Lemon color. Initially quite reduced, obscuring the nose. But with a little bit of time in the glass it blossomed, revealing green apples and ripe limes. On the palate, mineral and chalky, but yet with an underlying fullness that brings everything together. Great structure and long finish. A great showing.
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Ended up having to open two bottles as the first had turned. We knew, the minute it was opened from the scent emanating from the bottle, quite sad to tip it.
2nd bottle was drinkable but equally felt it was close.
7 remaining,m all in the eurocaves and I hope that haven't turned.
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Pristine natural cork. Pale straw. Lemon, lime peel, buttered toast, anise and still some sulphur candle reduction. Medium body, lemon, perhaps aging apple juice, high acid. Medium length finish with lemon rind bitterness. This is maturing very nicely.
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Fresh as a daisy. In a great spot for drinking. Quite linear and focused with minerality classic Chablis notes in spades. Showing a bit of the riper/tropical fruit as you’d expect from 08 but every bit Chablis. Preferred this to the 08 Preuses we drank alongside. In the zone and I don’t see this getting better. Outstanding.
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Wow! I am so excited. Most of the bottles of this case have been badly premoxed and I had to dump them. However this bottle is pristine. Taut, crisp, saline, stone and white flowers. Unmistakably grand cru Chablis. Pale lemon yellow color. Just amazing.
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Unlike my last bottle 7 years ago This bottled suffered badly from premature oxidation. Not very drinkable. 2 bottles left, I will drink them soon and pray for the best.
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Probably the best Chablis I’ve ever had. Mediun Lemon color. Pronounced nose of green apple, shale, wet stones, tidal pool. So much complexity on the palate, high acidity and medium plus finish. Notes of lemon, lime, sea spray, shale, wet stones, other minerals. Seems to be at a great drinking plateau now. This is what les clos should be.
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Best in show in a good lineup including a Ravenau 1er Cru and two other Grand Cru. The lasting impression is of energy and power combined with an exquisite balance and a lighthearted playfulness. While there is power and depth there is nothing heavy or too serious about this wine. Don’t get me wrong, this is a serious and seriously good wine, but it’s not brooding or regal, but skipping and playing, teasing you with its complexity and energy. There are a few hints at maturity with just a touch of cheese rind and yellow plum, but citrus and green/yellow apples are still dominant. Fresh apples mind you, no ripe or bruised winter apples in sight. Also of course a ton of mineral and just the slightest touch of smoke. Extremely long, but not just acidity: more or less the full taste lingers almost indefinitely. Best Chablis so far and one of the best white wines I’ve had, ever.
Éclatant de jeunesse. Tellement que nous avons presque regretté de l’avoir ouvert! Textbook. Délicieux. Bouchon en parfaite condition, Aucune trace d’évolution, ni à l’œil, ni au nez, ni en bouche, Impeccable. Impressionnante tenue dans le temps.
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Nothing good to say here. Three more bottles left of the case and so far only one that was acceptable. In an interesting contrast, the Fever 2008 Montée de Tonnere have been exceptional.
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A youthful (for the age) medium to medium deep yellow. Minerally, crushed gravel/seashell over citrus pith. Palate is also pure, Classic Chablis, taut and minerally but with a soft core of sweet, ripe Meyer lemon fruit. Smooth, no tight or sharp edges, yet ample acidity, and a very long finish. Ticks all the boxes. Very worthy this evening. Living up to its billing plus some. Delish.
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Open that bottle - Joe chooses NV Lillian Cabernet: Opened by our generous host because a 2004 was clearly oxidized. Golden fruit, lemon balm, saline, well resolved, crisp. Overall this is a really well done chablis with a bit more fruit than typical.
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Open THAT Bottle! (Jason's House): Knock on wood, I have been very fortunate with this wine, and have yet to purchase/open an oxidized wine from them. This bottle was drinking quite well, and offers an excellent QPR, IMO.
Nose: Showed lemon, sea shell, white flowers
Palate: Lemon oil, bees wax, saline and almonds....a viscous wine with a nice mouthfeel, delicious taste and a medium-long finish.
I was very worried reading all the reviews mentioning premox...but this was my second bottle this month, and I am happy to report that both bottles were in great shape! 93 to 93+ easily!
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The premox death of William Fèvre (and Chablis): From 75cl, optically perfect cork. Slightly less reprehensible than the other bottle opened this evening, but still reprehensible premoxed bilge. Just drinkable if you hold your nose. 46,84 EUR at cellar door in 2011, perfect storage. Go figure. 78P
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The premox death of William Fèvre (and Chablis): From 75cl, optically perfect cork. Stewed premoxed bilge. 76P is an honest assessment of this bottle, purchased at Fèvres cellar door in 2011 for 46,84 EUR and perfectly stored since. Yes, it is drinkable, if you are an alcoholic with no sense of smell. To say I am annoyed is a major understatement; to say I am surprised would, however, be a lie.
My third bottle that is past prime. Too dark color and a taste of butterscotch that tells the tale. It isn’t awful, but it isn’t good. Down the drain. I don’t anticipate better luck with the rest of the case but we’ll see if I get one or two decent bottles. Very sad.
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This got somewhat buried between the amazing champagnes and the Richer Chards--but spending a little time with it and allowing it to open up, I appreciated the character, stature, subtlety, verve and vinosity of this wine. So nice, very tangy and tingly, flinty minerality, balanced on a tight rope. Easily beat out the Louis Latour Corton Charlie and the Peter Michael IMHO but hardly any one touched it. Yamashiro w/ Yarom and gang.
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Expected the worst as a bourgos grand crus from the same producer/vintage was saddly undrinkable and I read similar reviews on ct. But this one was in a perfect spot - rich bouquet of green apple, pear, almonds, silky-buttry moutfeel, very long finish with fresh acidity and saline minerality. Needless to say that it went very well with the shrimp pasta!
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Dégustation avec club les Œnosapiens et service en magnum. Notes d'agrumes, craie, une sensation lactée un peu trop présente. Un vin dont le consensus a été unanime avec notes de 95/100 à 100/100. Un vin à son apogée, avis aux amateurs donc…
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Sour cream, lemon and apple are going textural. Finished on cream. Density wise, it’s grand cru, but complexity wise, not so great. I’d say it’s at peak
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Dark straw. Not badly oxidised but not fresh either. Burnt apple at the edges. But plenty of body, citrus, white florality, bit of chalk. Good body and concentration. Fairly long. After a couple of hours in the glass the colour lightened, the oxidised notes retreated and it tasted much fresher.
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Pale + yellow. Nose of apple, oyster and lemon. The acid is up front then lemon, brioche. This is a very nice, fresh drink but the concentration isn't what I had hoped for.
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Cork. Brassy medium yellow. Nose is of bruised apple and toffee....uh oh. A metallic tang is prominent on the palate along with a creamy feel and lemony hints. Past it’s prime. Got a few more to get through.
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Iodine, also apple on the nose, on the palate again the same ingredients, salt, some white pepper, the wine is now developed, ripe, very nice length and density. Had this wine several times lately showing differently. This is still one of the years (until 2009) with conventional cork, since 2010 Fèvre switched to DIAM to avoid too much differently developed bottles.
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A disaster. Well not quite but still... after such a promising early stage this, like the other W. Fevre Grand Crus, died prematurely. Lots of malolactic flavors and not much else. A huge disappointement which has been quite regularly happening with the domaine. Very pity indeed.
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Oak and vanilla on the nose, high intensity, lemon and slight brioche on the palate, high acid that is well integrated and balanced, light body, long finish
Really great, no premox
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The nose is apple and pear, also on the palate, in addition iodine and citrus notes, high dry extract, powerful with enormous length, excellent, for those who like the puristic style of Fèvre.
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Œil : paille dorée, éclatant, forte visco en parois Nez : comme une odeur de printemps... projection d’intensité moyenne, frais, fleurs blanches. boisé fin et intégré, coquillages, salin, fleurs de tilleul, sève, touche d’agrumes rappelant le pomelo et le citron Meyer, herbes nobles (sauge fraîche?) et plus encore... beaucoup de complexité, magnifique... Bouche : sec, gras, acidité rafraîchissante et salivante, belle prise minérale, amertume moyenne, persistance longue Conclusion : exçellent+, aucune tares d’oxydation, beaucoup de grâce ce soir, il pourra encore en bonifier. La prochaine vers 2024-2025. 93+?
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Beautiful lemon and oyster shell nose. Great minerality and complexity and depth. Wonderful with creamy escargot and cheesy scallops at Churchill's with the Mogans. Mary loved it
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Drinking really well. Color was good. Just a hint of honey. Acidity was still evident. Had it with Stone Crab Claws. superb match. Glad My first bottle was a good one. I will drink the rest over the next 12 months
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Opened using Coravin with much trepidation. Medium gold in color. Initial aromas suggested a taint of oxidation and funk that took a good 30-40 mins in the glass to blow off as the wine warms up. Then complex and expressive aromas of yellow citrus, nut oils, crustacean shells & sea-water, honeysuckle and hint of chalk on the nose. A medium intense and dense palate shows ripe, oily and honeyed yellow citrus, salty and savory sea-shell broth, very good acidity and a long floral and mineral infused finish. Damn lucky to open a Fevre (from this era) non-premoxed bottle showing the greatness of the vineyard.
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Une couleur et un nez passablement évolués, trop. La bouche montre tout de même une bonne énergie, une finale très saline, mais les saveurs sont plutôt ternes et tirent vers l’oxydation avec ces notes de noix, une finale amère. Il a vu de meilleurs jours. 85 pts en l’état. Deux heures plus tard, on signe le constat de décès.
Dès le premier verre, il semblait clair qu’il faudra des renforts et ils arriveront en force.
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From 75cl, perfect cork, bright pale-yellow colour, comme il faut. Weighty, intensely concentrated, sharp lemony GC Chablis at the start of its drinking window. Still massive, muscled-up, unyielding. The statistical chances of my remaining two bottles not being premoxed are so low I feel like an idiot, but here goes: If you chance upon an intact bottle, it will be best from 2025++. In this condition: Outstanding wine from a great vintage. 91+(+)P
Good, dense, almost ripe but balanced, flint on the nose, still evolving after almost five hours. Was concerned about all the premox comments but I think this was fine (though I've never had a really premox'd bottle before).
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Dark straw. Right between previous two bottles, not badly oxidised but not fresh either. Burnt apple at the edges. But plenty of body, citrus, white florality, bit of chalk. Good body and concentration. Fairly long.
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upon opening, this had an oxidative note on the finish. The last 2 glasses from the bottle were the best with pure fruit fragrance, a medium+ body, creamy feel and impressive length in the refreshing finish. Oxidative flavour had disappeared.
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PnP. Perfect cork just wet at the bottom. Light greenish gold. Citrus nose with wet limestone and sea air notes. No Pre MOX! Initially this showed quite a lot of acidity on the palate (especially the finish) but with air this dissipated and had a very clean lively taste. It seems to me this is still young, but with the pre-mox, issue, who knows. I did not see Pre-Mox in any of the bottles I purchased from the Wine Club in SF. This could be great with more age.
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Mid+ yellow with brown tinges. Rather subdued nose with orchard fruits, white peach and citrus. A distinct saline mineralité meets the palate with a sharp acidity but not that much fruit. Specks of honey show some development in its 11th year. Overall, there is focus and poise with fair intensity. Flavours do surface with chalk, mineral, green apple, river stones and a lick of butter and oatmeal underneath. Clearly this has some class with good length, complexity but the fruit is now starting to fade and the acid is a little malic in texture. I probably left this too long in the cellar...
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Another massive disappointment. A reasonably complex nose with butter and honey, but so acidic to taste. Every bottle so far (5/6] has been the same. We've thought that they could be flawed, but all of them? A 2017 Montagny 1er Cru wiped the floor with this wine. I'll be glad when we've put the last of this case out of its (and our) misery.
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Popped and poured - this just had lots of lemony, yellow-fruits character; Didn't really get much of that chalky minerality and honey notes. Perhaps we should've given this more time...
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Unfortunately it was exhibiting enough premox to really affect the taste. I purchased this on release and it's been stored in professional storage the whole time. I ended up dumping the last 1/3 of the bottle. It wasn't absolutely horrible, but it wasn't worth finishing the bottle. I was pretty bummed. The 2008 Le Clos was supposed to be a really nice wine :( The 2 other bottles that I owned were much better.
