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  2011 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  As is usually the case, this possesses the most refined nose of this group of 1ers with its blend of various floral nuances, citrus, stone and ocean breeze scents trimmed in just a hint of wood. There is really beautiful detail to the stony, sappy and sleekly muscled flavors that display a lovely sense of harmony and vibrancy. This is both finer and more complex than the Butteaux. A stunner.
  93 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2011 Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre has a very precise bouquet with touches of granite and smoke, very precise but less concentrated that the 2012. The palate is very reserved at first, taciturn and precise, with a fine line of acidity and a precise, but somehow stoic finish. This comparatively taciturn Montee de Tonnerre deserves another two or three years in bottle. Drink 2016-2026.
  89 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #214 (Aug 2014)

  The 2011 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre is all about grace. A gentle hint of spice leads to dried pears, crushed flowers, red berries and licorice. Constantly changing in the glass, the 2011 is a marvel to behold. Suggestions of smoke, graphite and licorice add layers of nuance in a magical wine loaded with class and personality. Best of all, the 2011 is relatively approachable by Raveneau standards, which means reader won't have to wait long at all to experience the magic of one of the great sites in Chablis.
  94 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  2010 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  Ths is pretty much spot on with my last review in 2012 save for the fact that it's evolving a bit more slowly and I have extended the suggested initial drinking window accordingly. That review is: Almost invisible wood frames the pretty and impressively complex nose of dried flower, citrus zest, mineral reduction and tidal pool aromas. The well-concentrated mid-palate is quite round and supple though the focus is maintained as there is an underlying firm spine of acidity on the superbly intense and strikingly persistent finish. As it often is when young, this is really quite serious and it will require a few years to unwind and reveal all of its potential. I have tasted this several times in the past year with consistent notes that range between 93 and 94 points.
  94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2010 Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre makes an entrance of which the late Lord Flashheart himself would have been proud: a livewire bouquet with vibrant citrus peel, orange zest, limestone and apple-blossom, and an undercurrent of wax resin scents that look set to become more accentuated by bottle age. The palate is extremely well-balanced with superb precision. There is a strong saline element here, great concentration toward the finish, but not quite the persistency of the 2012. Excellent. Drink now-2028.
  92 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #214 (Aug 2014)

  Readers will have to be patient with the 2010 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre. Some of the other 2010s are showing much more today, but the Montée de Tonnerre is all understatement and class. Still, it is impossible to miss the wine's textural finesse and exceptional overall harmony. Everything is simply in the right place in this majestic, compelling Chablis. A gentle hint of spice frames the finish.
  95+ points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  1999 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  Though now fully mature, the expressive nose still reveals buckets of classic Chablis character with an almost pungent minerality to the still fresh blend of primary and secondary fruit laced with that telltale iodine character that can also be found on the rich, full and utterly delicious flavors that possess excellent delineation and length. This is a very impressive wine for the vintage and one that is drinking perfectly now. Consistent notes.
  91 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Raveneau’s 1999 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre is in a marvelous spot right now. Petrol, smoke, slate, apricot pit and wild flowers are some of the many notes that grace the palate in an utterly vivid, vibrant Chablis endowed with magnificent purity and pedigree. At fifteen years of age, the 1999 Montée de Tonnerre still has a lot to say. What a beautiful wine!
  94 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  2010 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre Chablis Premier Cru Magnum (1500ml)

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  Ths is pretty much spot on with my last review in 2012 save for the fact that it's evolving a bit more slowly and I have extended the suggested initial drinking window accordingly. That review is: Almost invisible wood frames the pretty and impressively complex nose of dried flower, citrus zest, mineral reduction and tidal pool aromas. The well-concentrated mid-palate is quite round and supple though the focus is maintained as there is an underlying firm spine of acidity on the superbly intense and strikingly persistent finish. As it often is when young, this is really quite serious and it will require a few years to unwind and reveal all of its potential. I have tasted this several times in the past year with consistent notes that range between 93 and 94 points.
  94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2010 Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre makes an entrance of which the late Lord Flashheart himself would have been proud: a livewire bouquet with vibrant citrus peel, orange zest, limestone and apple-blossom, and an undercurrent of wax resin scents that look set to become more accentuated by bottle age. The palate is extremely well-balanced with superb precision. There is a strong saline element here, great concentration toward the finish, but not quite the persistency of the 2012. Excellent. Drink now-2028.
  92 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #214 (Aug 2014)

  Readers will have to be patient with the 2010 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre. Some of the other 2010s are showing much more today, but the Montée de Tonnerre is all understatement and class. Still, it is impossible to miss the wine's textural finesse and exceptional overall harmony. Everything is simply in the right place in this majestic, compelling Chablis. A gentle hint of spice frames the finish.
  95+ points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  2015 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

  $180. 00

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  The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre has a tightly wound bouquet with a slight fumé note at first, then a trace of sea cave and a tang of the sea. The palate is very well balanced with a fine line of acidity. This has wonderful harmony, a dash of nutmeg and spice that emerges toward the finish and a very persistent aftertaste that will not go away (not that you want it to). This is an outstanding Montée de Tonnerre destined to give a lot of Chablis-lovers a lot of pleasure.
  94 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #232 (Sep 2017)

  Here too there is ample mineral reduction character present on the elegant, pure and airy aromas of pear, apple and white flowers that are trimmed in just enough wood to merit mentioning. There is excellent punch and intensity to the more precise middle weight flavors that coat the palate with dry extract while exhibiting a gorgeously persistent finish. This doesn't appear to have suffered much if at all from the hail damage.
  92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  (tasted from cuve just before bottling; this fruit was harvested quickly after the hailstorm): Pale yellow. Very ripe nose hints at pineapple, almond flower and smoke. Fat, plush and sweet on entry, with spicy citrus fruit flavors showing an almost glyceral quality and building impressively through the finish. But crushed-stone minerality clamps down on the wine's aftertaste, leaving this very broad premier cru quite dry and uncompromising. The vines here were carrying about 50 hectoliters per hectare until the hailstorm, which cut the crop in half, according to Isabelle Raveneau, who added that in 2016 the Montée de Tonnerre crop was very low from the beginning of the season.
  92-93 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

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  2013 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  There is just enough wood present to warrant commenting on as it sets off a less expressive nose that is comprised of mineral reduction, floral, pear and iodine scents. The palate impression is one of bigger, richer and more muscular flavors that also provide a lovely touch of stoniness on the solidly lingering finish that also displays a hint of warmth. As it usually is, this is a bit more structured with enough dry extract to allow this to be enjoyed young too.
  92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2013 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux has a sensual nose with subtle hazelnut, smoke and almost resinous scents, verging on Riesling scents, that are beautifully defined. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry with pleasing, mouth-watering salinity, easing back toward the finish with Granny Smith apples and a healthy dash of lemongrass. I can imagine this changing a lot in bottle – it comes across as a mercurial Chablis Butteaux.
  93 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #220 (Aug 2015)

  Very pale yellow. Aromas of lemon curd, minerals and menthol. Tightly wound and sharply chiseled, with brisk flavors of ripe peach and orange accented by dusty minerality. Classically dry but not austere. Shows a lovely balance of ripe fruit and mineral tension and finishes with excellent spine. Very fresh and strong for the year.
  92 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

