2008 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis Dessus La Carriere

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  6/12/2019 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Still showing lots of acidity. On the palate, saltine crackers and gooseberries.

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  8/27/2014 - WST wrote:

  No signs of age in this one. Bracingly tart citrus, wet limestone, saline. Quite austere, definitely not for the acidophobe.

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  12/24/2013 - BurgAndy wrote:

  Pale yellow in color. Ripe mature orchard fruit on the nose with a bit of saline. On the palate, the entry is relatively youthful and energetic with flavors of ripe yellow fruit and seashell. Finishes with a subtle butterscotch oxidative note, but I like this. From magnum. If I had this in a 750mL format, I'd be drinking it now.

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  10/21/2012 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 92 Points

  From magnum. Evidently, a hefty proportion of this was bottled in magnum due to the quality of the vintage for this wine. Our experience here doesn’t disagree. This is quintessential Chablis. Although Picq doesn’t have the best terroir, he does have old vines and a very clean approach to presenting the wines. This was saline and mineral with seashells and rocks galore. There were hints of green apple and maybe a kind of theoretical tart melon that doesn’t exist, but that I can imagine. While I suspect we should have treated this more seriously, it was just so good that we didn’t stop to have any big discussion about it other than, ”Fuck!! This is good!”. This is ready enough for me right now, but should age gracefully and interestingly for 10-12 years, if not more. I suspect that it will develop that savory, chicken broth umami thing with a decade in the cellar.

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  9/26/2012 - cadams wrote: 87 Points

  light color. Racy acidity, pecil shavings, banana peel, minerality, medium finish.

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