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2009 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Les Forêts
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Chablis
- Chablis 1er Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 36
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cos65 Likes this wine: 92 points
December 22, 2023 - Light gold
Medium bodied, bright acidity, light saline, clearly chablis -
stinkycook Likes this wine:
January 22, 2023 - Took a little to open up. Showed very well. Rich.
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llink wrote: 91 points
April 7, 2022 - PNP. Light yellow. Lemon, iodine and honey on the nose. Broad palate, sweeter than normal, lower acid but has a redeeming chalky texture coupled to a long finish. More quaffable than usual, but it’s starting to deliver complexity.
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Burgnick Likes this wine: 91 points
December 8, 2021 - A warm vintage Raveneau shows a good balance between fruit, acidity and salinity. Drinking very well but the Foret is clearly less complex and intense than the other prem cru cuvees in 2009. Drinking very well.
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cct wrote: 95 points
February 27, 2021 - Decanted for a couple hours prior to drinking, left in the decanter through the night and drunk over several more hours.
A touch of reduction on the nose that blows off quickly. Chalk, oyster shell and citrus more than orchard fruits on the nose. Powerful and dense, yet simultaneously seemingly weightless for its size. This is a terrific handling of the vintage character. A formidable, viscous wine that is beautifully detailed and has a clarity and focus that makes it seem like you are drinking mineral water. A beautiful coupling of power and grace. Over several hours in the decanter, it gained more focus and soil- chalk driven notes. A delicious wine drinking at peak and an almost implausible success for the vintage. At peak with tons of time in hand. 95
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By Allen Meadows
October 2011, Issue #44 (link)(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Forêts" 1er 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Chablis 2009 and 2010 (Aug 2011) (link)(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Foret) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Nov/Dec 2010, Issue #30, The Fine 2009 Burgundy Vintage- Rather Heterogeneous(Chablis “Forêt”- Domaine Raveneau) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
October 2010, Issue #40 (link)(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis "Forêts" 1er 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2010, IWC Issue #151 (link)(Domaine Francois Raveneau Chablis Foret) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
10/30/2015 (link) 91 points(François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Les Forêts) Hazy light medium yellow color; lemon, tart pear nose; medium bodied, tart pear, mineral, lemon palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type White
- Producer François Raveneau
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Les Forêts
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Chablis
- Appellation Chablis 1er Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 10 (2%)
- In Cellars 262 (62%)
- Consumed 154 (36%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerFrançois Raveneau
- VarietyChardonnay
- VineyardLes Forêts
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionChablis
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