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  2015 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montmains Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Montmain, which was touched by hail, offers a sense of depth and power on the nose. This is clearly more backward than its peers but very well defined. The palate is rounded and slightly honeyed on the entry with a fine thread of acidity. It builds in the mouth but there is something broody about this Montmains which makes it beguiling. Give this two or three years at least because instinct tells me it will repay those with the nous to cellar this Chablis away.
  92+ points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #232 (Sep 2017)

  There is a bit more Chablis typicity to the floral, citrus and sea breeze-scented nose trimmed in a touch of mineral reduction. The vibrant and nicely concentrated flavors possess more evident refinement if perhaps not quite the same power while delivering fine length on the balanced finish.
  90 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  (these grapes were picked at the same time as the Forêt): Bright lemon-yellow. Cool and minty on the reticent nose. Then juicy on the palate and a bit more open-knit than the Forêt, but with an uncompromising dryness to the grapefruit and menthol flavors. This is more concentrated and enveloping if still a bit youthfully warm. These vines are about 30 years old, compared to 20 to 25 for the Forêt. No shortage of ripeness here.
  90-92 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

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  2010 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  At barely seven years of age this is only just beginning to loosen up with its beautifully layered aromas of spiced pear, mineral reduction, sea shore and green fruit scents. There is a wonderful complexity to the powerful and seductively textured medium weight plus flavors that possess excellent intensity on the slightly austere and moderately dry finish that delivers outstanding length. It's clear that this is very much still on the way up and I would be inclined to hold it at least another 4 to 6 years but overall, this is really quite impressive. Tasted several times with consistent notes save for one other bottle that displayed the barest hint of premox though not so much that it completely spoiled the experience.
  93 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  I ordered a bottle of the 2010 Chablis 1er Cru les Butteaux at the impeccable Au Fil du Zinc restaurant in Chablis and immediately grabbed my pen to scribble a tasting note. This is such a scintillating Chablis, one that encapsulates everything great about the 2010 vintage. The nose is mineral through and through--imagine getting down on your hands and knees and just inhaling limestone after a shower. The palate continues that tensile, mineral-driven theme. It is incredibly tense, perhaps benefiting from a slight, but pleasant reduction towards the finish, with awesome length and precision. What a fantastic Butteaux from Domaine Raveneau.
  95 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #226 (Aug 2016)

  Raveneau's 2010 Chablis Butteaux is beautifully expressive on the bouquet, where layers of petrol, smoke and melted rocks fuse together with notable elegance. The Butteaux is a wine of all dimensions; it is at once vertical and horizontal, with fabulous purity and exceptional overall balance. This is one of the larger-scaled 2010s here. In many ways it encapsulates the personality of the vintage.
  95 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  2014 Domaine Francois Raveneau Chapelot Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

  $270. 00

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  The slightly riper nose still remains attractively cool and ultra-pure with its white orchard fruit, shellfish and citrus scents that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. There is excellent volume to the rich, bold and intense medium weight flavors that deliver excellent length if not quite the same power on the generously proportioned finish. As is usually the case this beautiful effort is rounder if not quite as chiseled. In a word, lovely.
  91-94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Chapelot has a strict, delineated, wet limestone-scented bouquet that gains intensity with aeration. The palate is fresh on the entry, quite saline in the mouth à la Montée de Tonnerre, with fine delineation and a Les Preuses-like spiciness that lingers on the finish. Excellent, but it deserves 3-4 years in bottle.
  91 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #226 (Aug 2016)

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  2010 Domaine Francois Raveneau Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Magnum (1500ml)

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  This could be from nowhere but Chablis with its wonderfully penetrating nose of green fruit, citrus, mineral reduction and oyster shell aromas that presently display no hint of secondary character. The broad-scaled yet refined flavors are rich and generous yet retain a fine sense of underlying detail before culminating in a gorgeously intense, pure and driving finish that displays magnificent persistent as well as plenty of the typical Valmur austerity. In a word, brilliant and it's only going to get better with time.
  96 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The Raveneau 2010 Chablis Valmur displays chalk dust and fusil notes, pit and pip piquancy, as well as strong underlying extract, in all of which respects it resembles the 2010 Montee de Tonnerre I tasted alongside. But what a site-driven divergence there is from that starting point! Here we experience the finesse of alluring aromatic adjuncts – lemongrass, iris, gentian and wintergreen – as well as mouthwatering suggestions of shrimp shell reduction and oyster liqueur; and the finish is both strikingly buoyant for its vintage and downright reverberative in an interactive manor especially familiar from this estate’s Les Clos. Look for excitement through 2030.
  95 points
  David Schildknecht - Wine Advocate #208 (Aug 2013)

  The 2010 Chablis Valmur is intense, rich and heady, but also has more than enough acidity to back things up. It is at once rich yet weightless in its expression of fruit, which is rare for Valmur. Hints of slate, crushed rocks, peaches and apricots meld together on the dramatic, enveloping finish. The Valmur is every bit as fabulous as it was when I tasted it last year from barrel.
  96 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  2011 Domaine Francois Raveneau Blanchot Chablis Grand Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  This is actually compositionally similar to the aromatic profile of the Montée de Tonnerre though here the mineral reduction and citrus components are stronger. There is really lovely purity to the punchy, sappy and saline-infused flavors that possess a highly attractive mix of power and refinement, all wrapped in a lemony, driving, even explosive finish that is borderline painfully intense. This beautifully well-balanced effort will require up to a decade to arrive at its peak though it should be approachable young.
  94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The Raveneaus’ 2011 Chablis Blanchots mingles bittersweet floral perfume, salt- and iodine-tinged crustacean shell reduction, and piquant huckleberry in a bright, juicy matrix of grapefruit and lemon. Subtly oily in texture yet buoyant, this finishes with glowing intensity and outright refreshment. Plan to follow it through at least 2022. Isabelle Raveneau suggests that, especially in this vintage, the grand crus display not just the dividend in richness that would generally be expected, but also an advantage in energy, quality of acids, and ultimately age-worthiness. Lucky those who will be in a position to test that hypothesis over the coming decade!
  92 points
  David Schildknecht - Wine Advocate #208 (Aug 2013)

  Layers of rich, expressive fruit resonate off the palate as the 2011 Chablis Blanchot emerges from the glass. A picture-perfect example of the vintage, the Blanchot is super-expressive, even at this early stage. Citrus, honey and spice nuances flesh out in an expansive, generous Chablis that will drink well with minimum cellaring.
  94 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  
  

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  2015 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru les Butteaux escaped any damage by hail and is, in Isabelle’s opinion, the most classical and Chablis-like, whereas other wines express the growing season. It has a pretty, perfumed, perhaps exotic bouquet compared to the other cuvées this year and is very expressive, with apricot blossom emerging with time. The palate is very well balanced with a precise line of acidity and, again, is very expressive with a shimmering, quite captivating finish that exudes both mineralité and fruit intensity. This has turned into an outstanding Butteaux that punches above my prediction from barrel.
  95 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #232 (Sep 2017)

  An elegant and pure nose is notably ripe but evidences ample classic Chablis aromas that include pear, white flower and tidal pool hints that are also trimmed in enough wood and menthol characters to warrant noting them. The rich and vibrant flavors possess good volume and muscularity before concluding in a clean, dry and mildly austere if slightly warmer finish. Like the Montée de Tonnerre this is an excellent 2015 1er and worth considering - plus it should age well.
  91 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Pale yellow. Subtly complex aromas of quinine, lemon, mint and crushed stone; even more minerally than the Monteé de Tonnerre. Offers the most inner-mouth tension by far to this point, showing a sharply chiseled quality to its grapefruit and mineral flavors. ("This site does great in warm years," noted Raveneau, as the portion of the vineyard at the rather flat top of the lieu-dit faces slightly northeast.) Fined-grained, dry and classic, but with the richness of the vintage.
  91-93 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

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  2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Montmains Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  Based in Ligny-les-Chatel on the northern fringe of the Chablis appellation, Domaine Garnier & Fils has been family owned since 1789 with brothers Jerome and Xavier Garnier currently overseeing the winemaking and management. Jerome works the vineyards, while Xavier makes the wines, and together they are leading a group of newer producers finding their voice in the northern most part of Chablis. Organic farming is practiced in the vineyards, and fermentation occurs with natural yeasts before the wines are matured in a mix of very large barrels and stainless steel tanks.

