0.375 L bottle mid Feb 2023: light golden color; intense bouquet of apricots, peaches, pears, apples, lime, some honeydew and brioche; filigree tree fruit aromas on the palate accompanied by a fine acidity.
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Striking limpid green-gold in the glass, catching sunbeams outside and throwing them around; I took a couple minutes to just marvel at the beauty of the color. Struck match reduction is quite prominent at first, but thankfully blows off after a couple hours. Two hours in, this is quite lovely. Medium amplitude, appropriate for 1er cru, with lovely tension and a panoply of lemon, orchard fruit, some green plums fanning out over solid base of saline minerals. Some shy white florals show up on the mid-palate. Deelish. 91-92
Even better on night 2, with the reduction gone, the flowers bloom and there’s almost a freeze dried raspberries and cream thing going that is transient and elusive.l - making you reach for the glass over and over. Just beautiful. 93
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In der Nase deutlich grüne Ananas und grüne Banane, Bananenblatt, etwas Walnuss, dazu dunkle Blüten und auch etwas Rauch.
Am Gaumen irgendwie nicht voll integriert : gute Säurestruktur, auch etwas Bitteres, dazu angenehmer Schmelz und auch sehr guter Abgnag mit durchaus mineralischen Biss, allerdings finden sich die Komponenten für mich zu keiner Zeit so richtig zusammen.
Wahrscheinlich der Klassiker : Hätte man entweder vor zwei Jahren trinken sollen oder nun nochmal zwei Jahre warten. Allerdings bin ich mir nicht so richtig sicher , ob hier wirklich Substanz und wirkliches Potential vorhanden sind.
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Sophier said it correctly. Just short and lacking depth. Also, it did improve over time. Will save the next bottle for several years to see if it improves.
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Light yellow/green color. Flinty bouquet. Good fruit extract combines with lively acidity and an almost saline character. This Chablis needs 3-4 more years to reach maturity. Excellent Chablis, just young.
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Lemon and apple on the nose; lemon, yellow apple, pear, and notes of lime and salinity on the medium finish, with strong acidity. This was an excellent value at about $30.
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When I noticed the price dropping on this usually reliable Chablis, I pounced. I've always respected La Chablisienne, trusted the dependable Fourchaume vineyard site, and felt certain I couldn't go wrong, especially considering the fine vintage year. Bought two bottles. Wrong twice, for different reasons. The first bottle led me into the valley of the shadow of premox. No more need be said. The second, popped open, was light in color and promising, possessing a somewhat citrusy bouquet. The mistake was taking a sip. Not awful, just short and sharp, with none of the bright minerality we seek in Chablis. Most of all, no pleasure at all. P.S. My score is based entirely on bottle number two. P.P.S. Don't dump it. Improved noticeably after an overnight in the refrigerator.
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*Comparaison côte à côte avec le Côte de Léchet du même producteur sur le même millésime.
La robe du Fourchaume est plus doré que celle du Léchet. Deux styles complètement différents: Léchet est plus tranchant avec plus de tension et son bouquet de pierre à fusil et coquillages. Fourchaume est riche avec son bouquet gorgé de miel, sucre d'orge, fruits bien mûrs et une bouche plus dense et gourmande.
Deux belle bouteilles et à prix très raisonnables dans cette Bourgogne d'Aujourd'hui...les deux sont meilleurs le 2e soir donc donnez-leur 3-5 ans avant d'atteindre leur sommet.
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La Chablisienne continues to be one of the best values in the region; this is textbook quality Chablis, with dried white flowers, lemon, lime, lees and seaspray on the nose. The palate is balanced and fresh with a line of beautiful zippy acidity, just a touch of creamy mouthfeel, and an unctuous finish. Delicious.
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1ère de 2. Bouquet rempli d'agrumes tel le citron et la lime, de craie, de sels marins et de fruits du verger. La bouche est saline, minérale et crayeuse; belle tension, longueur et persistence en finale. Un beau RQP comme c'est souvent le cas avec cette maison. Je regrette de ne pas en avoir acheter six...ou plus.
De loin supérieur au 2e jour donc cafarez-le au minimum une heure si vous le buvez le même soir!
