Needs some air, and do not drink this too cold. I think somewhere around 15 degrees Celsius is perfect.
The nose is massive with sweet lemon, stone dust, smoke and hints of ripe yellow apples. On the palate you find sweet citrus fruit, a great minerality, almost salty, with a mouthful of ripe apples. The acidity is fantastic, and it carries this wine through your mouth, with the aftertaste lasting almost forever! A simply gorgeous Chablis GC, and to me this confirms my previous experience of this producer as being one of Chablis finest.
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This is in a beautiful place right now. All you'd hope for from Grand Cru chablis from a good producer at then years of age. Beautiful, balanced, long. Will last. See also separate not on the Louis Michel 2014 Vaudesir drunk on the same trip. A powerful reminder that these wines need time.
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This wine supposedly was in it for greatness. Still one out three bottles have been undrinkable due to premox and this one shows rather little of anything positive. Fruit and structure is rather mellow and the only thing speaking up is acidity. Perhaps this is on the verge of showing the first signs of premox? Not sure at all. (score would have been around 89-90, but I refrain from an official score since I am not sure about the behaviour of this particular bottle.)
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If you own this wine and it's in good shape, like this bottle, then congratulations because this is a real winner. It wasn't served blind but it screamed Chablis. Edgy citrus, tree fruit with light mineral backbone. Ringer.
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Based on the last 2 TNs here, I decided to it probably was time to let my last bottle be opened sooner than later. What I found is nothing like any suggestion of premox or bronzing of the wine. Instead, a wine with energy, gorgeous, pure in lemon and a balance that speaks to Chablis when it is on. A long finish, pure. I discovered Louis Michel in the '08 vintage and this was one of the original bottles I bought. Way better than the mag of the '10 I drank a year ago. I just dig the '08 vintage.
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13.5%. Alc; Light yellow, started with a dishcloth and then rotten orange skin. Despite the lighter colour seemed oxidative suffering a little from Premox?
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2008 Chablisienne Les Clos: darker yellow in color, honey (?oxidized), round mid palate, good concentration. 91 pts. (wife liked this better than the Michel, bc it was closer to typical chardonnay than Chablis, but I liked the Michel better as it was more true to what I'd expect of Chablis).
2008 Louis Michel Les Clos: lighter in color, bright, crisp, saline, oysters - a beauty that is young, drink now or over next 5+ years. this was outstanding - 94 pts.
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(BYO Blind tasting) Gentle, harmonius, very fruit-driven nose. Almost tropical fruit in generosity. Peach, honey and some butterscotch. No minerality shows through... Pure, medium-fullish body with good acid attack. The fruit is quiet fat after a while. Yellow orchard fruit with tropical hints. Good intensity, hints of granite, but also a bit shy on minerality. Good length but not ultra-long. A very pure Chablis, most of the tasters felt that a bit more minerality would not be wrong. Maybe it is still too young?
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Opened up to a wonderful nose of honeyed flowers, lemon zest and slight ocean breeze. On the palate a very focused acidity with more honey, lemon, plenty of minerals and some salinity. Drank this with oysters that totally brought out the briny quality as well as the lemon. We simply love this stuff, and it's going to be hard to keep our hands off of it waiting for it to mature. Excellent for a Les Clos considering the reasonable price.
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Giallo paglierino scarico, naso chiuso per almeno 1 ora, fatica a distendersi, profuma di fiori bianchi, fumè, mineralità e frutti gialli.Bocca sapida leggera nota boisè sul finale, fresco e leggermente fruttato, chiude "tannico".
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Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Chablis GC Les Clos + Party wines (Rodwell House): Light yellow with a nervy aromatic of minerals, crushed rocks and chalk. An energetic entry, the wine is intense and rich yet has a fine cut of brisk acidity, giving line and length. Flavours of ripe apple, grapefruit and orange blossom intermingle with mineral, chalk and quarry dust. The wine bubbles with electricity, tightly wound with a touch of width to the mid-palate, with incredible complexity, depth, and a persistent finish. Cracking Chablis!
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Light yellow colour, the nose has a fantastic savoury element. Intense with lifted yellow flowers, blackboard chalk and mineral. Similar on the palate with bright, vibrant acidity and linearity. Mineral and long.