I rated this an 82, but the bottle was obviously flawed, so I changed it to that option. Typically this wine is very good.
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Gave this bottle another chance with a few hours in a decanter. But for my tastebuds the wood is still to dominant. it overshadows the underlying fruit.
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Nez sur le rancio et une pointe de premox possiblement. En bouche c'est mieux, noisettes et pommes brunes avec une acidité présente, assez vif et droit avec une belle longueur. Bu trop tard ou bouteille déviante?
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Un nez fatigué, la bouteille est clairement trop évoluée, sur le miel, la cave humide. Par contre la bouche nous donne quand même un bel aperçu d’un grand vin. Pierreux, avec des couches multiples de saveurs qui s’entremêlent, un amalgame long et complexe, avec toutefois le coté évolué qui réapparaît invariablement dans une finale terne. Contrairement à ce qui arrive parfois, l'air ne l'a pas ressuscité mais accéléré le trépas.....tout de même 88 pts sur cette bouteille pour un vin qui mériterait beaucoup plus sur une bouteille en forme.
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This was ready to drink. Really complex nose with some lavender honey, wet wool, still bright citrus, salted caramel and wet rocks. This had a really full and round first mouthfeel with a lot of citrus zest, a tremendous cylindrical mid palate and superb tension that sails for minutes. One of the best fevre I had for quite a while.
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Floral nose, taste of lemon, honey, a bit hazelnut (oak), white pepper, stony, getting more and more dry, enormously dense, a slight petrol note, which some may consider as oxidized, but which is for me a sign of evolution and ripeness (look at the Alsace Grand cru Rieslings of a ripe year). I write this after 1 hour of tasting and it is getting better and better, buttery notes appear and more and more white pepper, simply great.
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Double blind tasting. Brief note. Pnp. Pours a medium straw yellow in the glass. This shows its age with an appropriate level of oxidation. Upfront hazelnuts on the nose and palate come in to focus with crisp and sweet citrus and orchard fruits. Sea spray and chalk come through with some time too. Coming back to this later in the evening the palate becomes much fresher than the nose belies. Finishes long with breadth and depth befitting of a grand cru. Lovely and well aged example.
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darker golden color. Nose almost nutty, rich apricot with light honeycomb. Palate lightly nutty, outstanding depth, layers of flavor, still good acidity brightening things. Wow, an eye opener, my first time having aged chardonnay with this kind of quality, my white WOTN. Drinking very well now. 94 pts
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Wow nose like a fresh fruit basket. Palate is well-structured with the acidity starting to integrate perfectly. Wonderfully precise/pure fruit and minerals. I detect a slight nuttiness emerging, with a very long finish of chai and ginger. 93-94+ for me.
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Mivvy Catchup: Honey, lime, pine, pear, sandalwood and wax. Strong line of acidity, bright and fresh. Good length, impressive balance given how much is happening in the nose. Time left but also stunning well now.
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Got this one as soon as it was released. It has turned golden in colour with 10 years of age. Clean and sweet honey on the nose but definitely dry, very dry, in fact, with very good acidity. Medium body, intense flavours, finish. Very good quality and great to drink now. I might have drunk the other bottles too early. A solid wine.
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PnP then drunk over three days. Light golden yellow, still with greenish hues, clear. Slightly reductive at the beginning, but immediately on mineral notes. After it opens up it shows its complexity, with floral notes, hay and citrus fruit. Lots of extract, but it doesn't feel heavy. Firm and austere, with chalky texture and balancing acidity. Beautiful and very long finish. Overall still very very young. A wine to admire at the moment, but it could come even more together and relax a bit and give even more pleasure.
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Great bottle. Very clean and fresh. Avalanche of citrus fruit, sea spray, oyster. Really impressive concentration and length while still dancing lightly. Great acidity too. Marvelous Chablis, on this form, lots of development ahead. If only there wasn't this ridiculous bottle variation.
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Light lemon colour. Lovely nose offering up apples, citrus, flowers and spice. Saline acid driven palate but with ripe fruit to balance. Long finish. Not a hint of pox!
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light to medium yellow. Anise seed and deeper licorice note plus apple nose. Medium bodied, the flavour is apple, lemon, bread dough, anise and finishes with green apple. Some mineral-like effect. Long finish. Very good
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Absolutely delicious! Seems in perfect condition. Pale straw colour, nice fresh bouquet, tons of acidity still and an unbelievable mineral chalky, tactile finish that lasted for a couple minutes it seemed. A fantastic touch of creamyness in the finish as well that I suppose is a prefect touch of oak?
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pale yellow. Lime, wet stone, acacia flower nose. initially a little sour, then orange fruit and orange blossom sweetness. then another wash of acid and fine length with hazelnut and a chalky feel. empty glass smells of honey and anise.
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Pnp from the cellar. Sadly showing slight signs of premox. Bright golden color. I was hoping it would blow off but after one hour in my glass, it still tasted the same. A bit acidic in the nose as well as the taste. Flavors of lemon and straw were present . I am opening up the next five bottles to check. My wine friends will help me assist at the next wine dinner. EG #ArchitecturalArtistry #WineArchitect
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Finally a perfect bottle. Gloriously precise and mineral driven. Didn’t take notes but now see why the fuss. Just a shame only 1of 4 bottles was not premoxed.
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Young and very energetic still with quite a bit of an oaky forefront. Impressively bright though quite an intense wine , sweet/candied lemon touch. Definitely has not heard of premox to the point that we are thinking of risking our other bottle for a 2020 drinking date as we definitely believe some evolution will add a lot of depth to this wine. 92 for now.
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great intensity, pain and acidity in this wine. everything i love.... no sign of pre-mox.... at all.... just a brilliant bottle of minerally, shellfish-infused bottle of linear focus.... frankly i loved it.... i know others have noticed lots of pre-mox from this producer, but frankly i would be hard pressed to say that the average is higher than my white burg average overall... great bottle.
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2008 WILLIAM FEVRE les CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU- at first this was really hot, but fortunately, it blew off and the goodness was revealed; there was pleasant mineral infused lemon-lime with some green apple showing up and then came some chalk and more minerality; it had an underlying streak of acidity that was evident throughout.
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Premox. Utterly disappointed. I notice that the cork of this bottle is far softer and spongier than that of the other William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru wines. Suggest the cork has ruined the wine.
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Chablis Tasting (Bergi, Latvia): Such a disappointment, but there is obvious premature oxidation, however the bottle was in a perfect shape. Level, label and the cork were just fine. I have heard that there were some problems with this very vintage with Les Clos by Fevre. It’s a pity to have premox for the wine that was supposed to be the best of the night.
Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chevalier Fine Wines - Chicago IL): Small glass, brief note. Ripe apple and candied lemon peel on nose and palate with intense concentration, very good length. Slightly riper than I might prefer, but that is well balanced with lots of acidity and minerality, most notably on very long finish. Re-tasted several hours later at warmer temp, and still tasty but less precise.
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Bright, light yellow. Lemon, mint, and iodine on the nose. Rich yet energetic, with racy acidity providing structure to intense citrus and mineral flavors. This bottle wasn't as complex as two last year, but it beats all the oxidized bottles I had in the interim.
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Opened after an unfortunately oxidized bottle of 88 Pic 1er Cru Chablis. Forgot that I have had this wine before. Slightly darker but still more pale than medium yellow. White fruit, a touch of Anise on the nose, beautiful palate with a fine texture, rather sweet for a Chablis but not at all unpleasant as it's accurately drawn with good acidity and none of voluptuousness vintages like the 2009 often show. Good, explosive finish with plenty of minerals. 93-94. I liked this a lot even though it's not the most typical Chablis, and I wonder whether I would not enjoy once more the 2008 Montee de Tonnerre over the Les Clos. More like a white that could appeal to Riesling drinkers, with this slight softness (for a Chablis) and sweetness and almost bubbliness on the palate, while it does not have the oak, whites from communes further South in Burgundy typically show.
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PnP. Cork wet about a quarter up. Light greenish gold in color - no obvious pre-mox. Saline, sea air, limestone on the nose. Medium weight on the palate, clean, but not impressive. Long finish. With further air this developed a lovely silky palate presence and the finish became better integrated. For a Clos from a good vintage this is not better than low average - disappointing. Not as good as the Boguerots.
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no notes, remember this being a little brighter than the Bouchard Chev Montr we had alongside, not surprising, but this still felt like it was in jeopardy of some premature aging... I will be drinking this up asap, I remember liking these bottles better a couple years back
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Uh oh, this was true disappointment, i popped this bottle at 3pm to put half in decanter for my wife and I to enjoy, immediately tried a sip and it was unbelievable -- it literally gave me tingles in my spine and made my mouth water... my son was standing there and he asked me what was up and I made him taste it and he agreed -- it was mouthwatering and piercing (just like I like them, and he - tho only 18 - liked it too)... then about 30 minutes later my wife came down and I gave her a sip and she grimaced... I took a taste too and it had developed a strong smoke / caramel flavor... i tasted three times out of that decanter and I could get the super-citrus fruit and minerals in the background but it was marred irreparably by the premature aging, tasted the wine in the bottle and it was slightly better (i.e. hadn't turned immediately on receiving air) but not great either... just opening another bottle now -- having dumped the rest of the first down the drain -- and I will report on how it goes, again the first sip was great
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In terrific shape with fresh white fruit, anise and oyster shell, bracing acidity. This showed as sound but unexciting. Perhaps it is the middle-age doldrums (the wine, not me) or the strongly flavoured meal with which it was paired..
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Thankfully no premox. Classic flavors, balance, and persistence, but maybe not as detailed and complex as expected. Great drinking, though I was expecting a little more - perhaps unfairly.
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This wine is in the fast lane of the PREMOX highway. Very advanced for a 2008. Has a rich taste but no real Chablis character. This wine was just brilliant young. Too bad about this flaw.
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Ok but not great, this was soft and had lingering notes of age (slight caramel -- not our thing), easy and fine to drink but not brightness or tension, seemed like citrus for fruit but light and soft... I am trying to drink all my '08 Fevre bottles as they were great young but many premox notes coming in now and mine are performing as if they are aging quickly
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Chablis Dinner with the Oakland Crew (Wood Tavern): Served blind. Acidity there but not too strident - nice balanced wine - somewhat voluptuous for a Chablis but by no means flabby. Conversation at the table turned to age - suspicion was this was the younger wine of the flight. Very good stuff
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got worried when I saw all the premox notes, tried one of my bottles and it was very good, poured into decanter and saw light gold and was worried but this had a nice balance of acidity and age, and certainly wasn't over the hill (to which I am very sensitive) -- no caramel or smoke, rather there was some smooth lemon fruit in the background to go with the minerals and oils
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Light gold. Iodine, white flowers and tons of citrus. Also a richness, touches of honey. Some thought it oxidised, myself, just tight and young. Unresolvable. Whatever, not as exciting a bottle as others seem to have had.
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PNP. Drank right after the Les Preuses and it just as round and delicious. A profound example of how great Chablis can be. Once more, class in a glass.
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Bright yellow. Gorgeous nose of honey, lemon, jasmine, oyster shell, and iodine. Big and rich yet offering great energy, with intense minerality and mouth-watering acidity. A stunning and classic Grand Cru Chablis. This wine has years ahead of it.
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Bright, light yellow. Gorgeous nose evolves in the glass from honey to lemon, accompanied by mint, oyster shell, and iodine. This wine offers that rare balance achieved by great Cru Chablis vintages: Rich yet intense minerality, opulent yet so energetic, ripe yet cutting acidity. The 2008 Fèvre is a classic, fantastic Les Clos. This wine will evolve positively for another 5+ years and drink well into old age.
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Fantastic showing. Opens quickly to a clear palate, complex with notes of rock salt, saline and light citrus. Lovely grippy texture here that may be oak-derived, but it's so beautiful and in balance. This shows great energy and poise at the same time. Very classy wine. One of the archetype Les Clos experiences for me. Thanks, Sarah. The Gander.
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Bone dry, very mineral, green apple, lemon - cuts through like a razor blade, the oak every so slightly noticeable in the background. Lovely expression of Chablis and the terroir. For me I enjoyed the 2005 quite a bit more. Probably this one benefits from another 5 years+ in the cellar.
