2017 White and 2014 Red Burgundy (The Morris, San Francisco): Light yellow. Some reduction and much more saline notes than either of the first 2 wines. Medium weight, round pear fruit, excellent acidity, and a properly dry finish. Excellent power, length, and cut. Not profound but by far the most Chablisien wine of the 3 shown and much more impressive than a bottle directly from the domain last spring.
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one two glasses of this across two nights while recovering from Covid... super nice wine, immediately went out to buy some more, classic Fevre Les Clos with healthy acidity and lift, some hints of citrus fruits (with more age this will come further fwd I think) and hints of minerality
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really really good with lots of density, but lifted and bright, wow... certainly will benefit from age but I like it just how it is already...glad I bought a case
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Okay after a couple of misfires with a Bougros and Vaudesir from this producer they get it right here. Light years better than the aforementioned wines and the real deal. No edges from the start, great mineral theme, tight as a drum, great texture. Out of magnum but this is drinking beautifully now no need to wait. I can’t believe how much better this is to the other Grand cru’s in the stable from the same year. Not worth buying those in my opinion but this is right up there. Dry extract is something I see in tasting notes but never really understood what that meant? This has it though in spades it has power,finesse and a healthy dose of minerality. An excellent Chablis that should be even better with at least a few more years.
Edit: After having a few wines from this producer that I liked I put this 2017 Les Clos, a 2017 Fevre Vaillons and 2017 Dauvissat Vaillons together just to see if I was really liking the Fevre's that much. It cost a lot to get the Dauvissat but it still was the better wine out of all three. The Dauvissat was a much more engaging, thought provoking wine, the Fevre's seem to be very straight down the line, a lot less flamboyant and a bit boring in comparison.
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Citrus and waxy yellow fruit with good+ weight. Complex, long, minerally finish. Love to see this in a few years but pretty good now. Better with air and as it warms - last glass was best glass.
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felt like this had the stuff (citrus, mineral, acidity) to be 93 or 94 at the right time in its life, but that it was a little shut down / tight... perhaps not surprising given its age but I have been trying a bunch of '17's and they have been - generally - more open for business... just lacked some punch, but had the line up of attributes... very similar to the '16 alongside
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From Magnum, this was a dense ball of minerals and fruit. It had sappy white peach and preserved lemon flavours. It was layered and deep, with good flinty detail and outstanding drive. The finish goes on and on.
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fragrant nose, mineral notes, limestone, green melon notes, excellent balance, harmonious, long finish with mineral notes. -paired well with chicken on one day, veal the next day
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Best in class among the '17 Fevre GCs in a horizontal tasting, this has dense yellow and citrus fruits with grand cru weight. The texture is very nice but this will need some time to open up and show its complexity. A buy for me.
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Maybe its just because I had the Bougros which was wild and exotic for in the context of Grand Cru Chablis, this is by far longer, and holds its balance beautifully, without the exotic notes. A study in character. Very fine.
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2017 Bouchard and William Fevres (chicago, IL): Where the Les Preuses was open and expressive, this was just grumpy. There is excellent depth to the tones of peaches, apples, pears, spring flowers, mineral notes, saline, and flint. The nose is wound up tight and it's a bit unforgiving to where it takes a bit to even get what this showed. The Medium/full bodied feel is textured and deep with razor-sharp, high acidity. The acidity is painfully youthful and this bottle just didn't want to play. I would like to check in on this after it hits 5-7 years as this will likely be a very different and open wine.
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This is a very smooth and elegant Les Clos. Lovely floral nose and on the palate it's rich and seamless whilst not being overtly powerful. Good minerality and impressive length. Classy and should age well. Estimated maturity: Try from 2023.
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Tasted after 2017 Vaillons 1er Cru. Lots of minerality and depth on the nose, pure fruit, herbs. Very precise and bright on the palate, rather tight, not showing lots of fruit at this stage. Almost piercing acidity, very mineral, very long. Excellent, but needs time. 93-94+
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5/6/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
2017 White and 2014 Red Burgundy (The Morris, San Francisco): Light yellow. Some reduction and much more saline notes than either of the first 2 wines. Medium weight, round pear fruit, excellent acidity, and a properly dry finish. Excellent power, length, and cut. Not profound but by far the most Chablisien wine of the 3 shown and much more impressive than a bottle directly from the domain last spring.
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1/13/2024 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 Points
one two glasses of this across two nights while recovering from Covid... super nice wine, immediately went out to buy some more, classic Fevre Les Clos with healthy acidity and lift, some hints of citrus fruits (with more age this will come further fwd I think) and hints of minerality
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10/17/2023 - jmoon Likes this wine: 97 Points
About as pure a grand cru experience as I could hope. Needed 30 mins or so to find itself. Weighty delicious clean mineral powerful and pure.
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7/1/2023 - TheFoodieTraveler Likes this wine: 94 Points
Showing really well at the moment, well-balanced acidity with a little stoniness. Very much recommended for something like a lightly fried shrimp
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3/17/2023 - WoodieBayArea wrote:
really good, felt like some pretty full body, and would benefit from 5 years or more of age (assuming no premox)
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3/3/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:
The Verticals Tasting at 2023 La Paulée (Eventi Hotel, New York): Pale green tint. Medium weight. Excellent acidity and oyster shell qualities, but only medium intensity and power for Clos. Disappointing.