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Popped and poured, pale yellow-gold accented by a very faint green at the core. Focused, quietly intense nose of lemon and lime zest, green apple, under-ripened stone fruits, cotton balls, and an especially nervy aroma which evokes lightning cutting through the air on a rainy, summer day. Of course, a saline mineral element is present as well, if not a bit subdued. Moderate-light to light body. Unlike the 2008 Fourchame from Louis Michel, here we find flavors based more upon an impression of minerals than showy fruit, and intensely so at that. That said, the palate certainly shows subtle notes of under-ripened citrus and refrained stone fruits but again, they take a back seat to the more acidity driven flavors, which show as saline minerals with an almost sea-like brininess. In fact, the acidity is really key - without it, all the terrior-driven dynamism would be lost on this precise Clos. Also worth noting is the subtle butterscotch note that develops on the close after additional aeration...although seemingly possessing enough structure for continued aging, this last characteristic is disconcerting. Probably best to drink within the next couple of years.
Day 2: Largely similar, with apple notes showing more pronounced on both nose and palate. You would almost hope for a bit more weight from a Les Clos, but a lovely wine this remains.
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This wine has all the components necessary to become a masterpiece in the future. There is ample fruit, a lot of structure and acidity and finally the finish just goes on and on. However, tonight the wine shows a bit muted and it takes several hours of air for secondary tones of subtle lychee and creaminess to occur in the glass. Though absolutely drinkable at present, I suggest cellaring this wine for another couple of years before drinking. (score is for tonight's performance, but it is going to get better as time goes by)
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Chablis Premier Cru (at Arild's): Light flaxen. Pure, a bit neutral nose. Lime, minerals and butter. Medium body, very intense on the palate. Very long finish. Great stuff, great potential.
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Popped and poured, tasted over two days. Pale lemon/gold hue. Deceivingly complex on the nose, with perfumed aromas of citrus zest, stone fruits, ripe apple, biscuit, candle wax, white flowers, crushed stones and minerals. By day 2, the latter elements grow more pronounced. Medium-light body, with good concentration. On the palate, this youthful Clos shows much as indicated on the nose, with zesty citrus flavors nicely complimented by stone fruits at the front and a sense of minerals on the back. The fruit veers into the tropical realm as this warms in glass and a bit of spice from oak also makes an appearance. Plus acidity keeps everything nervously tense and the finish soars on-and-on, seemingly without end. Although drinking nicely with a bit of air, this is built for the long haul and should be wonderful after many years in the cellar.*
* If not prematurely oxidized, of course.
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Open and given 30 min bottle air while the wine warmed up to optimum. Beautiful honey yellow with a complex nose showing citrus, nectarine, flowers, an interesting & distinct mineral note and hints of vanilla. On the palate the mineral notes resolve to a wonderful chalky mineral backbone combined with citrus, peaches, flowers and spice. Nicely integrated, great structure, and just enough acid to be super with Oysters. This is an outstanding Chablis and worth looking for...
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12/18/2022 - talbot61 Likes this wine:
@ Boston Wine & Poker Christmas Party: Ready for business, though not as mind-blowing as we want it to be.
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11/7/2020 - ekessler Likes this wine:
Not the best of the 8 2008 Chablis GCs tonight but a strong contender. Very tasty, long finish, saline, still somewhat austere.
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6/18/2020 - bonedoc wrote: 90 Points
Ditto last note.
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4/2/2020 - bonedoc wrote: 91 Points
Medium body, salinity, oyster shell.
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7/20/2019 - bonedoc wrote: 92 Points
Both 2008’s: Dublère Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses and Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos.
Preuses better on night one, w fuller body and more available fruit. Michel better night 2 in a cleaner lively more crisp style.
Both were delicious but neither outstanding.
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7/11/2018 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 92 Points
Needs some air, and do not drink this too cold. I think somewhere around 15 degrees Celsius is perfect.
The nose is massive with sweet lemon, stone dust, smoke and hints of ripe yellow apples.
On the palate you find sweet citrus fruit, a great minerality, almost salty, with a mouthful of ripe apples. The acidity is fantastic, and it carries this wine through your mouth, with the aftertaste lasting almost forever!