90-91 pts
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Medium lemon colour. Medium (+) intensity. Developing. Dry, medium (+) acidity, medium alcohol, medium (+) body, medium flavour intensity, medium (+) finish. Aroma and flavour of lemon, ripe pear, banana, delicate wet stone and savoury. Very good wine can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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Appearance: medium lemon, medium tearing, no rim variation, no gas.
Nose: clean, developing, medium intensity, lemon, tangerine, green apple, yellow apple, white peach, lime leaf, white flower, wet stone, chalk, salty minerality, clotted cream, toasted almond, honey.
Palate: dry, high acid, medium alcohol (13%), medium body, pronounced intensity, medium+ finish, tiny bit of phenolic bitterness, lemon, tangerine, green apple, yellow apple, white peach, lime leaf, white flower, wet stone, chalk, salty minerality, clotted cream, toasted almond, honey.
Overall: A solid Chablis with a classic flavor profile and good depth/intensity. Lots of savory mineral elements, and a nice structure. This could definitely age some more to develop more honeyed notes, but it's rather balanced and tasty right now.
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2/11/2023 - Fatty Cat wrote: 90 Points
0.375 L bottle mid Feb 2023: light golden color; intense bouquet of apricots, peaches, pears, apples, lime, some honeydew and brioche; filigree tree fruit aromas on the palate accompanied by a fine acidity.
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9/9/2022 - thomasbahr80 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Colour: medium straw,legs are slow, no sediment
Nose: lichi, mirabelle, vanilla, slightly oakiness, sweet apple, flint
Mouth: mirabelle, pronounced acidity, floral notes but also slightly herbaceous,some apple, gooseberries
Finish: minerality, vanilla, honey, oak, slightly tart, long, complex, lingering acidity
Excellent Chablis, not too much oak, great balance and complexity
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6/14/2022 - Bob likes wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking nicely, but needs more time.
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5/7/2022 - ohne_musik wrote: 93 Points
Striking limpid green-gold in the glass, catching sunbeams outside and throwing them around; I took a couple minutes to just marvel at the beauty of the color. Struck match reduction is quite prominent at first, but thankfully blows off after a couple hours. Two hours in, this is quite lovely. Medium amplitude, appropriate for 1er cru, with lovely tension and a panoply of lemon, orchard fruit, some green plums fanning out over solid base of saline minerals. Some shy white florals show up on the mid-palate. Deelish. 91-92
Even better on night 2, with the reduction gone, the flowers bloom and there’s almost a freeze dried raspberries and cream thing going that is transient and elusive.l - making you reach for the glass over and over. Just beautiful. 93
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3/5/2022 - MaJeKu wrote: 87 Points
In der Nase deutlich grüne Ananas und grüne Banane, Bananenblatt, etwas Walnuss, dazu dunkle Blüten und auch etwas Rauch.
Am Gaumen irgendwie nicht voll integriert : gute Säurestruktur, auch etwas Bitteres, dazu angenehmer Schmelz und auch sehr guter Abgnag mit durchaus mineralischen Biss, allerdings finden sich die Komponenten für mich zu keiner Zeit so richtig zusammen.
Wahrscheinlich der Klassiker : Hätte man entweder vor zwei Jahren trinken sollen oder nun nochmal zwei Jahre warten. Allerdings bin ich mir nicht so richtig sicher , ob hier wirklich Substanz und wirkliches Potential vorhanden sind.
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10/13/2021 - tadams66 wrote: 87 Points
Sophier said it correctly. Just short and lacking depth. Also, it did improve over time. Will save the next bottle for several years to see if it improves.
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10/3/2021 - VinhoVerde Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light yellow/green color. Flinty bouquet. Good fruit extract combines with lively acidity and an almost saline character. This Chablis needs 3-4 more years to reach maturity. Excellent Chablis, just young.
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7/13/2021 - RichardP wrote: 92 Points
Lemon and apple on the nose; lemon, yellow apple, pear, and notes of lime and salinity on the medium finish, with strong acidity. This was an excellent value at about $30.