  Bright pale straw coloured core with straw edges and a watery hue. Intense ripe pear, peach and dried honey aromas dominate the nose with notions of crème brulee and wet slate also evident. Rich pear, peach, citrus and dried honey flavours are full and round in their feel overlaying a slatey back drop and lingering notions of oyster shell. Excellent concentration finishing dry with a counter balancing freshness to the long ripe aftertaste.
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  A touch of reduction on this wine's subtle nose makes itself felt as a hit of wet walnut and flint. Flintiness with a pleasant edge of walnut-skin bitterness carries over to the palate, where some warmth speaks of the ripeness of the 2018 vintage. At its core, this wine is concentrated and intensely salty, edged with freshness and oh so moreish.
  94 points
  Anne Krebiehl MW - Wine Enthusiast

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  2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Mont de Milieu Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  Based in Ligny-les-Chatel on the northern fringe of the Chablis appellation, Domaine Garnier & Fils has been family owned since 1789 with brothers Jerome and Xavier Garnier currently overseeing the winemaking and management. Jerome works the vineyards, while Xavier makes the wines, and together they are leading a group of newer producers finding their voice in the northern most part of Chablis. Organic farming is practiced in the vineyards, and fermentation occurs with natural yeasts before the wines are matured in a mix of very large barrels and stainless steel tanks.

  Bright pale straw to straw colour with greenish highlights to the outskirts and a watery hue. Lifted pear and lime scents combine with hints of lemon butter, chalky minerals and gun flint. Showing an edge more freshness and not quite as full or ripe as the Fourchaume, the delightful palate has pear, lime and subtle dried honey flavours sprawled across it with underpinnings of chalk and slatey mineral characters. Nice fleshy feel finishing with beautifully balanced acidity and long aftertaste that has a salty edge to it.
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  Reduction still clouds this wine's fresh nose but at the same time holds promise for the future. The smooth palate adds deep, layered yeastiness that has coolness and freshness at its core. Insistent saltiness is enticing on the sinous, chalky palate. Drink by 2040.
  94 points
  Anne Krebiehl MW - Wine Enthusiast

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  2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Fourchaume Chablis Premier Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

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  Based in Ligny-les-Chatel on the northern fringe of the Chablis appellation, Domaine Garnier & Fils has been family owned since 1789 with brothers Jerome and Xavier Garnier currently overseeing the winemaking and management. Jerome works the vineyards, while Xavier makes the wines, and together they are leading a group of newer producers finding their voice in the northern most part of Chablis. Organic farming is practiced in the vineyards, and fermentation occurs with natural yeasts before the wines are matured in a mix of very large barrels and stainless steel tanks.

  Bright pale straw colour with tinges of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Rising out of the glass with ample intensity are enchanting pear, dried honey and citrus aromas which are followed by wet slate and oyster shell like notes. Rich, concentrated and beautifully rounded, pear, dried honey and citrus flavours are backed by slate and oyster shell characters. Finishes with a brisk lick of saline like acidity which keeps the long intense aftertaste fresh.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.

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  Earth, flint, yeast and lemon gather on the reduced nose of this wine, signaling freshness and layered complexity. The palate sweeps in with the rounded, ripe juiciness of Mirabelle plums. All the fruit is caught in a web of pithy, flinty and salty layers of yeast and chalk. An energetic core of cool freshness propels everything forward and makes this wine vivid.
  94 points
  Anne Krebiehl MW - Wine Enthusiast

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  2017 Domaine Garnier & Fils Vaudesir Chablis Grand Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

  $110. 00

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  Based in Ligny-les-Chatel on the northern fringe of the Chablis appellation, Domaine Garnier & Fils has been family owned since 1789 with brothers Jerome and Xavier Garnier currently overseeing the winemaking and management. Jerome works the vineyards, while Xavier makes the wines, and together they are leading a group of newer producers finding their voice in the northern most part of Chablis. Organic farming is practiced in the vineyards, and fermentation occurs with natural yeasts before the wines are matured in a mix of very large barrels and stainless steel tanks.

  Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Captivating aromas of ripe peach, pear and dried honey are followed by some apricot, light crème brulee and spicy nougat. Ripe and lush the palate is engulfed with a rich and very concentrated flavour profile of peach, apricot and dried honey. Notions of crème brulee, subtle cashew and spicy hazelnuts flow well into the back half. Full and generously textured it finishes with a lemony freshness and long powerful aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.

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  Nutty, toasty but subtle notes of oak come with a tinge of vanilla on this wine's nose. These are even stronger on the palate where evolution already shows, with distinct notes of dried fruit amid the chalkiness, wet earth tones and edge of honey. Lemony freshness highlights all these elements, creating a lucid picture of concentration, generosity and freshness. Drink by 2035.
  95 points
  Anne Krebiehl MW - Wine Enthusiast

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  2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru

  Chablis, FRANCE

  $120. 00

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  ABV: 12.8%

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  Based in Ligny-les-Chatel on the northern fringe of the Chablis appellation, Domaine Garnier & Fils has been family owned since 1789 with brothers Jerome and Xavier Garnier currently overseeing the winemaking and management. Jerome works the vineyards, while Xavier makes the wines, and together they are leading a group of newer producers finding their voice in the northern most part of Chablis. Organic farming is practiced in the vineyards, and fermentation occurs with natural yeasts before the wines are matured in a mix of very large barrels and stainless steel tanks.

  Les Clos often produces one of the most powerful and concentrated examples of Grand Cru Chablis. Garnier age their wine 100% in 228 litre barrels varying from 3-6 years old for 12 months before bottling.

  Brilliant pale straw colour with a subtle tinge of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Alluring scents of pear, lime and dried honey show fabulous intensity out the glass with ensuing stony notes, hints of quince and oyster shell. Rich and concentrated yet at the same time wonderfully vibrant, the palate is layered with ripe pear, lime and dried honey flavours. Generously textured and round in its feel, chiselled stone, green apple and minerally oyster shell characters lie underneath. Superb depth finishing dry with brisk acidity, the aftertaste exceptionally long and energetic.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.

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• 2014 Domaine Guiberteau Breze Saumur Blanc

  Saumur, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $130. 00

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  This striking 100% Chenin Blanc comes from two small parcels of mature vines (planted in 1933 and 1952) within the legendary Brézé climat, a terroir that once held a reputation on the same level as the greatest vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux. The modern renaissance of 'Chenin de Brézé', as it was known, obviously owes a great deal to the Foucault brothers' Brézé bottling, and more recently to other, younger growers like Guiberteau. Brézé is not typical Saumur at all. The vineyards are at a higher elevation than most of the surrounding areas and the vines sit on a hill of tuffeau, a porous, chalky limestone, intermixed with clay and sand. Something like 70% of the vineyard has less than one metre of top soil. This terroir creates a far more citrusy, floral and mineral expression of Chenin. Even when they're ripe and powerful, the wines remain cool, pure and fresh.