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good but below expectations for this bottle over three nights, perhaps just a bad time in its life, good minerality and structure, some protruding oak on night one, good acid and grip but a little muddled at time, best on night three so pleased most of my bottle are offsite for now
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A simply stunning, textbook Les Clos, with a thrilling in the glass evolution from stunted to expressive aromatics of iodine and seashell with a wonderful middleweight body with gorgeous mouth feel. Accompanying oysters, lobster pasta and salmon, one could not really ask for more from a wine. Wow! Headed to the computer to find more right now!
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A grand chablis indeed! Honey or lychee notes, with yellow stone fruit and citrus and acidity, layers of flavour - really very good. Enjoyed it immensely.
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NR as no notes, recall this being very very good, good tension, seemed a little tightly wound which portends even better drinking in the future but good now in any case
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Subtle lean sherry butterscotch scotch pear petrol nose. White and yellow stone fruit, tart lychee, crisp pear, citrus, saline, mineral, an oxidative note on the palate. Just an all around hint of pox that is mildly distracting, more apparent as the wine warmed. Decanted, less oxidative with time. Enjoyable with a good chill but some complexity is lost. Last of three bottles. Drink up if these bottles are in fact representative.
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La Las Dinner: Fantastic chablis with clear minerality and hints of citrus. Held up well to raw bar of shrimp and crab meat. Didn't quite match up to the 2009 Dauvissat Clos we poured next to it, but still a worthy contender.
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PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs -translucent pale gold-green, looks half its age -somewhat reticent fresh reduction sea breeze lemon -med acidity, light weight with almost painfully intense minerality and saline, some lemon but only a shadow of the fruit remains from many years ago, elegant and regal, not a touch of oxidation, still very fresh, very long finish -a very serious wine, epitome of power without weight, was brilliant for its fireworks when younger and will be brilliant as it picks up mature elements, right now just excellent as it sits between those two states
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Chablis-athon (Chicago, IL): This has acidity in the same style as the racy 2007, though it's dialed down to a 9 instead. The big contrast here is a lusher wine, with some juicy stone fruit that rounds out the acidity a lot more. This is a more complete wine, with much better balance between the elements.
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A wow of a wine that has a beautiful light gold color tinged with the faintest green. Ripe, fully-extracted fruit and minerals are infused with a lively, scherzo-like acidity. Awesome! This is delicious, and it is not even at its peak! Some say the 2010 is better but I am not betting on it. Hold for about six years. 94 points.
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Amazing wine that truly opens up after 1hr. Mineral on the nose along with hints of greafruit. Has a sense of the sea in there. The nose and taste are spellbound. Finish lingers on for a full min.
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My wife and I almost ran out of superlatives here. Gorgeous nose of seashells, lime, and jasmin flowers. Tremendous balance of the rich mouthfeel, lime-driven acidity, and chalky-saline crunch on the long finish. Lives up to its grand cru billing.
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PnP. Slightly darker yellow than the usual Chablis. Upon opening not the most expressive nose but gains more minerality with more air. Unusually oily texture on the palate, slightly sweet and with good weight, white fruits, minerals, some nutty flavours. Long finish. Excellent, even though I would not mind a touch more freshness...
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Really nice tonight. I think this wine was best upon release. More fireworks at that time. It has matured into something more muted but perhaps more complex and subtle. An excellent wine.
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12.5% alc; light yellow. Aromas of orchard fruit, wet chalk, mineral, wet river stones. The entry has a rasping acidity, linear palate shape yet fleshes out in the mid-palate with some riper apple and pear. A more classic vintage with the exuberance usually on Les Clos reined in. I really enjoyed this chiselled layered texture and penetrating wine - the mineral seems to go on and on! Superb length and fabulous concentration, pure and promises even further ageing.
My first bottle of the '08 les Clos. A richly flavored Chablis: we had lamb kofta, not normally a dish you pair with white wine, but it worked. Rich mouthfeel with substantial acidity lending structure. The nose runs to white fruits, lime, mineral dust, and the flavor profile matches.
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Pale yellow and vibrant, no pre-mox with this baby. Intense lemon grass and tart citrus aromas. For me, Les Clos is always the lusher cuvee' from Fevre. Just starting to evolve into something special. Will spin the pre-mox wheel and let the remaining bottles rest a bit longer.
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Classic Chablis with loads of depth and complexity and a very long finish! Very young bones...wait at least another year or two for the drinking window to open up.
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White peach and mineral on the nose. Quite chiselled in the mouth with a big squeeze of lemon and a huge puff of chalk to the finish. Good depth and outstanding length.
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Perhaps not as overtly expressive as this wine was upon release but still showing plenty of fireworks tonight. Crisp, fresh and opulent. Subtle notes of stones.
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Popped, poured, followed over next two hours. Lovely layers of citrus, pear, green apple, and seashell minerality. Precise, focused, succulent with just a touch of balancing richness closing with a lengthy expanding finish.
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Wine served blind to friends at a lunch, with the balance finished the next evening with dinner.
Pale gold. Lovely pure nose, like a snow fed mountain stream. Lightly and prettily perfumed with aromas of lemon zest, acacia blossom, touches of honeycomb, rock melon, green apple and white pear. Mineral elements too: steel, wet granite and some blackboard chalk. Blind, bouquet confusable with White Burgundy (Puligny-Montrachet?), just the hint of salinity gives it away. Sweet entry on palate, silky texture. Bright, racy acids, with real intensity. This is excellent Chablis, with real fruit weight, Grand Cru depth, power (at only 12.5% alc) and structure, and a strong acid backbone, but precise and focused and beautifully balanced. Flavours of lemon, lime, minerals and almonds. There is oak here but it is well integrated. Long, with a dry finish. Better on the second day. Lovely now, but will improve over many years (if it survives premox).
The 2008 Fevre Valmur I had a couple of months ago was good, but this is a class above, 94.
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Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Chablis GC Les Clos + Party wines (Rodwell House): Light lemon in colour with classic notes of Meyer lemon, mineral, chalk and oyster shell. A touch of oatmeal enhances the saline, crushed rocks, and more green apple notes - almost a bircher muesli. The palate has a firm fine acidity, poised with clear focus and a touch of richness in the mid palate. Complex and elegant with a wonderfully long finish, this smart wine exudes an energetic vibe.
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Salty and concentrated. Lemon. Young. Lots of oak. Spicy on the palate with lemon and wood. Nose - 4.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5/20.
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Dinner at l'Artusi 7/29/2013 (l'Artusi, NYC): Pale straw. Pure, fresh saline and oyster shell nose; could not be more classic: lemon-lime notes, steel, and concrete. The palate is a portrait of austerity at this early stage, very crisp but with the fine ripeness you expect from Les Clos. Primary and unevolved, but with fine balance. Good length. Hold for at least 5-8 years, but likely quite a few more than that. (from magnum, and memory)
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Very tight, nice medium to full body Chablis. Good minerality and acidity with citrus notes. Quite clean. I would lay it down for a couple of more years. Good juice.
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A bigger fuller example of GC Chablis. Nice minerality with lemons, green apples and nice acidity that you come to expect from Chablis. The finish has a slight nutty oak quality to it that gives the wine a broader appeal.
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Not a big Chablis fan, but this is one exception. Very focused nose, medium to full bodied, citrus, butter, complexity with a very good backbone. A lot of zip in this wine. Stood up to the 1990 Ch. Margaux drank after it. Enjoyable now but will be better in 3 years or more.
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Dinner with Friends (FMIII in the OC): Zest, tight, lemon, acid, clean, and fresh sums it up for me. Really nice. This was perfect with the delicate shrimp salad, really complimented and raised the game for both.
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Beautiful aromatics of marine--shells and sea air. There is a lemon zest note that drives the fruit, along with lemon-lime and mineral. Medium weight and the energy of the acid in the finish. This was really good, maybe as good as the 08 Brocard Clos which I have enjoyed several times now, too.
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Aside from some vinous sweetness, this wine is essentially carved from a block of stone. It is so rocky and detailed. There's tremendous depth of minerally things and just a faint floral suggestion. It is muscular and majestic with a finish that is dry and explosive.
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working with wine 2012 seminar 1 - chardonnay (Pyrmont): Nose: Medium minus intensity, elderflow, mineral> stone, spice, citrus. Mouth: medium acid, slight phenoic grip, tart? more orchard fruit that citrus, very slight spice and lees notes, medium length finish.
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CT Texas III Offline (Galveston, TX): Very tight on opening, with citrus pith, chalky minerals, and laser acidity dominating. After 2 hours of decanting, this developed a stone fruit, orange, and red grapefruit nose with a funky, earthy edge to it. Peach and Meyer lemon on the palate with earthy minerals and oaky spice. Great length.
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CT Texas Offline III; 11/18/2011-11/19/2011 (Galveston): Some vegetal notes on the palate. Grapefruit, citrus, and some peach. Some butter as well at the end of the palate. But still acidity throughout. Nice backbone for sure.
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CT Texas III; 11/18/2011-11/21/2011 (Galveston, TX): Blind, I would have never guessed Chablis. Beautiful attack on the nose with peach, pear, apricot, stone fruit, pineapple, mango, and crushed rocks. On the palate really full bodied, peach, pear, green apple, meyer lemon, mineral, and a great saline flavor. Finishes long and juicy. If not for the 73 Sterling, this was WOTN.
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Chablis and Champagne 19-22.09.2011; 9/19/2011-9/22/2011: 80% barrel fermentation. The scent purrs up out of the glass as effortlessly as a Rolls Royce: big, fat, slow, sleek, massive, inevitable. Sweet, surprising entry (white peach, tangerine, nectarine); prickling, almost "sparkling" acidity; literally mouth-watering finish, only medium-long at this infant stage. Massive, dense texture, hard to believe it only has 12,5% alc (I guessed 13,5%, and have had many skinnier New World Chardonnays with 14,5%). Hard to believe this will close down (surely it will!) given its accessibility today. €49,30 au chai. 94P(+)
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Decanted 5 hours. Melon, Honeydew upon first taste. Lime zest and unmistakable oyster shell minerality on the finish. High acid. Spectacular bottling. High priced Chard that, honestly, I believe is worth the price for this vintage. Great bottle! A real pleasure to drink 93-94pts
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Absolutely fantastic from the moment the cork was popped. Beautiful nose. Great texture on the palate with plenty of stones. Long on the finish. This is a stunning young Les Clos.
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Quite closed initially, opening slowly with all kinds of sea-like aromas, then showing some apple and wet leaf. Intense, piercing in the attack, calming down into a silky med+ bodied palate, very finely balanced, rich in minerality and crisp acidity. Elegant, very long. Really impressive though young.
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Brought by mistake instead of the village Fevre Chablis to a clam bake at my partner's Country Club. This was a fantasticl wine that was perfect with raw oysters, shrimp, crab meat, caviar and assorted Sushi. There was strong chablis minerality with tart apple, acidity that alomost gave it a lemon flavor and roasted nuts at the back of the palate. Just begining to develop depth. Long finish. Let this sit as long as you dare before premox and I think a cascade of flavors will emerge.
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Drank four of the 2008 Fevre GC's. The unanimous ranking was Les Clos, Bougros Cote de Bouguerots, Vaudesir, Valmur. All were very restrained, unlike the last few vintages which I felt were easier to drink at a very early age. The Clos is the class act. Valmur had a very expressive nose, but didn't follow through as much. The Vaudesir had a fair amount going on on the palate. All in all, a hold not a drink at this point. Drink the 04/05/06 or 07's at this point before these.
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Decided to kill a youngster...this wine is outrageously good and even better after letting half the bottle sit out for a day. all of the characteristics you could want in a young chablis-citrus, minerality, oyster shell, flowers. this stays in the mouth forever and is perfectly balanced. pure in the truest sense of the word.
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New years eve dinner, had with chicken crep's normandy. Wow, this had a great nose, like a bouguet a flowers. Loads of apple, citrus, stone and a nice touch of lemon zest. Very long finish that lasted a full 30 seconds. Went perfectly with dinner as the acidty of the wine and the sweetness of the nomandy sauce were a perfect match. Would love to try this again in 2015, thanks John for this beauty.