A simply gorgeous Chablis GC, and to me this confirms my previous experience of this producer as being one of Chablis finest.
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7/8/2018 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 93 Points
This is in a beautiful place right now. All you'd hope for from Grand Cru chablis from a good producer at then years of age. Beautiful, balanced, long. Will last. See also separate not on the Louis Michel 2014 Vaudesir drunk on the same trip. A powerful reminder that these wines need time.
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2/11/2018 - bonedoc wrote: 92 Points
Medium to full body in style and flavor, but good acid to balance. Paired well w oysters, bbq shrimp, New Orleans style red beans and rice.
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8/26/2017 - Tavastgatan wrote: 92 Points
2008 made textbook Les Clos. It's crisp, it's elegant, it's deep, it's classy, it's tasty. It's Les Clos.
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1/5/2017 - Christoffer78 Likes this wine:
This wine supposedly was in it for greatness. Still one out three bottles have been undrinkable due to premox and this one shows rather little of anything positive. Fruit and structure is rather mellow and the only thing speaking up is acidity. Perhaps this is on the verge of showing the first signs of premox? Not sure at all. (score would have been around 89-90, but I refrain from an official score since I am not sure about the behaviour of this particular bottle.)
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5/31/2016 - brigcampbell wrote:
If you own this wine and it's in good shape, like this bottle, then congratulations because this is a real winner. It wasn't served blind but it screamed Chablis. Edgy citrus, tree fruit with light mineral backbone. Ringer.
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5/30/2016 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Based on the last 2 TNs here, I decided to it probably was time to let my last bottle be opened sooner than later. What I found is nothing like any suggestion of premox or bronzing of the wine. Instead, a wine with energy, gorgeous, pure in lemon and a balance that speaks to Chablis when it is on. A long finish, pure. I discovered Louis Michel in the '08 vintage and this was one of the original bottles I bought. Way better than the mag of the '10 I drank a year ago. I just dig the '08 vintage.
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4/9/2016 - Christoffer78 wrote: flawed
Premox. So sad.
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4/4/2016 - rikipedia wrote: flawed
13.5%. Alc; Light yellow, started with a dishcloth and then rotten orange skin. Despite the lighter colour seemed oxidative suffering a little from Premox?
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3/28/2016 - bonedoc wrote: 94 Points
2008 Chablisienne Les Clos: darker yellow in color, honey (?oxidized), round mid palate, good concentration. 91 pts. (wife liked this better than the Michel, bc it was closer to typical chardonnay than Chablis, but I liked the Michel better as it was more true to what I'd expect of Chablis).
2008 Louis Michel Les Clos: lighter in color, bright, crisp, saline, oysters - a beauty that is young, drink now or over next 5+ years. this was outstanding - 94 pts.
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12/3/2015 - Dvogt wrote: 95 Points
Very nice surprise. Fat yellow apple, kiwi, chalk, sea shells and lime. Can't wait to drink more of these. Seems to be in a very nice drinking window.
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10/9/2015 - Argrath wrote: 90 Points
(BYO Blind tasting)
Gentle, harmonius, very fruit-driven nose. Almost tropical fruit in generosity. Peach, honey and some butterscotch. No minerality shows through...
Pure, medium-fullish body with good acid attack. The fruit is quiet fat after a while. Yellow orchard fruit with tropical hints. Good intensity, hints of granite, but also a bit shy on minerality. Good length but not ultra-long.
A very pure Chablis, most of the tasters felt that a bit more minerality would not be wrong. Maybe it is still too young?
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2/28/2014 - guile wrote: 94 Points
Opened up to a wonderful nose of honeyed flowers, lemon zest and slight ocean breeze. On the palate a very focused acidity with more honey, lemon, plenty of minerals and some salinity. Drank this with oysters that totally brought out the briny quality as well as the lemon. We simply love this stuff, and it's going to be hard to keep our hands off of it waiting for it to mature. Excellent for a Les Clos considering the reasonable price.
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1/15/2014 - vespa110 wrote: 91 Points
Giallo paglierino scarico, naso chiuso per almeno 1 ora, fatica a distendersi, profuma di fiori bianchi, fumè, mineralità e frutti gialli.Bocca sapida leggera nota boisè sul finale, fresco e leggermente fruttato, chiude "tannico".