  The evolution of this wine has made for fascinating tasting over the years, and there is no doubt the 2014 embodies the next major leap forward. Looking to reduce the wine's oak footprint, Guiberteau is now using larger format barrels from different coopers, and has found an ally in Atelier Centre France's thick staved demi-muids. He's also engaged Clos Rougeard's former cooper to supply some barrels. The result is the most remarkable Brézé we have shipped from this producer, a wine to remind us of the greatness of this incredible terroir that can deliver the texture of great white Burgundy and the raciness of great German Riesling.

  Fermentation and élevage are in oak, the latter lasting between 18 and 20 months. This starts with a fabulously reductive, smoky nose, all matchsticky and flinty, spiced with pure new oak notes. The palate is delightfully intense, focused and showing brilliance and purity of flavour and structure, with rolling acidity and minerality, intertwined. 13% Alc./Vol.

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  2018 Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits St Georges Clos De La Marechale Blanc Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $275. 00

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  Discreet wood influence sets off the ripe and fresh aromas of apple, pear, peach and lemon zest. I very much like the texture of the nicely delineated middle weight flavors that conclude in an agreeably dry, youthfully austere and lightly stony finish where a hint of bitter citrus adds to the appeal. This is really quite good and worth checking out. Drink 2023+.
  91 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Tasted from bottle, Mugnier's 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale Blanc offers up aromas of pear, clear honey, beeswax and marzipan. Medium to full-bodied, chalky and textural, it's an open, expressive rendition of this cuvée that will drink well on the young side. Drink 2021 - 2033.
  90 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de la Maréchale Blanc 1er Cru, half of which was lost to hail, has a simple bouquet of dried honey and apple peel. The palate is slightly honeyed on the entry, offering dried mango and light peach notes toward the rich finish. This is one for early drinking. Drink 2020 - 2025.
  86-88 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Mid lemon but fresh with a lovely nose, very typical of this plot, liquorice and ripe apples. Ripe, too well balanced to be described as luscious though there is a certain sucrosity. Generous fruit with good concentration and enough acidity. 8 barrels were made from 0.60ha.
  90-93 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2017 Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits St Georges Clos De La Marechale Blanc Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $260. 00

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  The 2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale Blanc offers up aromas of citrus oil, green apples and pastry cream, followed by a medium to full-bodied, textural palate with succulent acids, good depth and length, and chalky phenolic grip. It's very promising.
  91-93 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2019)

  An even fresher, riper and nicely layered nose offers up notes of petrol, citrus and apple that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The caressing, round and nicely plump medium weight flavors possess very good intensity while exuding a subtle minerality on the borderline chewy finish that exhibits solid depth and length. Lovely and a wine that should be enjoyed young and with a few years of cellaring.
  90 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2018 Domaine Jean Collet & Fils Chablis

  Chablis, FRANCE

  $49. 99

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  Romain Collet represents the fourth generation of winemakers of this Domaine. Their parcels are located on the best slopes on either side of the Serein river, with best exposure to create focussed and mineral wines in a classic style. Today the Domaine covers around 40ha from Petit Chablis, village, premier cru and grand cru holdings – Romain has already converted the entire cru production over to organic farming and intends to increase this ratio to 100% in the coming years.
  Bright pale straw colour with a watery hue. Scents of pear, lime and green apple meld into subtle dried honey and wet slate notes. Mouthfilling flavours of pear, lime and green apple show terrific intensity over a back drop of wet stone, infusions of fresh herbs and an oyster shell like minerality. Brisk acidity counter pointing a round voluminous mouth feel. Long mouth watering slatey mineral like finish.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

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  2015 Domaine Jean Louis Chave L'Hermitage Blanc

  Hermitage, Northern Rhone, FRANCE

  $550. 00

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  Chave continues to make a full-throttle, concentrated and unctuous Hermitage Blanc, and refuses to buy into the ridiculous trend toward making Sauvignon Blanc-like whites from this tiny, magical terroir. God bless him for that and there are few whites I’d rather drink than a mature Hermitage Blanc from this genius winemaker. Starting with the latest vintage and tasted from multiple barrels, the 2015 Hermitage Blanc will be a sensational wine. This rich, unctuous beauty has terrific purity and depth, with the classic concentration, extract and fat that’s the hallmark of the estate’s Hermitage Blanc. White currants, buttered citrus, toasted bread and hints of flower oil are just some of the nuances here and this beauty will deliver the goods.
  95-97 points
  Wine Advocate #228 (Dec 2016)

  Light brilliant yellow. An intensely perfumed, powerful bouquet evokes fresh pear, peach nectar, anise, iodine and candied ginger, and a smoky mineral quality builds steadily in the glass. Sappy, seamless and incisive on the palate, offering intense orchard and pit fruit and honeysuckle flavors that are lifted and braced by a core of dusty minerality and a bitter jolt of orange pith. Clings with superb tenacity on the mineral-driven finish, leaving sexy floral and ripe citrus fruit notes behind.
  97 points
  Josh Raynolds - Vinous

  Ripe and mouthfilling, with a warm butter hint weaving around creamed pear, yellow apple and Cavaillon melon flavors. Toasted brioche and macadamia nut notes let the finish sail through, showing a very alluring feel. Hefty, but pulls it off due to a fine, buried bitter almond thread. A stunning wine. Marsanne and Roussanne. Drink now through 2035. 1,250 cases made.
  97 points
  James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

  Matching the otherworldly 2009, the 2015 Hermitage Blanc is a perfect wine and certainly one of the greatest whites ever made from this hallowed estate. The normal blend of 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from the l’Ermite, Péleat, and les Rocoules lieux-dits, it exhibits a huge, opulent bouquet of buttered citrus, flower oil, orange marmalade, quince, and honeysuckle that’s to die for. This majestic, full-bodied Hermitage Blanc has a huge mid-palate, thrilling purity of fruit, and a finish that won’t quit. It’s capable of lasting for 4-5 decades, but still has the sexiness of the vintage front and center and will be enjoyable early in its life.
  100 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

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  2015 Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet La Boudriotte Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $170. 00

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  Arguably the star of the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, Jean-Claude Ramonet is the third generation to have run this truly great estate; carrying on a great reputation, rather than building or re-building. Fruit from vines under 18 years old is excluded from the domaine's cuvées, and yields are severely restricted. The wines are vinified using traditional methods and then aged in oak (33% new) for 12-15 months. The Montrachet is aged in 100% new oak. There is no battonage but there is extended lees contact prior to the first racking.