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Stunning from start to incredibly long finish. Lemon/lime, flowers, white fruit and mineral on nose. Lemon custard, white fruit, stone, zest that is both refreshing and palate-coating/penetrating - a textural sensation that is riveting. Great balance and finesse. Great length. Beautiful alone, but was terrific with seafood. Meant to grab an '02, but glad I got 'tricked' into trying this in its stunning youth.
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This is some wine and a WOW wine to be exact. The earth, , minerals, limestone engulfed my mouth in a deep complex finish that went on and on. This is just incredible stuff and while it's young I loved it and would open more bottles. The best Fevre wine I have ever had
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The aroma is just so fresh, pure and understated, that it draws you in, encouraging hearty intakes of air so as to wrap the brain around this most alluring of smells. There are notes of mint, aniseed, freshly shucked oysters and citrus blossom. In the mouth this wine is so direct and intense but not forceful. Its perfect posture is sheathed in a layer of protective glycerol and it possesses near perfect balance. It finishes with an almighty, chalky snap and one’s breath is left scented with rocks and flowers.
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Very pretty nose with full fruit, some oak and some oyster shell. Definitely fullest on the palate of this tasting, and happens to be the most complete wine as well. 93+
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Bouchard / Fèvre / Henriot Tasting (The Wine Cellar Club - Irvine, CA): Also somewhat closed on the nose but opening up with time in the glass, this offers delicate yet complex nuances of melon, sweet stones, and fresh herbs. Crunchy and firm in texture with superb focus from the minerals and acidity. The concentration of the fruit is very apparent from the length on the finish. This is like drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice that has been macerated in crushed stones. I really love the steely density these wines exhibit; they have a lot of potential barring premox issues of course.
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Pale straw in colour. Very tight and closed down at present but very rich with concentrated fruit and the finish goes on and on. Power and finesse. This could be some wine once it begins to open up. 93-95 points. Estimated maturity: 2016+
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3/9/2024 - jfpwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lemon color. Initially quite reduced, obscuring the nose. But with a little bit of time in the glass it blossomed, revealing green apples and ripe limes. On the palate, mineral and chalky, but yet with an underlying fullness that brings everything together. Great structure and long finish. A great showing.
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1/1/2024 - levicn Likes this wine: 93 Points
淡金黄色,刚开瓶时候试了一下,酒温很低,只能捕捉到明显酒泥接触的酸面粉团的味道,入口酸度高,酒液很咸,矿物感清晰,有橡木桶使用带来的圆润口感,但状态很封闭,以至于我都不确定酒是不是有点老了,需要进一步醒酒看看。回塞一个小时,然后进醒酒器,酒的状态开始不断攀升,醒酒器两个小时,和开瓶时简直脱胎换骨的表现,也许后面还会更棒,只是此刻已经喝完了,闻起来是奶油饼干,酵母,白花香气,一些坚果气息,入口依然高酸,坚挺的结构,酒液很咸很矿,奶油蛋糕混合着白芝麻和梨的香气,口感圆润,酒液丝滑,奶油香气一直延续到余味,在淡淡芝麻香中收尾。口感很扎实,从头至尾衔接紧凑,没有丝毫的疲态,精细的橡木桶运用,用桶比我预想中要克制很多,精准而又平衡,我一度以为贵的夏布利做得都越来越华丽享乐,不再夏布利了,这支酒又重新让我找回那经典的感觉,很纯正,很夏布利,很高级。
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11/26/2023 - Genevrieres wrote: 98 Points
So delicate, silky palate and wonderful finesse. Old vintage champagne nose and still fresh. Amazed.
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10/21/2023 - Ragav wrote: flawed
After emailing with the Vineyard it turns out that all of the remaining bottles in this vintage were damaged as a result of the type of cork used.
Amazingly, the Vineyard acknowledged the issue was their responsibility and going to address it, so I may yet get to enjoy some delicious chablis.
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10/9/2023 - acheng wrote:
Same as previous. Advanced and buttery. Should have been drunk years ago.
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9/24/2023 - Ragav wrote:
Ended up having to open two bottles as the first had turned. We knew, the minute it was opened from the scent emanating from the bottle, quite sad to tip it.
2nd bottle was drinkable but equally felt it was close.
7 remaining,m all in the eurocaves and I hope that haven't turned.
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8/19/2023 - KVM wrote:
Pristine natural cork. Pale straw. Lemon, lime peel, buttered toast, anise and still some sulphur candle reduction. Medium body, lemon, perhaps aging apple juice, high acid. Medium length finish with lemon rind bitterness. This is maturing very nicely.
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6/27/2023 - godx wrote: 93 Points
Fresh as a daisy. In a great spot for drinking. Quite linear and focused with minerality classic Chablis notes in spades. Showing a bit of the riper/tropical fruit as you’d expect from 08 but every bit Chablis. Preferred this to the 08 Preuses we drank alongside. In the zone and I don’t see this getting better. Outstanding.
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6/24/2023 - King Julien wrote: 94 Points
Popped and poured. This one had a bit more complexity than previous bottles. Very nice for a couple hours.
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5/22/2023 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 95 Points
One of the best Chablis I have ever had. Perfect with opening courses at La Girolle in Quebec City!!
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3/8/2023 - acidqueen wrote: 95 Points
Wow! I am so excited. Most of the bottles of this case have been badly premoxed and I had to dump them. However this bottle is pristine. Taut, crisp, saline, stone and white flowers. Unmistakably grand cru Chablis. Pale lemon yellow color. Just amazing.
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2/15/2023 - cardsandwine Does not like this wine:
Unlike my last bottle 7 years ago This bottled suffered badly from premature oxidation. Not very drinkable. 2 bottles left, I will drink them soon and pray for the best.
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2/15/2023 - acheng wrote:
Advanced. Oxidative notes and Ruch. Drink up
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12/31/2022 - UFGators Likes this wine: 97 Points
Probably the best Chablis I’ve ever had. Mediun Lemon color. Pronounced nose of green apple, shale, wet stones, tidal pool. So much complexity on the palate, high acidity and medium plus finish. Notes of lemon, lime, sea spray, shale, wet stones, other minerals. Seems to be at a great drinking plateau now. This is what les clos should be.
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11/19/2022 - Puteljen! wrote: 96 Points
Best in show in a good lineup including a Ravenau 1er Cru and two other Grand Cru. The lasting impression is of energy and power combined with an exquisite balance and a lighthearted playfulness. While there is power and depth there is nothing heavy or too serious about this wine. Don’t get me wrong, this is a serious and seriously good wine, but it’s not brooding or regal, but skipping and playing, teasing you with its complexity and energy. There are a few hints at maturity with just a touch of cheese rind and yellow plum, but citrus and green/yellow apples are still dominant. Fresh apples mind you, no ripe or bruised winter apples in sight. Also of course a ton of mineral and just the slightest touch of smoke. Extremely long, but not just acidity: more or less the full taste lingers almost indefinitely. Best Chablis so far and one of the best white wines I’ve had, ever.
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10/16/2022 - kosmik Likes this wine: 94 Points
Éclatant de jeunesse. Tellement que nous avons presque regretté de l’avoir ouvert!
Textbook.
Délicieux.
Bouchon en parfaite condition,
Aucune trace d’évolution, ni à l’œil, ni au nez, ni en bouche,
Impeccable.
Impressionnante tenue dans le temps.
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7/6/2022 - acidqueen wrote: flawed
Nothing good to say here. Three more bottles left of the case and so far only one that was acceptable. In an interesting contrast, the Fever 2008 Montée de Tonnere have been exceptional.
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6/10/2022 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Consistent with previous note of 6/2/22. This bottle showed slightly more fruit, which, for me, bumps it up to a 94.
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6/4/2022 - winot Likes this wine: 96 Points
A youthful (for the age) medium to medium deep yellow. Minerally, crushed gravel/seashell over citrus pith. Palate is also pure, Classic Chablis, taut and minerally but with a soft core of sweet, ripe Meyer lemon fruit. Smooth, no tight or sharp edges, yet ample acidity, and a very long finish. Ticks all the boxes. Very worthy this evening. Living up to its billing plus some. Delish.
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6/2/2022 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Open that bottle - Joe chooses NV Lillian Cabernet: Opened by our generous host because a 2004 was clearly oxidized. Golden fruit, lemon balm, saline, well resolved, crisp. Overall this is a really well done chablis with a bit more fruit than typical.
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6/2/2022 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Open THAT Bottle! (Jason's House): Knock on wood, I have been very fortunate with this wine, and have yet to purchase/open an oxidized wine from them. This bottle was drinking quite well, and offers an excellent QPR, IMO.
Nose: Showed lemon, sea shell, white flowers
Palate: Lemon oil, bees wax, saline and almonds....a viscous wine with a nice mouthfeel, delicious taste and a medium-long finish.
I was very worried reading all the reviews mentioning premox...but this was my second bottle this month, and I am happy to report that both bottles were in great shape! 93 to 93+ easily!
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5/6/2022 - honest bob wrote: 78 Points
The premox death of William Fèvre (and Chablis): From 75cl, optically perfect cork. Slightly less reprehensible than the other bottle opened this evening, but still reprehensible premoxed bilge. Just drinkable if you hold your nose. 46,84 EUR at cellar door in 2011, perfect storage. Go figure. 78P
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5/6/2022 - honest bob wrote: 76 Points
The premox death of William Fèvre (and Chablis): From 75cl, optically perfect cork. Stewed premoxed bilge. 76P is an honest assessment of this bottle, purchased at Fèvres cellar door in 2011 for 46,84 EUR and perfectly stored since. Yes, it is drinkable, if you are an alcoholic with no sense of smell. To say I am annoyed is a major understatement; to say I am surprised would, however, be a lie.
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5/5/2022 - acidqueen wrote: flawed
My third bottle that is past prime. Too dark color and a taste of butterscotch that tells the tale. It isn’t awful, but it isn’t good. Down the drain. I don’t anticipate better luck with the rest of the case but we’ll see if I get one or two decent bottles. Very sad.
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3/7/2022 - Sepsis wrote: 90 Points
Hmmmm. Way to developed. Not flawed, but maybe bad storage. Purchased 1 year ago
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2/22/2022 - peternelson Likes this wine: 93 Points
This got somewhat buried between the amazing champagnes and the Richer Chards--but spending a little time with it and allowing it to open up, I appreciated the character, stature, subtlety, verve and vinosity of this wine. So nice, very tangy and tingly, flinty minerality, balanced on a tight rope. Easily beat out the Louis Latour Corton Charlie and the Peter Michael IMHO but hardly any one touched it. Yamashiro w/ Yarom and gang.
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1/1/2022 - similia wrote: 96 Points
Expected the worst as a bourgos grand crus from the same producer/vintage was saddly undrinkable and I read similar reviews on ct. But this one was in a perfect spot - rich bouquet of green apple, pear, almonds, silky-buttry moutfeel, very long finish with fresh acidity and saline minerality. Needless to say that it went very well with the shrimp pasta!
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12/7/2021 - stefad wrote:
Dégustation avec club les Œnosapiens et service en magnum. Notes d'agrumes, craie, une sensation lactée un peu trop présente.
Un vin dont le consensus a été unanime avec notes de 95/100 à 100/100. Un vin à son apogée, avis aux amateurs donc…
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11/23/2021 - vintage_whine wrote:
Sour cream, lemon and apple are going textural. Finished on cream. Density wise, it’s grand cru, but complexity wise, not so great. I’d say it’s at peak
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10/22/2021 - cannym Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark straw. Not badly oxidised but not fresh either. Burnt apple at the edges. But plenty of body, citrus, white florality, bit of chalk. Good body and concentration. Fairly long. After a couple of hours in the glass the colour lightened, the oxidised notes retreated and it tasted much fresher.
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9/28/2021 - KVM wrote:
Pale + yellow. Nose of apple, oyster and lemon. The acid is up front then lemon, brioche. This is a very nice, fresh drink but the concentration isn't what I had hoped for.
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8/21/2021 - Pinotphile123 wrote: flawed
Oxidised
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8/15/2021 - KVM wrote:
Cork. Brassy medium yellow. Nose is of bruised apple and toffee....uh oh. A metallic tang is prominent on the palate along with a creamy feel and lemony hints. Past it’s prime. Got a few more to get through.
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8/11/2021 - Woodcock wrote: flawed
Just rubbish - every bottle so far. Bought en premeur and stored professionally since purchase.