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12/2/2013 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 94 Points
Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Chablis GC Les Clos + Party wines (Rodwell House): Light yellow with a nervy aromatic of minerals, crushed rocks and chalk.
An energetic entry, the wine is intense and rich yet has a fine cut of brisk acidity, giving line and length. Flavours of ripe apple, grapefruit and orange blossom intermingle with mineral, chalk and quarry dust. The wine bubbles with electricity, tightly wound with a touch of width to the mid-palate, with incredible complexity, depth, and a persistent finish. Cracking Chablis!
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11/28/2013 - bonedoc wrote:
Only had a glass, no decent notes. Lemon, citrus, minerals, sea shells, a touch of briny saline.
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11/21/2013 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 93 Points
Light yellow colour, the nose has a fantastic savoury element. Intense with lifted yellow flowers, blackboard chalk and mineral. Similar on the palate with bright, vibrant acidity and linearity. Mineral and long.
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10/11/2013 - *Vine* wrote:
Popped and poured, pale yellow-gold accented by a very faint green at the core. Focused, quietly intense nose of lemon and lime zest, green apple, under-ripened stone fruits, cotton balls, and an especially nervy aroma which evokes lightning cutting through the air on a rainy, summer day. Of course, a saline mineral element is present as well, if not a bit subdued.
Moderate-light to light body. Unlike the 2008 Fourchame from Louis Michel, here we find flavors based more upon an impression of minerals than showy fruit, and intensely so at that. That said, the palate certainly shows subtle notes of under-ripened citrus and refrained stone fruits but again, they take a back seat to the more acidity driven flavors, which show as saline minerals with an almost sea-like brininess. In fact, the acidity is really key - without it, all the terrior-driven dynamism would be lost on this precise Clos.
Also worth noting is the subtle butterscotch note that develops on the close after additional aeration...although seemingly possessing enough structure for continued aging, this last characteristic is disconcerting. Probably best to drink within the next couple of years.
Day 2: Largely similar, with apple notes showing more pronounced on both nose and palate. You would almost hope for a bit more weight from a Les Clos, but a lovely wine this remains.
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7/11/2012 - Christoffer78 wrote: 92 Points
This wine has all the components necessary to become a masterpiece in the future. There is ample fruit, a lot of structure and acidity and finally the finish just goes on and on. However, tonight the wine shows a bit muted and it takes several hours of air for secondary tones of subtle lychee and creaminess to occur in the glass. Though absolutely drinkable at present, I suggest cellaring this wine for another couple of years before drinking. (score is for tonight's performance, but it is going to get better as time goes by)
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2/23/2012 - asheio wrote: 92 Points
Chablis Premier Cru (at Arild's): Light flaxen. Pure, a bit neutral nose. Lime, minerals and butter. Medium body, very intense on the palate. Very long finish. Great stuff, great potential.
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8/20/2011 - *Vine* wrote:
Popped and poured, tasted over two days. Pale lemon/gold hue. Deceivingly complex on the nose, with perfumed aromas of citrus zest, stone fruits, ripe apple, biscuit, candle wax, white flowers, crushed stones and minerals. By day 2, the latter elements grow more pronounced. Medium-light body, with good concentration. On the palate, this youthful Clos shows much as indicated on the nose, with zesty citrus flavors nicely complimented by stone fruits at the front and a sense of minerals on the back. The fruit veers into the tropical realm as this warms in glass and a bit of spice from oak also makes an appearance. Plus acidity keeps everything nervously tense and the finish soars on-and-on, seemingly without end. Although drinking nicely with a bit of air, this is built for the long haul and should be wonderful after many years in the cellar.*
* If not prematurely oxidized, of course.
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4/11/2011 - CMz wrote: 93 Points
Open and given 30 min bottle air while the wine warmed up to optimum. Beautiful honey yellow with a complex nose showing citrus, nectarine, flowers, an interesting & distinct mineral note and hints of vanilla. On the palate the mineral notes resolve to a wonderful chalky mineral backbone combined with citrus, peaches, flowers and spice. Nicely integrated, great structure, and just enough acid to be super with Oysters. This is an outstanding Chablis and worth looking for...
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