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  The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Boudriotte is already quite expressive, revealing a pretty bouquet of spring flowers, white peach and pastry cream—the prelude to an elegant mid-weight wine with an expansive, elegant, textural profile. It wouldn't be a crime to drink this in its youth. The Boudriotte is generally the most open knit and approachable of Ramonet’s Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Crus, typically being bottled in December, while the more serious 1er and Grand Crus spend additional time in barrel.
  92 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2018)

  Very pale, bright yellow. High-pitched scents of citrus peel, white flowers and dusty brown spices. Juicy, savory wine with a subtle crystallized lemon sweetness and pliancy to its herb and mint flavors. Sound acidity here but not at all hard, or even particularly tight or backward. I suspect this will drink well early for its sweetness and pliancy but also last. Lovely saline complexity on the firm, long finish.
  91 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

  The wood treatment is evident without being annoying on the notably ripe, indeed vaguely liqueur-like nose of dark raspberries, pepper, earth and a whiff of violet. There is outstanding richness to the seductively textured, round and velvety medium-bodied flavors that offer excellent depth and persistence. I'm not normally a huge fan of the Ramonet reds as I often find that they lack just a bit of underlying material, not because they are dilute so much as they are expressly vinified to enjoy young. In 2015 however, this has plenty of grip and mid-palate density and should be wine that is enjoyable young, but 10 years from now should be equally agreeable.
  92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2016 Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet La Boudriotte Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $170. 00

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  This cuvée is typically the most fragrant and open-knit of Ramonet's premiers crus, and the 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Boudriotte is no exception. Wafting from the glass with aromas of citrus blossom, Meyer lemon and green orchard fruit, it's medium-bodied, pure and satiny, with a broad, elegant profile that eschews any success. It's a particular success this year.
  93 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate

  Pale, green-tinged yellow. Very pure aromas of pear, white peach and white flowers. Penetrating and minerally on the palate, conveying a sappy quality and a light touch to its precise flavors of citrus fruits and saline minerality. Finishes with excellent rising length and cut.
  91 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

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  2016 Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet La Morgeot Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $170. 00

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  Strong petrol and rosemary oil notes suffuse the ripe white orchard fruit aromas that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. There are hints of bitter lemon and quinine on the rich, bold and robust flavors that possess very good mid-palate density though there is noticeable warmth on the otherwise lingering finish. This is no model of elegance but it can't be faulted for lack of character. Note that this could easily be enjoyed on the younger side thanks to the abundant dry extract.
  90 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot reveals aromas of green orchard fruit, iodine and mandarin, followed by a medium-bodied, succulent palate that's juicy and succulent, with an attractively balanced palate that doesn't attain the levels of concentration and depth that are to be found in the 2015 or 2014 renditions, though it remains an excellent achievement in a challenging vintage.
  90 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate

  Very pale, green-tinged yellow. Aromas of crushed stone and pink grapefruit show good ripeness and lift. Dense, sappy and concentrated, with menthol and stony mineral notes complementing pineapple and grapefruit flavors. Fine-grained in the middle palate but distinctly tight on the finish, even a little tart-edged, and in need of patience. There was a bit of frost in these vines, noted Jean-Claude Ramonet.
  90+ points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

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• 2015 Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet Bouzeron Blanc

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $54. 99

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  ABV: 12.5%

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  Arguably the star of the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, Jean-Claude Ramonet is the third generation to have run this truly great estate; carrying on a great reputation, rather than building or re-building. Fruit from vines under 18 years old is excluded from the domaine's cuvées, and yields are severely restricted. The wines are vinified using traditional methods and then aged in oak (33% new) for 12-15 months. The Montrachet is aged in 100% new oak. There is no battonage but there is extended lees contact prior to the first racking.

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  A super-fresh and attractively spicy and lemon rind-suffused nose precedes racy, intense and utterly delicious middle weight flavors that are bracingly refreshing on the clean, dry and focused saline-inflected finale where the only reproach is a very mild hint of warmth. Very warm vintages like 2015 is where aligoté often shines and this is certainly a good example of that success, and overall this would make for a great summer sipper.
  88 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2015 Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Ruchottes Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $190. 00

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  Arguably the star of the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, Jean-Claude Ramonet is the third generation to have run this truly great estate; carrying on a great reputation, rather than building or re-building. Fruit from vines under 18 years old is excluded from the domaine's cuvées, and yields are severely restricted. The wines are vinified using traditional methods and then aged in oak (33% new) for 12-15 months. The Montrachet is aged in 100% new oak. There is no battonage but there is extended lees contact prior to the first racking.

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  The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes doesn't attain the same heights as the 2014 rendition, but it has handled the warmth of the vintage very well and remains quite classic in profile, with a very typical bouquet of pear, iodine, wheat toast, buttered apples and a framing of new oak. On the palate, the wine is concentrated and full-bodied, with excellent amplitude and dimension, and a greater sense of reserve than any of the other 1er Crus in the cellar this year.
  93 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2018)

  This was strongly reduced, indeed to the point that it was unpleasant and difficult to like, both on the nose and on the palate. On the plus side there is good density to the caressing yet powerful medium-bodied flavors that brim with dry extract that imparts a sappy texture to the slightly warm and mildly bitter finish. I gave this an extended aeration and it helped but like the Morgeot, it's not completely clear that this is going to grow out of what could generously be described as youthfully awkward. To be sure, there is excellent underlying material and given the excellent track record of this wine, I am inclined to offer the benefit of the doubt. But that's not a guarantee that this will eventually transform from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.
  91? points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2015 Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Le Vergers Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $170. 00

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  Arguably the star of the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, Jean-Claude Ramonet is the third generation to have run this truly great estate; carrying on a great reputation, rather than building or re-building. Fruit from vines under 18 years old is excluded from the domaine's cuvées, and yields are severely restricted. The wines are vinified using traditional methods and then aged in oak (33% new) for 12-15 months. The Montrachet is aged in 100% new oak. There is no battonage but there is extended lees contact prior to the first racking.

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  The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers reveals a beautifully defined bouquet of citrus oil, lime, toasted nuts and fresh mint—the prelude to a medium-full, glossy wine with tensile acids, excellent depth and dimension and a long, precise finish. The Vergers often has one of the cooler profiles of the Ramonet's Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Crus, and that characteristic has served it well in the warm 2015 vintage.
  92 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2018)

  Like the Morgeot, the softly oaky nose is noticeably reduced though not to the same degree; even so, it's enough to push the underlying fruit to the background at present and even extended aeration does not completely lift the funk. Otherwise there is excellent density to the delicious, caressing and sappy medium-bodied flavors that are less muscular than the Boudriotte but, as is typically the case, certainly finer on the bitter lemon-infused finish where the oak resurfaces. There is a touch of warmth and it's hard to predict where this is going as I like the underlying material but the wine seems somewhat disjointed at present. Ramonet has a fine track record with this wine so my score offers the benefit of the doubt that it will come together with time in bottle.
  90 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2015 Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet La Morgeot Premier Cru Blanc

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $170. 00

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  Arguably the star of the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, Jean-Claude Ramonet is the third generation to have run this truly great estate; carrying on a great reputation, rather than building or re-building. Fruit from vines under 18 years old is excluded from the domaine's cuvées, and yields are severely restricted. The wines are vinified using traditional methods and then aged in oak (33% new) for 12-15 months. The Montrachet is aged in 100% new oak. There is no battonage but there is extended lees contact prior to the first racking.