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7/30/2021 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
Yellow green color, on the palate iodine, apple and white pepper. Lean, the opposite of fat, in a perfect shape.
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7/25/2021 - Woodcock wrote: flawed
Another pre 2010 Fevre down the sink
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7/20/2021 - madia wrote: 92 Points
Apple, floral notes, hints of farmaceutical notes. M+ body, still with good acidity/ Enjoyable but further aging will not improve it.
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5/13/2021 - EMichels wrote: flawed
Not dead but oxidized enough that it wasn't super enjoyable - most of this bottle was left behind
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5/8/2021 - western Likes this wine: 91 Points
Slightly oxidised! Drink up.
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5/7/2021 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
Iodine, also apple on the nose, on the palate again the same ingredients, salt, some white pepper, the wine is now developed, ripe, very nice length and density. Had this wine several times lately showing differently. This is still one of the years (until 2009) with conventional cork, since 2010 Fèvre switched to DIAM to avoid too much differently developed bottles.
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4/6/2021 - King Julien wrote: 93 Points
Decanted 30 min.
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4/3/2021 - rsbeck wrote: flawed
Oxidized.
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3/9/2021 - BillBell73 wrote: flawed
Completely oxidized.
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3/5/2021 - swyang wrote:
A disaster. Well not quite but still... after such a promising early stage this, like the other W. Fevre Grand Crus, died prematurely. Lots of malolactic flavors and not much else. A huge disappointement which has been quite regularly happening with the domaine. Very pity indeed.
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1/30/2021 - ihscav99 wrote:
Oak and vanilla on the nose, high intensity, lemon and slight brioche on the palate, high acid that is well integrated and balanced, light body, long finish
Really great, no premox
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1/8/2021 - MJReb wrote: 94 Points
The nose is apple and pear, also on the palate, in addition iodine and citrus notes, high dry extract, powerful with enormous length, excellent, for those who like the puristic style of Fèvre.
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1/2/2021 - kosmik Likes this wine: 93 Points
Œil : paille dorée, éclatant, forte visco en parois
Nez : comme une odeur de printemps... projection d’intensité moyenne, frais, fleurs blanches. boisé fin et intégré, coquillages, salin, fleurs de tilleul, sève, touche d’agrumes rappelant le pomelo et le citron Meyer, herbes nobles (sauge fraîche?) et plus encore... beaucoup de complexité, magnifique...
Bouche : sec, gras, acidité rafraîchissante et salivante, belle prise minérale, amertume moyenne, persistance longue
Conclusion : exçellent+, aucune tares d’oxydation, beaucoup de grâce ce soir, il pourra encore en bonifier. La prochaine vers 2024-2025.
93+?
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11/27/2020 - jkolb wrote:
Stunning when just opened, and only got better with air and time. Was too busy savoring to take good notes, but definitely drinking well.
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11/15/2020 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Beautiful lemon and oyster shell nose. Great minerality and complexity and depth. Wonderful with creamy escargot and cheesy scallops at Churchill's with the Mogans. Mary loved it
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10/18/2020 - NBouras915 wrote: 93 Points
Drinking really well. Color was good. Just a hint of honey. Acidity was still evident. Had it with Stone Crab Claws. superb match. Glad My first bottle was a good one. I will drink the rest over the next 12 months
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10/6/2020 - Luke Wine wrote:
Completely oxidised.
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9/12/2020 - devraj Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened using Coravin with much trepidation. Medium gold in color. Initial aromas suggested a taint of oxidation and funk that took a good 30-40 mins in the glass to blow off as the wine warms up. Then complex and expressive aromas of yellow citrus, nut oils, crustacean shells & sea-water, honeysuckle and hint of chalk on the nose. A medium intense and dense palate shows ripe, oily and honeyed yellow citrus, salty and savory sea-shell broth, very good acidity and a long floral and mineral infused finish. Damn lucky to open a Fevre (from this era) non-premoxed bottle showing the greatness of the vineyard.
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8/2/2020 - d'Artagnan wrote: flawed
Une couleur et un nez passablement évolués, trop.
La bouche montre tout de même une bonne énergie, une finale très saline, mais les saveurs sont plutôt ternes et tirent vers l’oxydation avec ces notes de noix, une finale amère. Il a vu de meilleurs jours. 85 pts en l’état. Deux heures plus tard, on signe le constat de décès.
Dès le premier verre, il semblait clair qu’il faudra des renforts et ils arriveront en force.
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5/2/2020 - honest bob wrote: 91 Points
From 75cl, perfect cork, bright pale-yellow colour, comme il faut. Weighty, intensely concentrated, sharp lemony GC Chablis at the start of its drinking window. Still massive, muscled-up, unyielding. The statistical chances of my remaining two bottles not being premoxed are so low I feel like an idiot, but here goes: If you chance upon an intact bottle, it will be best from 2025++. In this condition: Outstanding wine from a great vintage. 91+(+)P
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4/7/2020 - maxima wrote: flawed
Oxydée/pommes brunes/noix rancis
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3/6/2020 - Tartiflette wrote: 91 Points
Brought to a tasting. No notes but remembered it had finally come into a nice drinking window.
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2/14/2020 - nihraguk Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good, dense, almost ripe but balanced, flint on the nose, still evolving after almost five hours. Was concerned about all the premox comments but I think this was fine (though I've never had a really premox'd bottle before).
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1/27/2020 - Alex G. wrote: flawed
Premox
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12/28/2019 - Tavastgatan wrote:
This bottle was slightly advanced, unfortunately. Last bottle...
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11/30/2019 - MJReb wrote: 94 Points
The nose is floral and not much expressive, on the palate lemon, iodine stuff, white pepper, dense and mouth coating, very long, excellent!
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11/2/2019 - cannym Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark straw. Right between previous two bottles, not badly oxidised but not fresh either. Burnt apple at the edges. But plenty of body, citrus, white florality, bit of chalk. Good body and concentration. Fairly long.
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10/8/2019 - KVM wrote:
upon opening, this had an oxidative note on the finish. The last 2 glasses from the bottle were the best with pure fruit fragrance, a medium+ body, creamy feel and impressive length in the refreshing finish. Oxidative flavour had disappeared.
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8/10/2019 - Papies wrote: flawed
Corked and gone
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8/2/2019 - jbaron wrote:
Dead
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6/20/2019 - rosenst1 wrote: 91 Points
PnP. Perfect cork just wet at the bottom. Light greenish gold. Citrus nose with wet limestone and sea air notes. No Pre MOX! Initially this showed quite a lot of acidity on the palate (especially the finish) but with air this dissipated and had a very clean lively taste. It seems to me this is still young, but with the pre-mox, issue, who knows. I did not see Pre-Mox in any of the bottles I purchased from the Wine Club in SF. This could be great with more age.
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5/31/2019 - 100pp wrote: flawed
Oxidized.
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5/29/2019 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 89 Points
Mid+ yellow with brown tinges. Rather subdued nose with orchard fruits, white peach and citrus.
A distinct saline mineralité meets the palate with a sharp acidity but not that much fruit. Specks of honey show some development in its 11th year. Overall, there is focus and poise with fair intensity. Flavours do surface with chalk, mineral, green apple, river stones and a lick of butter and oatmeal underneath. Clearly this has some class with good length, complexity but the fruit is now starting to fade and the acid is a little malic in texture. I probably left this too long in the cellar...
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5/24/2019 - Marc C wrote: flawed
Complètement oxydée... Une Montee de Tonnerre 2008 (bouchage diam) ouverte en secours était par contre trop jeune
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5/15/2019 - hprphf wrote: 91 Points
Acker 2019/05 (Zuma): Slightly thin and bitter but good clarity. 91
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4/24/2019 - Roger Davison Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Another massive disappointment. A reasonably complex nose with butter and honey, but so acidic to taste. Every bottle so far (5/6] has been the same. We've thought that they could be flawed, but all of them? A 2017 Montagny 1er Cru wiped the floor with this wine. I'll be glad when we've put the last of this case out of its (and our) misery.
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4/20/2019 - etyc wrote:
Popped and poured - this just had lots of lemony, yellow-fruits character; Didn't really get much of that chalky minerality and honey notes. Perhaps we should've given this more time...
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12/19/2018 - Jtrivasi wrote: flawed
Unfortunately it was exhibiting enough premox to really affect the taste. I purchased this on release and it's been stored in professional storage the whole time. I ended up dumping the last 1/3 of the bottle. It wasn't absolutely horrible, but it wasn't worth finishing the bottle. I was pretty bummed. The 2008 Le Clos was supposed to be a really nice wine :(
The 2 other bottles that I owned were much better.
I rated this an 82, but the bottle was obviously flawed, so I changed it to that option. Typically this wine is very good.
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11/15/2018 - Frank Schneider wrote: 93 Points
Very Young and promessing. Maybe a bit closed for the high pleasure. expected a bit more from a Grand Cru. If you have any ..... wait ! 93 + ?
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11/7/2018 - Tartiflette Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Gave this bottle another chance with a few hours in a decanter. But for my tastebuds the wood is still to dominant. it overshadows the underlying fruit.
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11/6/2018 - kmizzel wrote:
Needs no more than a 30 min decant
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11/5/2018 - maxima wrote: 87 Points
Nez sur le rancio et une pointe de premox possiblement.
En bouche c'est mieux, noisettes et pommes brunes avec une
acidité présente, assez vif et droit avec une belle longueur.
Bu trop tard ou bouteille déviante?
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10/14/2018 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Very mineral, greens, basil/mint/chives with lots of chalk, some reduction. Lovely. Tasted fresher than a 2008. Dirty Dozen at Grand Harbor.
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9/7/2018 - d'Artagnan wrote: flawed
Un nez fatigué, la bouteille est clairement trop évoluée, sur le miel, la cave humide. Par contre la bouche nous donne quand même un bel aperçu d’un grand vin. Pierreux, avec des couches multiples de saveurs qui s’entremêlent, un amalgame long et complexe, avec toutefois le coté évolué qui réapparaît invariablement dans une finale terne. Contrairement à ce qui arrive parfois, l'air ne l'a pas ressuscité mais accéléré le trépas.....tout de même 88 pts sur cette bouteille pour un vin qui mériterait beaucoup plus sur une bouteille en forme.
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8/9/2018 - King Julien wrote: 93 Points
Let it breathe for about 30 min.
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7/30/2018 - matt182 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was ready to drink. Really complex nose with some lavender honey, wet wool, still bright citrus, salted caramel and wet rocks. This had a really full and round first mouthfeel with a lot of citrus zest, a tremendous cylindrical mid palate and superb tension that sails for minutes. One of the best fevre I had for quite a while.
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7/27/2018 - MJReb wrote: 94 Points
Floral nose, taste of lemon, honey, a bit hazelnut (oak), white pepper, stony, getting more and more dry, enormously dense, a slight petrol note, which some may consider as oxidized, but which is for me a sign of evolution and ripeness (look at the Alsace Grand cru Rieslings of a ripe year). I write this after 1 hour of tasting and it is getting better and better, buttery notes appear and more and more white pepper, simply great.
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7/2/2018 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 92 Points
Good bottle. Cream doughnut, delicate nutty aromas, gooseberry. Very precise, focused. Delicious.
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6/23/2018 - EMichels wrote: 92 Points
Good depth; Great balance; Medium rich fruit
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6/23/2018 - ESTEELE90 Likes this wine:
Double blind tasting. Brief note. Pnp. Pours a medium straw yellow in the glass. This shows its age with an appropriate level of oxidation. Upfront hazelnuts on the nose and palate come in to focus with crisp and sweet citrus and orchard fruits. Sea spray and chalk come through with some time too. Coming back to this later in the evening the palate becomes much fresher than the nose belies. Finishes long with breadth and depth befitting of a grand cru. Lovely and well aged example.
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6/23/2018 - fred o. Likes this wine:
darker golden color. Nose almost nutty, rich apricot with light honeycomb. Palate lightly nutty, outstanding depth, layers of flavor, still good acidity brightening things. Wow, an eye opener, my first time having aged chardonnay with this kind of quality, my white WOTN. Drinking very well now. 94 pts
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6/23/2018 - Justin S Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow nose like a fresh fruit basket. Palate is well-structured with the acidity starting to integrate perfectly. Wonderfully precise/pure fruit and minerals. I detect a slight nuttiness emerging, with a very long finish of chai and ginger. 93-94+ for me.
