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White
2018 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Chablis
- Chablis 1er Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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Francophile1 Likes this wine: 94 points
November 17, 2023 - While still young, it is drinking wonderfully now. It got better after we pulled it from the ice bucket and it warmed up on the table. It amazes me that fine dining restaurants use an ice bucket on wines of this caliber. Serve this no colder than 48-50 degrees and you will be rewarded. Also, giving this 10 more years in the cellar will also help.
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mye wrote:
December 17, 2021 - Pop/Pour. Brilliant orchard fruit, minerality and hint of salinity, with lively bright acidity. Wow. Was wondering where the vintage ripeness was, and thinking maybe it gets more ripe with air? Never know as we crushed it in an hour.
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CamWheeler wrote: 93 points
December 5, 2021 - SLDS Decadence 2021: Leaps out of the glass with smoky, vanilla, sea spray and mineral notes. Plenty of aromatic and palate intensity - the flavours are full but has great detail and acid drive. Excellent as expected.
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cos65 Likes this wine: 93 points
November 5, 2021 - Markedly different from recent 2016.
Pure Chablis flavor
Bright chalky oyster shell flavors
Perfect acidity. Gains a bit a roundness with 2 hours in the glass
Perfectly approachable now, but no end in sight.
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Dmax808 wrote: 93 points
September 22, 2021 - Delicious but way too young. Fruit may have been a little muted as if sleeping but still really good. Fortunate to have great friends who like to share.
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Pro Reviews 7
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By Allen Meadows
9/23/2023 (link)(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Vaillons" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Oct-20, Issue #80 (link)(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Vaillons" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Postcard from Chablis: The 2018s & 2017s (Jan 2020), 1/1/2020 (link)(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Nov/Dec 2019, Issue #84, The 2018 Burgundy Vintage: Another Solar Vintage of Sometimes Excellent Quality(Chablis “Vaillons”- Domaine Raveneau) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Oct-19, Issue #76 (link)(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Vaillons" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
7/25/2019 (link)(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons, White, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy
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By Jasper Morris
2018: The Vintage Report (Chablis), 5/1/2019 (link)(Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru, Domaine Raveneau, White) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type White
- Producer François Raveneau
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Vaillons
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Chablis
- Appellation Chablis 1er Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (1%)
- In Cellars 312 (89%)
- Consumed 35 (10%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionChablis
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