January 24, 2021 - I love it, amazing golden drops of nectar.
December 25, 2019 - Ripe apple, honeyed white flower, and sea breeze. Medium weight with full throttle citrus and stone flavors. Compared to the 2011 Montée de Tonnerre, the 2011 Chapelot simply has more of everything, not unexpected as the latter is a better-exposed subparcel of the former, but the comparison is also not perfect as the oak treatments are obviously different — more oak on the Chapelot. Drinking side by side I find it hard not to prefer this one, but I'm not sure that the MdT isn't the more perfect Chablis.
July 18, 2019 - @ a restaurant in Meursault. Rare find, especially at this price. The 2011's of Domaine François Raveneau are drinking more than fine ever since the release. This is a wonderful compagnon for our lunch this afternoon...
May 2, 2019 - A private dinner (Restaurant Le Soufflot, Meursault, France): Chapelot has been incorporated into the larger Montée de Tonnerre climat, but in some vintages Raveneau declares it seprately. The nose has excellent complexity but is hard to pin down. It feels a bit closed, almost muted, but there is clearly a lot going on. I get citrus, linden blossom, but there are also deeper notes of pain d’épices. The palate is silky and seamless as always “chez Raveneau”, but there is a slightly rough edge to the finale. Resonance and length are very good. Not completely “bien dans sa peau”? It is very good, but it does not match the brilliance of the Montée de Tonnerre 2016 we had at lunch today. Provisional score.
April 17, 2018 - Apple, white flower, and a dried herbal note on the nose. Crisp acidity but a noticeable tartness. Flavors of lemon and stone. The 2011 Chapelot, from a sub-parcel of Montée de Tonnerre, is in an awkward place, all elbows.
August 31, 2017 - SLDS September 2017: Mandarin, orange, chalk and well positioned oak. Lovely texture with good oak and fruit balance. Length is excellent. This is showing well, hopefully I get to see it again in 5 or so years.
July 29, 2017 - Chablis with E&M (E & M's in the rocks, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas of gun powder, peach, apricot, lemon, honeyed with sweet spice. Rich nose. More of the same on the palate. It's juicy with sweet spice, travels long but it's quite muted - at least based on previous Raveneau experiences. Hmm.
June 10, 2016 - Wow this is a gorgeous Chablis. It begins with a nose of white peach, white flower, and an intriguing herbal note, trailed by just a hint of integrated & attractive reduction. Elegant, stylish, and understated yet not lacking in intensity, with nice acidity and flavors of citrus, honey, salinity, and minerality. Two thousand and eleven vintage Chablis tend to be either elegant and racy (due to the cool vintage) or weak and flabby (due to the rain and early harvest). Thankfully the 2011 Raveneau Chapelot is the former. Chapelot is a subparcel of Montée de Tonnerre that, when vinified separately as Raveneau occasionally does, produces richer, riper wines than its parent climat on account of its exposure. Drink now through 2025.
June 30, 2015 - Lovely wine. Lots of minerality, some Spicy notes and a hint of lime.
April 10, 2015 - Mini Verticals - Tasted Blind: Grapefruit and floral notes as well as some popcorn, lime and sulphur. Austere palate, good contrast to the 1999 by its side as it was similar in profile but obviously much less advanced. Really focused and mineral wine and very good overall.