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6/21/2018 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
Mivvy Catchup: Honey, lime, pine, pear, sandalwood and wax. Strong line of acidity, bright and fresh. Good length, impressive balance given how much is happening in the nose. Time left but also stunning well now.
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6/14/2018 - Philip Yang Likes this wine: 93 Points
Got this one as soon as it was released. It has turned golden in colour with 10 years of age. Clean and sweet honey on the nose but definitely dry, very dry, in fact, with very good acidity. Medium body, intense flavours, finish. Very good quality and great to drink now. I might have drunk the other bottles too early. A solid wine.
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5/20/2018 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
PnP then drunk over three days.
Light golden yellow, still with greenish hues, clear.
Slightly reductive at the beginning, but immediately on mineral notes. After it opens up it shows its complexity, with floral notes, hay and citrus fruit.
Lots of extract, but it doesn't feel heavy. Firm and austere, with chalky texture and balancing acidity. Beautiful and very long finish. Overall still very very young. A wine to admire at the moment, but it could come even more together and relax a bit and give even more pleasure.
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4/29/2018 - Al-Vino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very solid Chablis that still has lots of life in the bottle.
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4/28/2018 - ve23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
93/100
Third time around, my last demi bottle of William Fevre’s Les Clos 2008, and it’s quite good.
Thick but restrained nose of lemon curd and pineapple, coupled with fatty body and a yearning, long lasting mineral finish.
A good Chablis Grand Cru that once much enhanced my focus on the region and its GCs.
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4/17/2018 - LWI wrote: 91 Points
Blind. Gun powder, reductive, flint. Very fine finish
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3/9/2018 - paul wrote:
total premature oxidation. undrinkable
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2/1/2018 - cannym Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great bottle. Very clean and fresh. Avalanche of citrus fruit, sea spray, oyster. Really impressive concentration and length while still dancing lightly. Great acidity too. Marvelous Chablis, on this form, lots of development ahead. If only there wasn't this ridiculous bottle variation.
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1/16/2018 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 Points
Fully mature, but has lost the tension of earlier bottles.
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1/13/2018 - western Likes this wine: 93 Points
Light lemon colour. Lovely nose offering up apples, citrus, flowers and spice. Saline acid driven palate but with ripe fruit to balance. Long finish. Not a hint of pox!
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1/12/2018 - lepetitchateau wrote: flawed
MASSIVELY oxidized. Not even worthy of making into a sauce.
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1/9/2018 - stefad wrote: 93 Points
Très beau, le vin reste fringant, aucune évolution oxydative, sur les agrumes (citron) et la craie, toujours aussi ciselé. 92/93
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12/28/2017 - KVM wrote:
light to medium yellow. Anise seed and deeper licorice note plus apple nose. Medium bodied, the flavour is apple, lemon, bread dough, anise and finishes with green apple. Some mineral-like effect. Long finish. Very good
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12/25/2017 - CoryG wrote: 95 Points
Absolutely delicious! Seems in perfect condition. Pale straw colour, nice fresh bouquet, tons of acidity still and an unbelievable mineral chalky, tactile finish that lasted for a couple minutes it seemed. A fantastic touch of creamyness in the finish as well that I suppose is a prefect touch of oak?
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12/11/2017 - KVM wrote:
pale yellow. Lime, wet stone, acacia flower nose. initially a little sour, then orange fruit and orange blossom sweetness. then another wash of acid and fine length with hazelnut and a chalky feel. empty glass smells of honey and anise.
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12/4/2017 - ve23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
93+/100
Reductive and very flinty at first, smokey. Green apples and pineapple. High minerality accentuates its thick, juicy body.
WS 94, RP 96, ST 95+, D95, JR 18/20
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11/25/2017 - WineArchitect Does not like this wine: 89 Points
Pnp from the cellar. Sadly showing slight signs of premox. Bright golden color. I was hoping it would blow off but after one hour in my glass, it still tasted the same. A bit acidic in the nose as well as the taste. Flavors of lemon and straw were present . I am opening up the next five bottles to check. My wine friends will help me assist at the next wine dinner. EG #ArchitecturalArtistry #WineArchitect
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10/24/2017 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 92 Points
Finally a perfect bottle. Gloriously precise and mineral driven. Didn’t take notes but now see why the fuss. Just a shame only 1of 4 bottles was not premoxed.
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9/3/2017 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
Young and very energetic still with quite a bit of an oaky forefront. Impressively bright though quite an intense wine , sweet/candied lemon touch. Definitely has not heard of premox to the point that we are thinking of risking our other bottle for a 2020 drinking date as we definitely believe some evolution will add a lot of depth to this wine. 92 for now.
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8/24/2017 - Wigbert Likes this wine: 93 Points
Best bottles were excellent. Some bottle variation -- none oxidized, but a couple were heading in that direction (though definitley still drinkable).
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8/10/2017 - carlwhat Likes this wine:
great intensity, pain and acidity in this wine. everything i love.... no sign of pre-mox.... at all.... just a brilliant bottle of minerally, shellfish-infused bottle of linear focus.... frankly i loved it.... i know others have noticed lots of pre-mox from this producer, but frankly i would be hard pressed to say that the average is higher than my white burg average overall... great bottle.
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8/1/2017 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 93 Points
2008 WILLIAM FEVRE les CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU- at first this was really hot, but fortunately, it blew off and the goodness was revealed; there was pleasant mineral infused lemon-lime with some green apple showing up and then came some chalk and more minerality; it had an underlying streak of acidity that was evident throughout.
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7/16/2017 - vinhslee wrote: flawed
Premox. Utterly disappointed. I notice that the cork of this bottle is far softer and spongier than that of the other William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru wines. Suggest the cork has ruined the wine.
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7/15/2017 - StasMedvedev.lv wrote: flawed
Chablis Tasting (Bergi, Latvia): Such a disappointment, but there is obvious premature oxidation, however the bottle was in a perfect shape. Level, label and the cork were just fine. I have heard that there were some problems with this very vintage with Les Clos by Fevre.
It’s a pity to have premox for the wine that was supposed to be the best of the night.
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6/30/2017 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: flawed
Better than previous bottle but still premoxed. Both bottles I've had from this case so far have been spoiled.
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6/17/2017 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: flawed
Premox. Not acceptable.
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6/3/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chevalier Fine Wines - Chicago IL): Small glass, brief note. Ripe apple and candied lemon peel on nose and palate with intense concentration, very good length. Slightly riper than I might prefer, but that is well balanced with lots of acidity and minerality, most notably on very long finish. Re-tasted several hours later at warmer temp, and still tasty but less precise.
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5/24/2017 - dbg wrote:
Another outstanding bottle.
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5/12/2017 - pavel_p wrote: flawed
Burgundy dinner; 5/11/2017-5/12/2017 (Singapore): Unfortunately slightly corked
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5/11/2017 - rlove wrote: 92 Points
Bright, light yellow. Lemon, mint, and iodine on the nose. Rich yet energetic, with racy acidity providing structure to intense citrus and mineral flavors. This bottle wasn't as complex as two last year, but it beats all the oxidized bottles I had in the interim.
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5/11/2017 - Collector1855 wrote: flawed
Unfortunately corked
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4/28/2017 - Modern Tage Likes this wine: 95 Points
I'm lucky!
no premox or bad condition in this bottle
Buying 3 if just 1 is ok. worth a bet
Same TN as Pavel_P
Cheers!
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2/24/2017 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened after an unfortunately oxidized bottle of 88 Pic 1er Cru Chablis. Forgot that I have had this wine before. Slightly darker but still more pale than medium yellow. White fruit, a touch of Anise on the nose, beautiful palate with a fine texture, rather sweet for a Chablis but not at all unpleasant as it's accurately drawn with good acidity and none of voluptuousness vintages like the 2009 often show. Good, explosive finish with plenty of minerals. 93-94. I liked this a lot even though it's not the most typical Chablis, and I wonder whether I would not enjoy once more the 2008 Montee de Tonnerre over the Les Clos. More like a white that could appeal to Riesling drinkers, with this slight softness (for a Chablis) and sweetness and almost bubbliness on the palate, while it does not have the oak, whites from communes further South in Burgundy typically show.
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2/21/2017 - rosenst1 wrote: 90 Points
PnP. Cork wet about a quarter up. Light greenish gold in color - no obvious pre-mox. Saline, sea air, limestone on the nose. Medium weight on the palate, clean, but not impressive. Long finish. With further air this developed a lovely silky palate presence and the finish became better integrated. For a Clos from a good vintage this is not better than low average - disappointing. Not as good as the Boguerots.
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1/28/2017 - ggj wrote: flawed
Premox. DOA
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1/25/2017 - Tartiflette wrote: 89 Points
No notes on the day. But remember thinking this was too much oak. Not in a good balance fruit/wood.
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1/21/2017 - fizz wrote: 92 Points
Lemon, saline, mineral, oyster shell. Palate is medium bodied and shows intensity with flavours that follow the nose. Delicious.
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1/8/2017 - WoodieBayArea wrote: flawed
premox, for sure, sad cuz I remember loving these bright mineral driven wines in the 2010 - 2013 time frame
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1/1/2017 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 91 Points
no notes, remember this being a little brighter than the Bouchard Chev Montr we had alongside, not surprising, but this still felt like it was in jeopardy of some premature aging... I will be drinking this up asap, I remember liking these bottles better a couple years back
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12/19/2016 - WoodieBayArea wrote: flawed
Uh oh, this was true disappointment, i popped this bottle at 3pm to put half in decanter for my wife and I to enjoy, immediately tried a sip and it was unbelievable -- it literally gave me tingles in my spine and made my mouth water... my son was standing there and he asked me what was up and I made him taste it and he agreed -- it was mouthwatering and piercing (just like I like them, and he - tho only 18 - liked it too)... then about 30 minutes later my wife came down and I gave her a sip and she grimaced... I took a taste too and it had developed a strong smoke / caramel flavor... i tasted three times out of that decanter and I could get the super-citrus fruit and minerals in the background but it was marred irreparably by the premature aging, tasted the wine in the bottle and it was slightly better (i.e. hadn't turned immediately on receiving air) but not great either... just opening another bottle now -- having dumped the rest of the first down the drain -- and I will report on how it goes, again the first sip was great
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12/17/2016 - KVM wrote:
In terrific shape with fresh white fruit, anise and oyster shell, bracing acidity. This showed as sound but unexciting. Perhaps it is the middle-age doldrums (the wine, not me) or the strongly flavoured meal with which it was paired..
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9/25/2016 - ggj wrote: 93 Points
A correct bottle. Young and lively
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9/18/2016 - ggj wrote: flawed
Premox. DOA
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9/14/2016 - cerobo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Intense, grapefruit, acid, balance and power. So good
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9/11/2016 - rhit Likes this wine:
Thankfully no premox. Classic flavors, balance, and persistence, but maybe not as detailed and complex as expected. Great drinking, though I was expecting a little more - perhaps unfairly.
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9/4/2016 - rlove wrote: flawed
Oxidized.
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9/4/2016 - JOsgood wrote:
This wine is in the fast lane of the PREMOX highway. Very advanced for a 2008. Has a rich taste but no real Chablis character. This wine was just brilliant young. Too bad about this flaw.
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8/27/2016 - rlove wrote: flawed
Oxidized.
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8/20/2016 - ggj wrote: flawed
Premox. DOA
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7/25/2016 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 90 Points
Ok but not great, this was soft and had lingering notes of age (slight caramel -- not our thing), easy and fine to drink but not brightness or tension, seemed like citrus for fruit but light and soft... I am trying to drink all my '08 Fevre bottles as they were great young but many premox notes coming in now and mine are performing as if they are aging quickly
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7/17/2016 - lozatron Likes this wine: 89 Points
Chablis Dinner with the Oakland Crew (Wood Tavern): Served blind. Acidity there but not too strident - nice balanced wine - somewhat voluptuous for a Chablis but by no means flabby. Conversation at the table turned to age - suspicion was this was the younger wine of the flight. Very good stuff
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6/24/2016 - rlove wrote: flawed
Oxidized.
