2002 Caves Duplessis Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  4/18/2019 - SAND Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Deep golden colour. Almost no sediment.
  NOSE: Initially wax, lanolin, sea shore (85p).
  Then after 30 minutes fruitier notes; peaches, apricots, honey (88p).
  After 1 hour it has developed a rich fruity nose with peaches and sweet lime pie. Then it switches into a cross between Riesling and Hunter Valley Semillon with whiffs of smoke, and switches back again, while adding more waxiness (now 90p).
  TASTE: Initially mature, slightly saline, not much fruit except for some citrus acidity. Medium rich viscosity, soft mouthfeel. Not unpleasant (83p).
  After 30 minutes it starts to firm up in the mouth; structure & order appears, honeyed peach fruitiness supported by a backbone formed by minerality, chalk and citrus acidity. Still a bit short on fruit, but significantly improved (86p).
  After 1 hour it has grown to become richer and more full bodied on the palate, as well as more waxy (88p).
  Within the time frame of 1 - 1.5 hours this wine has changed and morphed and gone from 84 to 87 to 89 points in my book. Goes to show how important it can be to give mature wines air and time to breathe. It is also a welcome change from the many Chablis I’ve had from Duplessis from the 2000s which have been oxidised (no matter how much time I gave them in the glass).
  I suspect it may keep evolving and if need be I will revert with updates.

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  1/21/2017 - SAND wrote: 84 Points

  Mature but alive. Sea water and sea shell notes, rounded and soft. Minerality ok but fruit lacking, although not dead.

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  2/21/2011 - rbr3 wrote: flawed

  Extreme yellow golden colour,
  slightly sherry like with almost no acid left.
  If not gone, nearly tasteless, just some smell that didn´t impress anyone.
  
  There´s a reason why i don´t serve so much french whites anymore, concidering what i can find from germany and austria,,,

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  7/22/2010 - hselte wrote: flawed

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