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2018 Jean-Claude Bessin Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Chablis
- Chablis 1er Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 94 points
February 2, 2024 - This tasted a little riper, rounder than my last bottle a few years ago. Peak drinking. Notes of ripe pear, also some greenish apple, minerality, oystershell, some white peach, wet stone and also some flowery notes. It‘s medium-full bodied, with medium+ acidity that seems much more integrated and just a hint of tannic adstringency. Pretty long finish. A very beautiful Fourchaume, especially considering the hot vintage.
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Realityrichard wrote: 89 points
January 11, 2023 - Aktuell noch lasch, langweilig und ein bisschen stumpf. Zur Zeit ist kein animierender Druck dahinter, sondern umbalanciertes Petrol. Falscher Zeitpunkt. Nächste Flasche 2027+
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guillermo- Likes this wine: 90 points
January 7, 2023 - Served for a party. Oyster and salty. No formal notes.
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Eric wrote: 92 points
July 30, 2022 - The most textbook nose of ocean and oyster shell I have ever smelled in a Chablis. Lemon, lemon curd, salt and slate on a fairly rich palate. Wonderful acid and minerality, long, salty, quenching. Really singing.
NOTE: this was a Daily Drinkers selection courtesy of Justin Wells.4 people found this helpful Comment -
rlove wrote: 91 points
May 27, 2020 - Youthful but accessible nose offers up appealing aromas of peach, oyster shell, and an underlying earthy tone. Full bodied for a Chablis with good density to the fruit and floral flavors. Saline finish with suggestion of oak.
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By Neal Martin
Close to the Edge: Chablis 2018 & 2019 (Sep 2020), 9/1/2020 (link)(Domaine Jean-claude Et Romain Bessin Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jasper Morris
2019 Chablis Report, 7/1/2020 (link)(Chablis La Fourchaume 1er Cru, Domaine Jean-Claude & Romain Bessin, 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 “Fourchaume”- Domaine Jean-Claude Bessin) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Oct-19, Issue #76 (link)(Domaine Jean-Claude Bessin Chablis "Fourchaume" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jasper Morris
2018: The Vintage Report (Chablis), 6/1/2019 (link)(Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru, Domaine Jean-Claude & Romain Bessin, White) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type White
- Producer Jean-Claude Bessin
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Fourchaume
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Chablis
- Appellation Chablis 1er Cru
- UPC Codes 2486263469965, 3554770108109, 3554770108116
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 163 (71%)
- Consumed 67 (29%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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