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  The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot is one of the least forthcoming wines in the cellar this year, and it will need a few years in the cellar to lose some of its baby fat. Its deep but reticent nose opens in the glass, revealing notes of pear, stone fruit and a touch of hazelnut—the prelude to a concentrated, foursquare and full-bodied wine with chewy extract and impressive depth. Classic Morgeot.
  92 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2018)

  Initially this was fairly strongly reduced and evidenced a moderately bitter finish. With 24 hours of air though most of the reduction lifts to reveal markedly ripe yet reasonably fresh aromas of resin, petrol and various white orchard fruit nuances. There is fine density to the juicy and fleshy medium-bodied flavors that offer good richness thanks to the abundant dry extract that imparts a sappy texture to the noticeably warm finish. Interestingly the lemon zest bitterness does lift to a degree though not completely and overall, I would describe this as a wine with certain interesting attributes but also a somewhat disjointed aspect. Whether this will harmonize sufficiently with age to merit a higher rating is frankly an open question but I have my doubts.
  89 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2016 Domaine Laroche Les Clos Grand Cru Chablis

  Chablis, FRANCE

  $169. 99

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  The 2016 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos from Domaine Laroche plays its cards very close to its vest, only unwinding with extended aeration to reveal a pretty bouquet of crisp white peach, lemon oil and citrus blossom. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, glossy and delicately textural, with a deep, stony core and vibrant acids, concluding with a stony, almost saline finish. This is a Les Clos that's going to insist on several years' patience, but it's pure, discreetly concentrated and well-balanced, so I wouldn't bet against it.
  91+ points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate #238 (Sep 2018)

  The 2016 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru comes from the bottom and mid-slope part of the vineyard and is aged 100% in used demi-muids. It is blessed with one of my favourite bouquets from Laroche this year: beautifully entwined scents of white flower, oyster shell and gunflint, touches of wet granite and struck flint coming through with aeration. The palate is very well balanced with crisp acidity, the wood exquisitely enmeshed with the fruit and delivering a wonderful, precise, slightly nutty, smoky finish. Superb!
  94 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Lemony and lilting, this white offers green plum, apple, honey and mineral flavors. Sleek and focused on the finish. Drink now through 2023.
  90 points
  Bruce Sanderson - Wine Spectator

  A background hint of honey frames the cool, pure and airy aromas of various white-fleshed fruit, quinine and floral wisps. There is good density to the nicely mineral-inflected and relatively supple flavors possess focused power on the citrus, clean, tangy and notably dry finish where the only nit is a hint of warmth. I like the complexity and while this should age gracefully, it's not so tightly wound that it couldn't be enjoyed young.
  92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  Chablis, FRANCE

  $89. 99

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  When Laurent Tribut married Marie-Clotilde Dauvissat he joined one of Chablis’ most famous winemaking families. René Dauvissat, Marie’s father, gave the couple parcels of excellent sited Chablis AC & 1er Cru to establish Domaine Tribut. The small Domaine now has 7 hectares of vineyards. The Chablis AC is predominantly situated on Kimmeridgian soils adjacent to the Dauvissat vineyards. Laurent, a humble and good-natured vigneron, prefers the vineyards to be farmed as naturally as possible with a minimum of treatments and organic philosophies. Harvesting is always done by hand. The wines are fermented exclusively en cuve (in tank) and racked into barrel for aging. Laurent typically only buys new oak if he needs to replace old barrels, some of which are 50 years old. With his retirement in 2019 Laurent’s children Solonge, Adeline and Gabriel have now taken the helm, each specialising in different aspects of the business.

  The Tribut Chablis share many stylistic similarities with their famous relatives. The wines offer immediate appeal with a rich texture and lovely lemony fruit notes, white spice and vibrant underlying minerality; yet are deeply concentrated with dense though not heavy structures, that age and develop into very complex wines. Compared to Dauvissat they have a little extra generosity. In a lot of ways, they share more in common with the classic White Burgundy appellations of the Côte de Beaune than Chablis.

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  There are plenty of Chablis elements to the ripe, pretty and very fresh aromas of mostly pear and apple scents. There is fine richness to the supple, round and enveloping flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the ever-so-mildly warm finish. This relatively forward effort should drink well on the younger side if desired. Drink: 2023+.
  88-91 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $1699. 00

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  A deft application of wood sets off a notably ripe but not really exotic nose that includes notes of white peach, wet stone and citrus zest that are complemented by floral and spice wisps. Like the Bâtard, there is excellent intensity to the big-bodied and solidly powerful flavors that deliver almost painful intensity and power on the tension-filled and stony finish that is less youthfully austere than it typically is. This is a big but immaculately well-balanced effort that should amply repay extended keeping.
  93-96 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2018 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has turned out brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with sachets of orange oil, white flowers, crisp orchard fruit, blanched almonds, vanilla pod and buttered toast. Full-bodied, satiny and concentrated, it's deep and multidimensional, with racy acids and a long, electric finish. This is one 2018 white Burgundy that is built for sustained bottle age.
  96 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has an intense bouquet of lemon thyme, crushed limestone, and traces of orange pith and citrus peel that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is underpinned with a fine, almost razor-sharp bead of acidity. There is a wonderful crescendo of flavor here, leading to a multifaceted, lemongrass-tinged finish that lingers with a saline aftertaste. This is sheer class, a tremendous Chevalier-Montrachet.
  96-98 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  More lemon than lime in colour with its high-toned refreshing bouquet. There is some lime blossom, very complex, not the weight of the astonishing Bâtard-Montrachet, but this is a beautifully dressed mannequin in the finest silk, with a little bit of orange blossom in its hair. Incredible persistence. Gorgeous aromatics, so different from the Bâtard yet equally outstanding.
  97-99 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $245. 00

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  A ripe, cool and pure nose possesses a lovely array of pear, white peach and subtle acacia wisps that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. There is both good volume and richness to the utterly delicious and seductively textured flavors that manage to possess a beguiling refinement on the clean and dry finish that offers very good persistence and especially so for a villages level wine.
  90-92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Lively and charming, Leflaive's 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Village delivers aromas of almond past, fresh pastry, white flowers and crisp orchard fruit. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's succulent and expressive, with an open-knit core, lively acids and a nicely defined finish.
  89 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Village has a taut, crisp bouquet with scents of wet limestone, sea spray and green apple. There is fine delineation here, and more intensity than I was anticipating for a Village Cru. The palate is well balanced with subtle passion fruit and citrus notes on the entry, good weight in the mouth and fine acidity, though not as complex on the finish as other Village Crus I have tasted from Leflaive. Therefore I suspect this will be ideal for early drinking.
  88-90 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Pale lemon, a graceful elegant nose, with much more stuffing than most, still this attractive lime-juice character alongside the flesh, with very good length. Impressive density for a 2018 village wine.
  90-92 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $370. 00

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  An attractively layered nose combines lovely floral notes with those of citrus peel, pear and soft spice hints. The racy and tension-filled medium weight flavors possess excellent detail on the palate coating finish that is at once clean, dry and, minerally and youthfully austere. I would further observe that this is a wine that has made considerable progress over the last 10 years, and the 2018 is only the latest confirmation of that progress. In short, this is really quite promising.
  90-93 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  A fine effort, the 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon wafts from the glass with notes of white flowers, crisp yellow orchard fruit, fresh pastry and blanched almonds. Medium to full-bodied, bright and precise, it's elegant and fine-boned, with—as I observed last year—none of the blockiness of yesteryear's Clavoillon.
  92 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon 1er Cru, Leflaive’s largest vineyard at 4.8 hectares, has a very perfumed bouquet with mirabelle, crushed pebble and a touch of sherbet blossoming from the nose. The well-balanced palate offers a touch of spice on the entry, good acidity, moderate depth and a suggestion of ginger toward the sappy finish.
  90-92 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  This is complex with a lees-infused feel to it, beautifully interwoven. Lively fruit bright and a fine sense of tension, with a little bit of contrasting orange blossom and greengage fruit. An interesting chat followed with Brice de la Morandière on the place of Clavoillon in the 1er cru hierarchy. He feels it has considerably advanced in the years since biodynamic farming has been employed.
  92-94 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $680. 00

