing, minerals, seashell, some citrus and creamy spice on the nose -- captivating, like being slapped in the face by an ocean breeze. The palate is lively, crisp, fresh and beautifully balanced, with a well-focused finish. This is a lovely Chablis, lacking only the sufficient depth and complexity (which may come with time) to merit being Grand Cru caliber.
March 1, 2011 - Popped and poured. Very pale straw color. Terrific nose of lime and minerals, with faint whiffs of jalapeno (!) and mint coming in and out; the nose is simply ever changing; fabulous. Very fresh and vibrant; chalk, minerals, rock, citrus, lovely balance with lively acidity. It would be interesting to pit this "maison" bottling against the "domaine" bottling -- I'll have to do that.
November 7, 2009 - Popped my first bottle of the "maison" bottling of Les Clos from Fèvre. Nose of key lime pie and minerals, the palate is loaded with citrus and screaming acidity, great structure, with a distinctly lime/chalk finish. This is a very nice bottle of Chablis, though it maybe doesn't quite have grand cru depth (but it's darned close!). For the price, though, it's terrific. It was a great accompaniment to Hog Island X-Small Sweetwater oysters, picked up in Marshall.