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6/15/2016 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
got worried when I saw all the premox notes, tried one of my bottles and it was very good, poured into decanter and saw light gold and was worried but this had a nice balance of acidity and age, and certainly wasn't over the hill (to which I am very sensitive) -- no caramel or smoke, rather there was some smooth lemon fruit in the background to go with the minerals and oils
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6/10/2016 - cannym Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light gold. Iodine, white flowers and tons of citrus. Also a richness, touches of honey. Some thought it oxidised, myself, just tight and young. Unresolvable. Whatever, not as exciting a bottle as others seem to have had.
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5/22/2016 - hjurist Does not like this wine:
Two bottles. Both premox. One worse than the other.
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5/6/2016 - ggj wrote: flawed
Premox. DOA
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5/1/2016 - rlove wrote: flawed
Oxidized.
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5/1/2016 - winelover1808 wrote: 93 Points
beautiful nose. crushed stone, white fruit. full body and long finish. Grand cru like - tension of acidity, stone and white fruit throughout.
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3/27/2016 - cardsandwine Likes this wine:
PNP. Drank right after the Les Preuses and it just as round and delicious. A profound example of how great Chablis can be. Once more, class in a glass.
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3/5/2016 - rlove wrote: 94 Points
Bright yellow. Gorgeous nose of honey, lemon, jasmine, oyster shell, and iodine. Big and rich yet offering great energy, with intense minerality and mouth-watering acidity. A stunning and classic Grand Cru Chablis. This wine has years ahead of it.
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2/20/2016 - Mivvy wrote: flawed
TCA
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1/14/2016 - rlove wrote: 94 Points
Bright, light yellow. Gorgeous nose evolves in the glass from honey to lemon, accompanied by mint, oyster shell, and iodine. This wine offers that rare balance achieved by great Cru Chablis vintages: Rich yet intense minerality, opulent yet so energetic, ripe yet cutting acidity. The 2008 Fèvre is a classic, fantastic Les Clos. This wine will evolve positively for another 5+ years and drink well into old age.
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12/21/2015 - ggj wrote: 92 Points
ShinBay with Joanne and Carisa
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11/23/2015 - ggj wrote: 94 Points
Pristine and precise
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11/8/2015 - ggj wrote: 93 Points
Just as it should be. Fresh and crisp
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10/30/2015 - Pknut wrote:
Fantastic showing. Opens quickly to a clear palate, complex with notes of rock salt, saline and light citrus. Lovely grippy texture here that may be oak-derived, but it's so beautiful and in balance. This shows great energy and poise at the same time. Very classy wine. One of the archetype Les Clos experiences for me. Thanks, Sarah. The Gander.
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10/24/2015 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bone dry, very mineral, green apple, lemon - cuts through like a razor blade, the oak every so slightly noticeable in the background. Lovely expression of Chablis and the terroir. For me I enjoyed the 2005 quite a bit more. Probably this one benefits from another 5 years+ in the cellar.
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9/8/2015 - Cjas51 wrote:
Helt färdig att njutas. Glimrande
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8/23/2015 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 91 Points
good but below expectations for this bottle over three nights, perhaps just a bad time in its life, good minerality and structure, some protruding oak on night one, good acid and grip but a little muddled at time, best on night three so pleased most of my bottle are offsite for now
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8/16/2015 - markydb wrote: 95 Points
A simply stunning, textbook Les Clos, with a thrilling in the glass evolution from stunted to expressive aromatics of iodine and seashell with a wonderful middleweight body with gorgeous mouth feel. Accompanying oysters, lobster pasta and salmon, one could not really ask for more from a wine. Wow! Headed to the computer to find more right now!
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8/1/2015 - wineian Likes this wine: 92 Points
A grand chablis indeed! Honey or lychee notes, with yellow stone fruit and citrus and acidity, layers of flavour - really very good. Enjoyed it immensely.
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7/11/2015 - WoodieBayArea wrote:
NR as no notes, recall this being very very good, good tension, seemed a little tightly wound which portends even better drinking in the future but good now in any case
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6/25/2015 - BurgAndy wrote:
Subtle lean sherry butterscotch scotch pear petrol nose. White and yellow stone fruit, tart lychee, crisp pear, citrus, saline, mineral, an oxidative note on the palate. Just an all around hint of pox that is mildly distracting, more apparent as the wine warmed. Decanted, less oxidative with time. Enjoyable with a good chill but some complexity is lost. Last of three bottles. Drink up if these bottles are in fact representative.
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6/6/2015 - ggj wrote: 92 Points
Also a bit more advanced than expected
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5/31/2015 - Tavastgatan wrote: 93 Points
@Fred_Lund: This is truly grand. Just lovely with that special maturity that is missed in so many white Burgundies. 93p+
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5/15/2015 - tcarter Likes this wine: 94 Points
La Las Dinner: Fantastic chablis with clear minerality and hints of citrus. Held up well to raw bar of shrimp and crab meat. Didn't quite match up to the 2009 Dauvissat Clos we poured next to it, but still a worthy contender.
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4/25/2015 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent pale gold-green, looks half its age
-somewhat reticent fresh reduction sea breeze lemon
-med acidity, light weight with almost painfully intense minerality and saline, some lemon but only a shadow of the fruit remains from many years ago, elegant and regal, not a touch of oxidation, still very fresh, very long finish
-a very serious wine, epitome of power without weight, was brilliant for its fireworks when younger and will be brilliant as it picks up mature elements, right now just excellent as it sits between those two states
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3/26/2015 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Chablis-athon (Chicago, IL): This has acidity in the same style as the racy 2007, though it's dialed down to a 9 instead. The big contrast here is a lusher wine, with some juicy stone fruit that rounds out the acidity a lot more. This is a more complete wine, with much better balance between the elements.
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3/8/2015 - Dale B. Likes this wine: 95 Points
A laser beam of minerality and white fruits with a focused, stone driven acidity. Tight mouth feel that explodes on a lingering finish.
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1/10/2015 - Wine Fool Likes this wine: 94 Points
A wow of a wine that has a beautiful light gold color tinged with the faintest green. Ripe, fully-extracted fruit and minerals are infused with a lively, scherzo-like acidity. Awesome! This is delicious, and it is not even at its peak! Some say the 2010 is better but I am not betting on it. Hold for about six years. 94 points.
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12/28/2014 - jmoon Likes this wine: 93 Points
fresh and firm acids and minerality, really needed the one hour decant (then re chilled)
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12/13/2014 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine: 95 Points
Amazing wine that truly opens up after 1hr. Mineral on the nose along with hints of greafruit. Has a sense of the sea in there. The nose and taste are spellbound. Finish lingers on for a full min.
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12/11/2014 - dbg wrote:
Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill. Light yellow color, citrus, flowers, light to medium body, zesty acidity, clean finish, outstanding.
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12/6/2014 - Billigan Likes this wine: 95 Points
My wife and I almost ran out of superlatives here. Gorgeous nose of seashells, lime, and jasmin flowers. Tremendous balance of the rich mouthfeel, lime-driven acidity, and chalky-saline crunch on the long finish. Lives up to its grand cru billing.
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11/24/2014 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 93 Points
PnP. Slightly darker yellow than the usual Chablis. Upon opening not the most expressive nose but gains more minerality with more air. Unusually oily texture on the palate, slightly sweet and with good weight, white fruits, minerals, some nutty flavours. Long finish. Excellent, even though I would not mind a touch more freshness...
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11/9/2014 - JOsgood wrote: 94 Points
Really nice tonight. I think this wine was best upon release. More fireworks at that time. It has matured into something more muted but perhaps more complex and subtle. An excellent wine.
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9/26/2014 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 95 Points
12.5% alc; light yellow. Aromas of orchard fruit, wet chalk, mineral, wet river stones. The entry has a rasping acidity, linear palate shape yet fleshes out in the mid-palate with some riper apple and pear. A more classic vintage with the exuberance usually on Les Clos reined in. I really enjoyed this chiselled layered texture and penetrating wine - the mineral seems to go on and on! Superb length and fabulous concentration, pure and promises even further ageing.
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9/19/2014 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Chicago: wine, food, friends...cigars!; 9/17/2014-9/20/2014 (Blackbird, Les Nomades, Naha, with lunch at Shaw's Crab House): 7-8 years too soon. Light-medium bodied, medium straw color. Equal parts saline, chalk and minerals on a canvas of delicate orchard fruits. Very delicate, and charming at times, but way too soon. A textbook definition of structure and purity. Lovely. 12,5% abv, recommended
Slow-O 5 hours, served non-blind.
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8/19/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
(Mostly) Grand Cru Chablis Dinner (GT Fish & Oyster - Chicago IL): A big step up from the 2008 Bougros Cote de Bouguerots also tasted tonight, this was lean and energetic to start, but then powerful and concentrated from middle to end. Great balance.
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8/11/2014 - Italiana Likes this wine:
This is a wine one can get fired up over. A tiny fraction less thrilling than the last bottle, but amazing finesse and length and imperceptible oak.
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6/28/2014 - KPB Likes this wine: 93 Points
My first bottle of the '08 les Clos. A richly flavored Chablis: we had lamb kofta, not normally a dish you pair with white wine, but it worked. Rich mouthfeel with substantial acidity lending structure. The nose runs to white fruits, lime, mineral dust, and the flavor profile matches.
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6/1/2014 - Dale B. wrote: 94 Points
Pale yellow and vibrant, no pre-mox with this baby. Intense lemon grass and tart citrus aromas. For me, Les Clos is always the lusher cuvee' from Fevre. Just starting to evolve into something special. Will spin the pre-mox wheel and let the remaining bottles rest a bit longer.
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5/31/2014 - Al-Vino wrote: 92 Points
Classic Chablis with loads of depth and complexity and a very long finish! Very young bones...wait at least another year or two for the drinking window to open up.
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5/20/2014 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
White peach and mineral on the nose. Quite chiselled in the mouth with a big squeeze of lemon and a huge puff of chalk to the finish. Good depth and outstanding length.
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3/18/2014 - EMichels wrote: 91 Points
Showing less fruit and crispness than last time I had this
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3/14/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
La Paulée de San Francisco - The Verticals (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. Lots of lemon, lime, some apple. Dense and firm start-to-finish. Slightly backward now, but great excitement and energy in long, powerful finish. I slightly preferred the 2007 tasted next.
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3/14/2014 - AtoZ wrote: 92 Points
Liked it very much. What I think of as Chablis. This vineyard does have a special complexity.
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3/14/2014 - xwine wrote:
La Paulée de San Francisco 2014 Verticals Tasting (The Fairmont, San Francisco): Nose of lemon and minerals, with the palate again showing a chalky aspect, lean but focused, good finish, and really a very nice Chablis.
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3/14/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Some Wine Tasted at the Zachys Auction; 3/13/2014-3/14/2014 (RN74 - San Francisco CA): Brief note. Lots of fleshy apple and pear that get incredible support from an intense minerality and acidity. Very good length. Upside from here.
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3/14/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Impressions from the 2014 La Paulee Verticals Tasting (Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco): Typical Chablis right down to its greenish tint. Dense, full of oyster and stone. Wonderful.
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3/4/2014 - JOsgood wrote:
Perhaps not as overtly expressive as this wine was upon release but still showing plenty of fireworks tonight. Crisp, fresh and opulent. Subtle notes of stones.
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2/26/2014 - Topper wrote: 93 Points
Exactly was rsbeck said. Citrus, minerals and a touch of richness. REally great wine for a fair price.
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2/23/2014 - rsbeck wrote: 94 Points
Popped, poured, followed over next two hours. Lovely layers of citrus, pear, green apple, and seashell minerality. Precise, focused, succulent with just a touch of balancing richness closing with a lengthy expanding finish.
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2/10/2014 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points
Bright, fresh. Pear notes. Mineral finish.
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2/5/2014 - Veritas 53 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Color. Pale gold, bright, clear
Nose,: mineral, lemony, schist
Palate: fresh, sharp, bright, balanced lemon zest, white flower round clean medium body. Delicious
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12/20/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: flawed
Beat your 2013 WOTY Dinner: Corked or a similar fault.
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12/16/2013 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wine served blind to friends at a lunch, with the balance finished the next evening with dinner.