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  A slightly riper and super-elegant nose offers up notes of petrol, white peach, floral and honeysuckle that are trimmed in discreet oak. The even more refined medium weight flavors also possess a wonderfully textured mouthfeel along with a bit more minerality before terminating in a palate coating, focused and strikingly long finale. This is also very classy and arguably even more stylish.
  92-95 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles has also turned out very well, unwinding in the glass with aromas of fresh bread, pear, citrus oil, anise, yellow apple and toasted nuts. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and nicely concentrated, it's deep and seamless, with an elegant, charming profile. Could this evolve like a modern-day version of the domaine's stunningly good 1982?
  94 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru was one cuvée that was showing a little more reduction when I tasted the barrel sample. Skipping the aromatics, the palate is very well balanced with notes of orange peel and white peach, and a little more lime toward the finish compared to Les Combettes. Good length on the aftertaste and a little more viscosity. Very fine.
  93-95 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Planted between 1954and 1985. This has amazing purity, lift and life with all sorts of texture woven in, more white fruit, very fresh, some citrus notes, apple and peach together, all leading to a magical finish. This wine excites in every dimension.
  95-98 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $1250. 00

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  This is aromatically quite similar to the Pucelles but with perhaps just a bit more floral influences. The succulent and delicious though notably intense flavors possess excellent punch if not quite the same mid-palate density, all wrapped in a highly complex, balanced and harmonious finish. This too is wonderfully refined, classy and very stylish.
  92-95 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Scents of pear, white flowers, almond paste, buttered toast, citrus zest and smoke preface the 2018 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied and satiny wine that's layered and fleshy, with a satiny attack that segues into a tightly wound core and a chalky finish. This, too, should reward bottle age.
  94+ points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a terse, stoic, delineated bouquet with scents of wet limestone and sea spray, just a slight menthol note developing with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. A very pretty, elegant Bienvenue that reveals hints of blood orange and sour lemon on the precise, persistent finish. This is a gorgeous Bienvenue.
  95-97 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Like much of the domaine, this vineyard also enjoys the benefits of old vines, planted in 1958 and 1959. Light in colour, with a tight and tense nose, there is a thread of steely salinity through the middle. Thereafter there is a background of currently inexpressive white fruit, fair intensity. I think the wine is just in a quiet phase at the moemnt. All will surely be revealed in time
  92-96 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $1350. 00

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  Here the nose is more expressive and more elegant than it usually is at this early point with its cool citrus and broad range of floral elements that include rose petal, acacia and lilac along with subtle oak and spice wisps. The restrained, concentrated and enveloping larger-scaled flavors possess evident power and muscle, both of which become ever more apparent on the palate coating finish that goes on and on. This is a big but not massive Bâtard that should age gracefully over a 12 to 15 year cellaring horizon.
  93-95 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is a textural, elegantly muscular wine evocative of pear, toasted almonds, white flowers, peach and vanilla pod. Layered and powerful, it concludes with a long, saline finish. It's more dramatic and broader-shouldered than the suave, seamless Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet this year.
  95 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a touch more pungency compared to the Bienvenue, but perhaps not quite the same alluring charm, at least at this primordial stage. The palate is where it’s at: supremely well balanced, exuding a sense of coiled-up energy countered by a dense, persistent finish. A bit of a beast, but time will tame it.
  95-97 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Planted between 1962 and 1989. Pale yellow, quite fresh. Touch of coconut. Much greater depth than the Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, quite a difference between the two. A little fresh ripe lemon zest infuses the finish, lots of subtlety, precision and absolutely the depth of grand cru. Excellent finishing acidity, and a wealth of different aromatics that come back at the finish, peach and pear without suggesting over ripeness. Very lovely.
  97-99 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $580. 00

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  Here the nose is sufficiently reduced to render an assessment impossible. Otherwise, the succulent yet punchy medium weight flavors possess an opulent mouthfeel while delivering outstanding length on the beautifully well-balanced finish that maintains its focus as it sits on the palate. This refined and very classy if presently restrained effort is textbook Combettes.
  92-94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes possesses an additional level of concentration this year, and it marks a transition in the portfolio between the charming, giving lower appellations and the rather more serious top premiers and grands crus. Unfurling in the glass with notes of crisp yellow orchard fruit, orange oil, Meyer lemon, almond paste and citrus blossom, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and nicely concentrated, with fine mid-palate amplitude, lively acids and a saline finish.
  93 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  he 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru suffered more millerandage than others this year. In fact, Brice de la Morandière confessed that the vines are constantly being threatened with being grubbed up and they will review the situation every three years. This has a taut nose, very well defined, and more reserved and stonier than the Clavoillon, with alpine streams and dewy pasture scents unfurling in the glass. The well-balanced plate displays a saline tang on the entry, just a touch of orange peel and quite a spicy, persistent finish. Excellent.
  93-95 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  From old vines, planted in 1963 and 1972. Clear pale colour, some weight to the nose. Lovely perfumed white peach notes with good acidity behind. This has held together better than some other Combettes in 2018, but you feel the danger of the hot summers in early ripening sites. This will be gorgeous in the medium term, but maybe not for longer term keeping.
  92-94 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Meursault Sous le Dos d'Ane Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $370. 00

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  This too is quite floral in character with plenty of citrus nuances to the mostly green apple scents. There is once again fine density and volume to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavors thanks to the nicely abundant dry extract that coats the palate on the solidly long finish. This is surprisingly good for young vines and while it's not quite as complex as the Puligny villages, it may well catch up with a few years of bottle age.
  89-92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Mingling aromas of orange oil and Anjou pear with hints of white flowers, buttery pastry and toasted nuts, the 2018 Meursault 1er Cru Sous le Dos d'Ane is medium to full-bodied, chalky and incisive, with a bright spine of acidity and a mineral finish. This has turned out nicely and should reward a bit of bottle age.
  91 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2018 Meursault Sur le Dos de l’Ane has a very intense bouquet that is actually quite Puligny-like in style. The palate is well balanced with a saline tang on the entry, modest depth and a spicy, energetic finish. Fine.
  90-92 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Clear fresh pale colour. The bouquet offers citrus notes with a bit of barrel spice. Clean pure and relatively concentrated white fruit with a touch of lemon and spice too. Medium length.
  90-93 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $530. 00

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  A slightly riper though still noticeably cool nose features notes of lemon confit, essence of pear and apple compote with pretty floral wisps. The mouthfeel of the markedly stony medium-bodied flavors possess a real contrast between the relatively supple mid-palate and the powerful, serious and citrus rind and quinine-inflected finish that is quite dry but not really austere. This too is very promising.
  91-94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières is another of the more immediate, charming wines in the range, offering up notes of crisp orchard fruit, white peach, clear honey, almond paste and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and elegantly enveloping, it's bright and fleshy, with a giving, seductive personality.
  92 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  Light clean pale primrose, a little more sweetness of fruit, tension too, then fills out the middle palate, huge density at the back and a lovely touch of spice and sandalwood. For all that I enjoyed the Clavoillon, this Folatières clearly displays greater concentration.
  93-95 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $125. 00

