Community Tasting Notes 20

• diffwine Likes this wine: 93 points

  July 20, 2023 - Better than my last bottle. Not as rich, but still more richness than is typical in Chablis. Which isn’t a bad thing, it’s still a super elegant wine.
  
  More salinity and sea shell notes. Really nice weight. This went really well with a pork loin and buerre blanc.

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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  July 3, 2023 - Seeing 2018 on a bottle of Chablis sets certain expectations. While this wine showed extra breadth and richness, it still carried the seashell and salt spray elements, and it was only in the fruit expression and mouthfeel that the warm vintage came into play. Rather than lemon zest it was lemon cream, and the palate felt half way to Puligny than pure Chablis. Typicity aside this was still a lovely bottle of wine, just better used in situations that don’t call for the brisk acidity of a classically structured Chablis. No regrets having more, and now I have an understanding of what situations will best utilize the wine.

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• acyso wrote: 90 points

  June 16, 2023 - 2019 Louis Michel etc. (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. Almost certainly not a Louis Michel, given the far more buttery and richer aspects of this wine. There's also more of a neutral oak note here; pretty quick 2018 guess thanks to the fruit and breadth, but a little shocked at the producer reveal, as this definitely had a bit of neutral oak roundness on the palate. Very drinkable and enjoyable now.

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• grafstrb wrote:

  April 22, 2023 - -- popped and poured --
  -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
  
  Soft, light, and gentle. It's "fine" -- a nice, lean, steely Chardonnay, but not much depth, verve, or acidity. Gut impression score: mid to high 80s.

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• Snowey Likes this wine:

  April 11, 2023 - Was just ok and not worth the $43 price tag. Tasted a bit rounded and almost oaky. Will be better with age but for now super meh. Liz didn’t like this at all
  
  The 2015 was so much more enjoyable. Maybe it was the drinking venue or atmosphere but I suspect it was the wine

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Louis Michel
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Vieilles Vignes
• Vineyard Butteaux
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Chablis
• Appellation Chablis 1er Cru
• UPC Code 3491631003343

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• Pending Delivery 10 (1%)
• In Cellars 398 (54%)
• Consumed 326 (44%)

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