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6/25/2021 - SophieR Does not like this wine: 87 Points
When I noticed the price dropping on this usually reliable Chablis, I pounced. I've always respected La Chablisienne, trusted the dependable Fourchaume vineyard site, and felt certain I couldn't go wrong, especially considering the fine vintage year. Bought two bottles. Wrong twice, for different reasons. The first bottle led me into the valley of the shadow of premox. No more need be said. The second, popped open, was light in color and promising, possessing a somewhat citrusy bouquet. The mistake was taking a sip. Not awful, just short and sharp, with none of the bright minerality we seek in Chablis. Most of all, no pleasure at all. P.S. My score is based entirely on bottle number two. P.P.S. Don't dump it. Improved noticeably after an overnight in the refrigerator.
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5/25/2021 - jee27 wrote: 91 Points
*Comparaison côte à côte avec le Côte de Léchet du même producteur sur le même millésime.
La robe du Fourchaume est plus doré que celle du Léchet. Deux styles complètement différents: Léchet est plus tranchant avec plus de tension et son bouquet de pierre à fusil et coquillages. Fourchaume est riche avec son bouquet gorgé de miel, sucre d'orge, fruits bien mûrs et une bouche plus dense et gourmande.
Deux belle bouteilles et à prix très raisonnables dans cette Bourgogne d'Aujourd'hui...les deux sont meilleurs le 2e soir donc donnez-leur 3-5 ans avant d'atteindre leur sommet.
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5/5/2021 - blackbrownbeige Likes this wine: 90 Points
La Chablisienne continues to be one of the best values in the region; this is textbook quality Chablis, with dried white flowers, lemon, lime, lees and seaspray on the nose. The palate is balanced and fresh with a line of beautiful zippy acidity, just a touch of creamy mouthfeel, and an unctuous finish. Delicious.
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3/26/2021 - Kcornett Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good balance of acidity. Grass and mineral with citrus. Excellent
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1/18/2021 - jee27 wrote: 90 Points
1ère de 2. Bouquet rempli d'agrumes tel le citron et la lime, de craie, de sels marins et de fruits du verger. La bouche est saline, minérale et crayeuse; belle tension, longueur et persistence en finale. Un beau RQP comme c'est souvent le cas avec cette maison. Je regrette de ne pas en avoir acheter six...ou plus.
De loin supérieur au 2e jour donc cafarez-le au minimum une heure si vous le buvez le même soir!
90-91 pts
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12/31/2020 - Sasori Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium lemon colour. Medium (+) intensity. Developing.
Dry, medium (+) acidity, medium alcohol, medium (+) body, medium flavour intensity, medium (+) finish.
Aroma and flavour of lemon, ripe pear, banana, delicate wet stone and savoury.
Very good wine can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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10/3/2020 - JOsgood wrote: 90 Points
Nice wine. Ripe with balance but not much in the way of minerals. Won't repurchase.
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2/18/2020 - bvivio Likes this wine: 91 Points
Appearance: medium lemon, medium tearing, no rim variation, no gas.
Nose: clean, developing, medium intensity, lemon, tangerine, green apple, yellow apple, white peach, lime leaf, white flower, wet stone, chalk, salty minerality, clotted cream, toasted almond, honey.
Palate: dry, high acid, medium alcohol (13%), medium body, pronounced intensity, medium+ finish, tiny bit of phenolic bitterness, lemon, tangerine, green apple, yellow apple, white peach, lime leaf, white flower, wet stone, chalk, salty minerality, clotted cream, toasted almond, honey.
Overall: A solid Chablis with a classic flavor profile and good depth/intensity. Lots of savory mineral elements, and a nice structure. This could definitely age some more to develop more honeyed notes, but it's rather balanced and tasty right now.
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11/22/2019 - ChDonath Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very harmonious already, very good acidity and body balance will hopefully be even more tasty with some cellaring. Almost no oak coming through.
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1/24/2019 - bourgogre Likes this wine:
Superbe nez riche aux arômes de pain frais.
Beau Chablis, citronné, frais, au milieu de bouche agrume.
Très belle longueur, appuyée par une fine acidité et enrobée par des saveurs de fines herbes fraîches.
Un peu moins cher, j'en achetais une demi-douzaine.
(***+)
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