Pale gold. Lovely pure nose, like a snow fed mountain stream. Lightly and prettily perfumed with aromas of lemon zest, acacia blossom, touches of honeycomb, rock melon, green apple and white pear. Mineral elements too: steel, wet granite and some blackboard chalk. Blind, bouquet confusable with White Burgundy (Puligny-Montrachet?), just the hint of salinity gives it away. Sweet entry on palate, silky texture. Bright, racy acids, with real intensity. This is excellent Chablis, with real fruit weight, Grand Cru depth, power (at only 12.5% alc) and structure, and a strong acid backbone, but precise and focused and beautifully balanced. Flavours of lemon, lime, minerals and almonds. There is oak here but it is well integrated. Long, with a dry finish. Better on the second day. Lovely now, but will improve over many years (if it survives premox).
The 2008 Fevre Valmur I had a couple of months ago was good, but this is a class above, 94.
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12/2/2013 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 93 Points
Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Chablis GC Les Clos + Party wines (Rodwell House): Light lemon in colour with classic notes of Meyer lemon, mineral, chalk and oyster shell. A touch of oatmeal enhances the saline, crushed rocks, and more green apple notes - almost a bircher muesli.
The palate has a firm fine acidity, poised with clear focus and a touch of richness in the mid palate. Complex and elegant with a wonderfully long finish, this smart wine exudes an energetic vibe.
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11/24/2013 - Italiana Likes this wine:
Fantastic--styled with great clarity and precision.
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7/29/2013 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 91 Points
Salty and concentrated. Lemon. Young. Lots of oak. Spicy on the palate with lemon and wood. Nose - 4.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5/20.
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7/29/2013 - Matt Neel Likes this wine:
Dinner at l'Artusi 7/29/2013 (l'Artusi, NYC): Pale straw. Pure, fresh saline and oyster shell nose; could not be more classic: lemon-lime notes, steel, and concrete. The palate is a portrait of austerity at this early stage, very crisp but with the fine ripeness you expect from Les Clos. Primary and unevolved, but with fine balance. Good length. Hold for at least 5-8 years, but likely quite a few more than that. (from magnum, and memory)
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7/4/2013 - Winepop7 wrote: 93 Points
Very tight, nice medium to full body Chablis. Good minerality and acidity with citrus notes. Quite clean. I would lay it down for a couple of more years. Good juice.
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3/2/2013 - lator wrote: 92 Points
No formal notes. 92-93 points.
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1/31/2013 - lepetitchateau wrote: 94 Points
Gravelly, minerally palate with succulent ripeness and tight acidity, racy and marvelous length.
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1/1/2013 - bambam Likes this wine: 94 Points
A bigger fuller example of GC Chablis. Nice minerality with lemons, green apples and nice acidity that you come to expect from Chablis. The finish has a slight nutty oak quality to it that gives the wine a broader appeal.
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11/25/2012 - Philip Yang wrote: 93 Points
Not a big Chablis fan, but this is one exception. Very focused nose, medium to full bodied, citrus, butter, complexity with a very good backbone. A lot of zip in this wine. Stood up to the 1990 Ch. Margaux drank after it. Enjoyable now but will be better in 3 years or more.
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10/21/2012 - brigcampbell wrote:
Dinner with Friends (FMIII in the OC): Zest, tight, lemon, acid, clean, and fresh sums it up for me. Really nice. This was perfect with the delicate shrimp salad, really complimented and raised the game for both.
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10/21/2012 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Beautiful aromatics of marine--shells and sea air. There is a lemon zest note that drives the fruit, along with lemon-lime and mineral. Medium weight and the energy of the acid in the finish. This was really good, maybe as good as the 08 Brocard Clos which I have enjoyed several times now, too.
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10/2/2012 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Aside from some vinous sweetness, this wine is essentially carved from a block of stone. It is so rocky and detailed. There's tremendous depth of minerally things and just a faint floral suggestion. It is muscular and majestic with a finish that is dry and explosive.
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9/10/2012 - theharve wrote: 94 Points
but not even clos, wait at least 2 yrs.
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4/17/2012 - chatters wrote:
working with wine 2012 seminar 1 - chardonnay (Pyrmont): Nose: Medium minus intensity, elderflow, mineral> stone, spice, citrus. Mouth: medium acid, slight phenoic grip, tart? more orchard fruit that citrus, very slight spice and lees notes, medium length finish.
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1/15/2012 - manonthemoon wrote: 92 Points
Small taste at a wine dinner. Liked the MdT a little more, good stuff, but a little more oak than I like from my Chablis. 91-92
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12/25/2011 - Tartiflette wrote: 92 Points
25th.December with the boys. (Lars Spring, Denmark): No Notes
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11/19/2011 - cartime wrote: 94 Points
CT Texas III Offline (Galveston, TX): Very tight on opening, with citrus pith, chalky minerals, and laser acidity dominating. After 2 hours of decanting, this developed a stone fruit, orange, and red grapefruit nose with a funky, earthy edge to it. Peach and Meyer lemon on the palate with earthy minerals and oaky spice. Great length.
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11/19/2011 - ckinv368 wrote: 90 Points
CT Texas Offline III; 11/18/2011-11/19/2011 (Galveston): Some vegetal notes on the palate. Grapefruit, citrus, and some peach. Some butter as well at the end of the palate. But still acidity throughout. Nice backbone for sure.
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11/18/2011 - GalvezGuy wrote: 94 Points
CT Texas III; 11/18/2011-11/21/2011 (Galveston, TX): Blind, I would have never guessed Chablis. Beautiful attack on the nose with peach, pear, apricot, stone fruit, pineapple, mango, and crushed rocks. On the palate really full bodied, peach, pear, green apple, meyer lemon, mineral, and a great saline flavor. Finishes long and juicy. If not for the 73 Sterling, this was WOTN.
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9/20/2011 - honest bob wrote: 94 Points
Chablis and Champagne 19-22.09.2011; 9/19/2011-9/22/2011: 80% barrel fermentation. The scent purrs up out of the glass as effortlessly as a Rolls Royce: big, fat, slow, sleek, massive, inevitable. Sweet, surprising entry (white peach, tangerine, nectarine); prickling, almost "sparkling" acidity; literally mouth-watering finish, only medium-long at this infant stage. Massive, dense texture, hard to believe it only has 12,5% alc (I guessed 13,5%, and have had many skinnier New World Chardonnays with 14,5%). Hard to believe this will close down (surely it will!) given its accessibility today. €49,30 au chai. 94P(+)
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8/9/2011 - mbeutel Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted 5 hours. Melon, Honeydew upon first taste. Lime zest and unmistakable oyster shell minerality on the finish. High acid. Spectacular bottling. High priced Chard that, honestly, I believe is worth the price for this vintage. Great bottle! A real pleasure to drink
93-94pts
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7/13/2011 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Trip’s farewell dinner! (Cities restaurant - Washington D.C.): As Barry P said the 08 Chablis are very special. What a wonderful showing! Very precise, mineral and expressive. Not unlike the Dauvissat Les Clos.
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7/3/2011 - Yagil wrote: 88 Points
2nd Technical tasting course #3 (Wine Road Tel-Aviv): (blind tasting)
very light lime color
earthy, dusty, veggie, anise & yeast aromas
med body, herbaceous and anise flavors, tannic, harmonious, long herbal after taste.
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6/19/2011 - EMichels wrote: 95 Points
Incredible nose - bright clean fruit with a hint of bubblegum; Good clean acid; Great stones; Great depth and a beautiful finish; Nose hangs on
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6/19/2011 - JOsgood wrote: 96 Points
Absolutely fantastic from the moment the cork was popped. Beautiful nose. Great texture on the palate with plenty of stones. Long on the finish. This is a stunning young Les Clos.
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6/16/2011 - igaf wrote:
Quite closed initially, opening slowly with all kinds of sea-like aromas, then showing some apple and wet leaf. Intense, piercing in the attack, calming down into a silky med+ bodied palate, very finely balanced, rich in minerality and crisp acidity. Elegant, very long. Really impressive though young.
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6/14/2011 - Yagil wrote: 92 Points
Domaine William Fevre (Wine Road Tel-Aviv): Light golden color
Subtle lime herbal aroma
Acidic, full body, balanced, rich, bitter, herbal, long after taste.
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5/14/2011 - J @ y H @ c k wrote: 93 Points
Brought by mistake instead of the village Fevre Chablis to a clam bake at my partner's Country Club. This was a fantasticl wine that was perfect with raw oysters, shrimp, crab meat, caviar and assorted Sushi. There was strong chablis minerality with tart apple, acidity that alomost gave it a lemon flavor and roasted nuts at the back of the palate. Just begining to develop depth. Long finish. Let this sit as long as you dare before premox and I think a cascade of flavors will emerge.
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4/16/2011 - BradE wrote:
Drank four of the 2008 Fevre GC's. The unanimous ranking was Les Clos, Bougros Cote de Bouguerots, Vaudesir, Valmur. All were very restrained, unlike the last few vintages which I felt were easier to drink at a very early age. The Clos is the class act. Valmur had a very expressive nose, but didn't follow through as much. The Vaudesir had a fair amount going on on the palate. All in all, a hold not a drink at this point. Drink the 04/05/06 or 07's at this point before these.
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2/8/2011 - pll4 wrote: 96 Points
Decided to kill a youngster...this wine is outrageously good and even better after letting half the bottle sit out for a day. all of the characteristics you could want in a young chablis-citrus, minerality, oyster shell, flowers. this stays in the mouth forever and is perfectly balanced. pure in the truest sense of the word.
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1/1/2011 - wineshaman wrote: 95 Points
New years eve dinner, had with chicken crep's normandy. Wow, this had a great nose, like a bouguet a flowers. Loads of apple, citrus, stone and a nice touch of lemon zest. Very long finish that lasted a full 30 seconds. Went perfectly with dinner as the acidty of the wine and the sweetness of the nomandy sauce were a perfect match. Would love to try this again in 2015, thanks John for this beauty.
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11/29/2010 - thomaskeil wrote: 95 Points
Stunning from start to incredibly long finish. Lemon/lime, flowers, white fruit and mineral on nose. Lemon custard, white fruit, stone, zest that is both refreshing and palate-coating/penetrating - a textural sensation that is riveting. Great balance and finesse. Great length. Beautiful alone, but was terrific with seafood. Meant to grab an '02, but glad I got 'tricked' into trying this in its stunning youth.
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11/12/2010 - lepetitchateau wrote: 95 Points
Gorgeous nose, very closed right now but huge potential. This is sporting a lot of dry extract and real precision. Will need time.
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11/6/2010 - hlaburg wrote: 97 Points
This is some wine and a WOW wine to be exact. The earth, , minerals, limestone engulfed my mouth in a deep complex finish that went on and on. This is just incredible stuff and while it's young I loved it and would open more bottles. The best Fevre wine I have ever had
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10/22/2010 - lator wrote: 91 Points
Far from ready to drink but shows potential.
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9/9/2010 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
The aroma is just so fresh, pure and understated, that it draws you in, encouraging hearty intakes of air so as to wrap the brain around this most alluring of smells. There are notes of mint, aniseed, freshly shucked oysters and citrus blossom. In the mouth this wine is so direct and intense but not forceful. Its perfect posture is sheathed in a layer of protective glycerol and it possesses near perfect balance. It finishes with an almighty, chalky snap and one’s breath is left scented with rocks and flowers.
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8/26/2010 - christopher wish wrote: 96 Points
utterly delicious! very young but hard to resist. if you have a bunch open one, otherwise hold off for a few years.
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7/13/2010 - hubas wrote: 91 Points
A really good wine that is lovely to drink, Has a very good minerality that I really like.
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5/13/2010 - amateurwino wrote: 93 Points
Very pretty nose with full fruit, some oak and some oyster shell. Definitely fullest on the palate of this tasting, and happens to be the most complete wine as well. 93+
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3/9/2010 - Badfish wrote: 95 Points
Bouchard / Fèvre / Henriot Tasting (The Wine Cellar Club - Irvine, CA): Also somewhat closed on the nose but opening up with time in the glass, this offers delicate yet complex nuances of melon, sweet stones, and fresh herbs. Crunchy and firm in texture with superb focus from the minerals and acidity. The concentration of the fruit is very apparent from the length on the finish. This is like drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice that has been macerated in crushed stones. I really love the steely density these wines exhibit; they have a lot of potential barring premox issues of course.
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1/12/2010 - nskelsey wrote: 93 Points
Pale straw in colour. Very tight and closed down at present but very rich with concentrated fruit and the finish goes on and on. Power and finesse. This could be some wine once it begins to open up. 93-95 points. Estimated maturity: 2016+
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