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  Notes of Anjou pear, white flowers and blanched almonds introduce Leflaive's 2018 Bourgogne Blanc, a medium-bodied, supple and fleshy wine that's open-knit and lively, revealing a demonstrative, giving profile that will make friends in its youth.
  88 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

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  2016 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Clavoillon Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $260. 00

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  The 2016 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon has a lively nose with some lovely slate-like aromas drifting from the glass, followed by blackcurrant leaf and citrus lemon. The palate is well balanced with a light, slightly oily texture, moderate acidity, building in power toward the finish that never quite slips into fifth gear, at least not at this stage.
  88-90 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

  Sexy if rather reticent aromas of peach and minerals suggest moderately ripe grapes. In a cooler style in the mouth, offering good breadth but not the clarity of the 2017 version. Finishes with good dusty persistence but I wanted a bit more verve.
  90 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

  Enough reduction is present to push the underlying fruit to the background. Otherwise there is a similar sense of energy to the slightly rounder and softer medium-bodied flavors that aren't quite as mineral-driven or complex but do offer fine persistence on the balanced finish. This should be approachable young if desired.
  90-92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Rich, agricultural nose. Golden texture and very satisfying. Lots to chew on and some very obvious fruit even if there is nothing remotely sweet about it. Welcoming.
  17/20 points
  Jancis Robinson

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  2016 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Pucelles Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $499. 00

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  The 2016 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles offers similar richness to the Folatières but with a hints of Meursault-like nuttiness developing in the glass, plus hazelnut and lychee. The palate is very well balanced with a harmonious texture, a fine bead of acidity, a little spicier than the Folatières though quintessentially Puligny-like on the strict, linear and quite saline finish. Very fine—there is plenty of personality here.
  91-93 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

  (frost cut production by 30% in 2016): Pale yellow. The closest of these premier crus to exotic on the nose, offering scents of ripe peach, hazelnut and honey. Compellingly rich and sweet on the palate, but with its sucrosité leavened by a distinctly sappy quality. As dense and broad as this wine is, it also shows good chewy firmness on the very long, tactile back end. Nicely ripe for the vintage, this wine will need some time to burn off some of its baby fat. But showing very well considering the recent bottling.
  92 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

  A floral and bright white with lemons, sandalwood, cream and cooked apples following through to a full body, which expands on the palate with so much fruit and texture. Lemon rind and stone. Solid young white. Drink on release or hold.
  95 points
  JamesSuckling.com

  There is a subtle whiff of exoticism to the elegant and ultra-fresh aromas of honeysuckle, tangerine skin, pear compote and spice. Once again there is a terrific sense of energy to the racy, intense and gorgeously refined middle weight flavors that culminate in a highly refined, balanced and sneaky long finale. This is textbook Pucelles that should age effortlessly.
  92-95 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Rich with a hint of creaminess on the nose. So much there even though masses of acidity on the palate. Very youthful indeed. Still almost raw but one can so easily see that all building blocks are there. Wonderful peacock’s tail on the end.
  17.5+/20 points
  Jancis Robinson

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  2016 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $94. 99

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  The 2016 Bourgogne Blanc has quite a powerful bouquet with fresh lemon peel and light granitic notes. The palate is well balanced with a slightly oily texture, good acidity, quite powerful with a tangy finish that just needs a little more mineralité coming through.
  85-87 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

  (production was down 80% of normal; just one barrel of this wine earmarked for the U.S. market): Subdued aromas of menthol and minerals. Stone fruit and menthol flavors convey an attractive creaminess. Good, serious Bourgogne with structure and length, not to mention character.
  88 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

  An attractively fresh nose combines notes of pear, apple and citrus elements. The delicious and solidly concentrated middle weight flavors possess a beguiling sense of underlying tension before concluding in a complex and lingering finish where the only reproach is a touch of warmth.
  86-89 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  A blend of three parcels in Puligny: Les Houlières, Parties and Champ des Plantes. Max 10% new oak.
  Deep greenish gold. Quite spicy and broad. Seems brighter and friendlier than some previous vintages. Long and quite rich.
  16.5/20 points
  Jancis Robinson

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  2016 Domaine Leflaive Pouilly Fuisse

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $94. 99

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  The 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé comes from 2.7 hectares of vines around Solutré with one future premier cru (once the classification becomes official). It has a fragrant bouquet with honeysuckle and light chalky aromas, quite elegant although I would be seeking just a little more precision. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, hints of lime and green apple, pretty rather than powerful with a touch of bitter lemon enlivening the finish.
  87-89 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

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  2016 Domaine Leflaive Auxey Duresses Blanc

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $94. 99

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  The 2016 Auxey-Duresses Blanc comes from purchased grapes that are farmed biodynamically and certified, which is why it is labelled Leflaive & Associé instead of Domaine Leflaive. It has a slightly bashful bouquet with orange rind and a welcome touch of blackcurrant. The palate is simple but fresh with a keen line of acidity, a touch of salinité toward the finish of moderate length. It is a little conservative, but that suits it down to the ground.
  87-89 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

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  2016 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $180. 00

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  The 2016 Puligny Montrachet Village has a crisp and delineated bouquet with fine mineralité and slight touches of linseed. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, not the most complex or tensile village cru that I have tasted at this stage but there is appreciable salinité on the finish. Fine.
  88-90 points
  Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

  (only modest crop losses to frost and mildew here): Tight nose offers scents of mirabelle, grapefruit and anise. This, too, conveys an impression of creaminess, but is more concentrated than the Bourgogne Blanc in spite of the closer-to-normal vine yields here. Finishes with a firm edge that calls for a year or two of patience.
  89 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

  A discreet application of wood easily allows the aromas of acacia blossom, lavender, citrus and the essence of white-fleshed fruit to be appreciated. The caressing and quite refined flavors exude a subtle salinity on the refreshing, firm and sneaky long finale. This should make for a very fine villages with a few years of cellaring.
  89-91 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Pale greenish straw. Much less open on the nose than the Bourgogne Blanc just tasted. Very tightly wound with lots of chew and citrus notes. All to play for with real tension and elegance.
  16.5+/20 points
  Jancis Robinson

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  2016 Domaine Leflaive Meursault Le Dos D'Ane Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $260. 00

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  (these vines now average about 17 years of age, according to director Brice de la Morandière, as a lot of replanting was done in 1998 and 1999, with the rest of the vines taken out in 2002 and replanted in 2004): Ripe aromas of yellow peach and hazelnut. Not particularly dense or deep but tactile and thick, with an element of minerality providing lift. Finishes with good texture and length. The yield here was healthy, as these vines were not affected by frost.
  90 points
  Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

  This shows wonderful straw, dry-earth, apple and lemon character. Medium to full body, creamy texture and a fruity finish. Spicy. White pepper. Drink or hold on release.
  94 points
  JamesSuckling.com

  There is ample citrus influence to the markedly floral-inflected nose that flashes hints of roasted nut and oak toast. The racy, intense and much stonier medium-bodied flavors possess fine delineation and excellent depth on the refined, focused and impressively long and youthfully firm finish. Lovely juice.
  90-93 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Rather simpler on the nose than the Leflaive Pulignys just tasted. Broad and sweetish. Refreshing green citrus streak on the palate. Lots of chalky chewiness on the end.
  16.5/20 points
  Jancis Robinson

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