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8/15/2022 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 Points
really really good with lots of density, but lifted and bright, wow... certainly will benefit from age but I like it just how it is already...glad I bought a case
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5/5/2022 - Chair Likes this wine:
Perhaps 2 - 3 years from drinking.
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12/24/2021 - jmoon Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted in the fridge for an hour. Perfectly clean and pure. Delicious .
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9/18/2021 - AJ72 wrote: 92 Points
Okay after a couple of misfires with a Bougros and Vaudesir from this producer they get it right here. Light years better than the aforementioned wines and the real deal. No edges from the start, great mineral theme, tight as a drum, great texture. Out of magnum but this is drinking beautifully now no need to wait. I can’t believe how much better this is to the other Grand cru’s in the stable from the same year. Not worth buying those in my opinion but this is right up there. Dry extract is something I see in tasting notes but never really understood what that meant? This has it though in spades it has power,finesse and a healthy dose of minerality. An excellent Chablis that should be even better with at least a few more years.
Edit: After having a few wines from this producer that I liked I put this 2017 Les Clos, a 2017 Fevre Vaillons and 2017 Dauvissat Vaillons together just to see if I was really liking the Fevre's that much. It cost a lot to get the Dauvissat but it still was the better wine out of all three. The Dauvissat was a much more engaging, thought provoking wine, the Fevre's seem to be very straight down the line, a lot less flamboyant and a bit boring in comparison.
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8/22/2021 - Professor_Budge Likes this wine:
Citrus and waxy yellow fruit with good+ weight. Complex, long, minerally finish. Love to see this in a few years but pretty good now. Better with air and as it warms - last glass was best glass.
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3/23/2021 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
So very good now, but so not ready for prime time. Give it 3-4 more years to round out. It is very well made! 94+ pts in the future.
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2/2/2021 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
felt like this had the stuff (citrus, mineral, acidity) to be 93 or 94 at the right time in its life, but that it was a little shut down / tight... perhaps not surprising given its age but I have been trying a bunch of '17's and they have been - generally - more open for business... just lacked some punch, but had the line up of attributes... very similar to the '16 alongside
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11/11/2020 - streethawk Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great pairing with seafood, with terrific salinity, minerality, and acidity. Has the makeup to age for at least 10 more years. Fantastic.
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10/24/2020 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
From Magnum, this was a dense ball of minerals and fruit. It had sappy white peach and preserved lemon flavours. It was layered and deep, with good flinty detail and outstanding drive. The finish goes on and on.
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9/5/2020 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
very very nice.... elegant and not a heavy hitter wine, but definitely a keeper... beat out the PYCM St. Aubin Le Banc '18 we had alongside for sure
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3/7/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
La Paulée de New York Grand Tasting (Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers - New York NY): Walk around tasting. Lemon and apple with good+ weight, very good length and minerally textures middle forward. Good young, best 2022-2030.
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3/7/2020 - drwine2001 wrote:
La Paulée 2020 Grand Tasting of 2017 Burgundy (Pier 60, New York): Balanced aromas of citrus and sea shore. Elegant and poised feel. More lemony than the other wines, more vibrant acidity. Complete, long, and the best of the 4 wines by some margin.
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2/8/2020 - mchern02 wrote: 91 Points
Green apples, citrus, slight oak, seashells and minerals with youthful, light body and medium young finish
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1/7/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine: 95 Points
fragrant nose, mineral notes, limestone, green melon notes, excellent balance, harmonious, long finish with mineral notes. -paired well with chicken on one day, veal the next day
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6/28/2019 - rc@ughey wrote: 93 Points
Best in class among the '17 Fevre GCs in a horizontal tasting, this has dense yellow and citrus fruits with grand cru weight. The texture is very nice but this will need some time to open up and show its complexity. A buy for me.
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6/14/2019 - Horus84 wrote: 80 Points
Neither Bea or I tasted it, was night before B's 50th, seabass and mushrooms. B's family loved it. Sabrina too.
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3/15/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Maybe its just because I had the Bougros which was wild and exotic for in the context of Grand Cru Chablis, this is by far longer, and holds its balance beautifully, without the exotic notes. A study in character. Very fine.
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3/13/2019 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
2017 Bouchard and William Fevres (chicago, IL): Where the Les Preuses was open and expressive, this was just grumpy. There is excellent depth to the tones of peaches, apples, pears, spring flowers, mineral notes, saline, and flint. The nose is wound up tight and it's a bit unforgiving to where it takes a bit to even get what this showed. The Medium/full bodied feel is textured and deep with razor-sharp, high acidity. The acidity is painfully youthful and this bottle just didn't want to play. I would like to check in on this after it hits 5-7 years as this will likely be a very different and open wine.
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1/16/2019 - nskelsey wrote: 93 Points
This is a very smooth and elegant Les Clos. Lovely floral nose and on the palate it's rich and seamless whilst not being overtly powerful. Good minerality and impressive length. Classy and should age well. Estimated maturity: Try from 2023.
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1/9/2019 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points
Tasted after 2017 Vaillons 1er Cru. Lots of minerality and depth on the nose, pure fruit, herbs. Very precise and bright on the palate, rather tight, not showing lots of fruit at this stage. Almost piercing acidity, very mineral, very long. Excellent, but needs time. 93-94+
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