2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

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  9/23/2021 - forceberry wrote: 84 Points

  13% alcohol.
  
  Intense and still quite youthful lime-green color. The nose feels surprisingly green and vegetal with aromas of pickle juice, some broccolini, a little bit of tart green apple, light sweeter notes of ripe peach, a developed hint of creamy richness and a touch of steely minerality. The wine is focused, quite powerful and moderately full-bodied on the palate with slightly green-toned, vegetal flavors of pickle juice and sappy herbal character, some zesty lemony tones, a little bit of cabbage, light sweeter nuances of ripe white fruits, a hint of tangy salinity and a touch of evolved creaminess. The wine is moderately high in acidity. The finish is ripe and juicy but also subtly vegetal with flavors of tart Granny Smith apple, some sappy herbal tones, a little bit of lemony citrus fruit, light broccolini tones, a hint of pickle juice and a touch of creaminess.
  
  A weird and oddly vegetal Chablis Grand Cru. You can taste there is a powerful, focused and ripe yet quite tightly-knit wine underneath, but unfortunately the greener nuances grab your attention, and not in a good way. The taste was much better than the noticeably more green nose, but still there was that slightly green streak of pickle juice running through the wine, from the nose to the aftertaste. A disappointing experience, since the wine showed lots of promise (and no overt vegetal tones) when I tasted it the last time in 2014.

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  7/5/2021 - wilypod Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Great bottle. White peach. Structured, terroir-driven Chablis, flirting more with debauchery than mere charm. Deep, persistent, almost succulent. Window 2020 to 2030 -- in ideal storage.

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  1/22/2021 - euroyup wrote: 92 Points

  Kept under condition 1 since about 2013 (see my profile). Very fine, refined nose, at first dominated by minerals. The first impression about the taste was that this wine was already over its top, but it opened during its time in the glass, getting better and better. Very refined but not prominent fruit (grapefruit and mandarin/orange) with strong mineral, stony notes and a kind of nutty note. Not easy to describe. While the wine showed another nuance each time, there is a lot to taste and to enjoy. Mature now, I think. Drunk with sea-bass, but better on its own. Excellent. (91-)92.

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  9/14/2020 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 93 Points

  P&P. bright pale golden colour. the nose is spectacular. Firing on all cylinders, boasts with mineral and green apple notes. very large shoulders, very pleasant. it's a pity that it is not longer.

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  11/12/2019 - euroyup wrote: 91 Points

  Color: really light (yellow-)green. Luxurious, mineral nose with some fruit (lemon and apple?). In the taste nice minerality and acidity, perfectly integrated oak. Well belanced. Could have had some more fruit, but an excellent wine. In the midst of its drinking window, I guess. 91-92.

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