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2020 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Perrieres Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$599. 00
Bottle
$7188.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Fourth-generation vigneron Fabien Coche took over his family’s domaine in 2005. Hailing from one of Burgundies most famed families (Coche-Dury was part of the same domaine until 1940 and is run by his cousin Raphael), Fabien has quickly become the Coche of the current generation making the most waves. His enviable vineyard holdings total nearly 11 hectares spread across Meursault, Monthelie, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. Organic farming has been practiced here since 1998 for the 40 plots of vines that the family owns. Average vine age is impressive with more than 60% of vines over 60 years old.
Perrieres stands alone in Meursault as its finest wine and many regard this vineyard as a candidate for upgrading to grand cru status. Located on the southern border of the appellation bordering Puligny Montrachet, here the aromas, flavours, and structure of this fabulous premier cru site are very distinct, with real intensity, lift, and perhaps more citric character.

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2019 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Perrieres Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$480. 00
Bottle
$5760.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Fourth-generation vigneron Fabien Coche took over his family’s domaine in 2005. Hailing from one of Burgundies most famed families (Coche-Dury was part of the same domaine until 1940 and is run by his cousin Raphael), Fabien has quickly become the Coche of the current generation making the most waves. His enviable vineyard holdings total nearly 11 hectares spread across Meursault, Monthelie, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. Organic farming has been practiced here since 1998 for the 40 plots of vines that the family owns. Average vine age is impressive with more than 60% of vines over 60 years old.
Perrieres stands alone in Meursault as its finest wine and many regard this vineyard as a candidate for upgrading to grand cru status. Located on the southern border of the appellation bordering Puligny Montrachet, here the aromas, flavours, and structure of this fabulous premier cru site are very distinct, with real intensity, lift, and perhaps more citric character.

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2019 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Goutte D'Or Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Fourth-generation vigneron Fabien Coche took over his family’s domaine in 2005. Hailing from one of Burgundies most famed families (Coche-Dury was part of the same domaine until 1940 and is run by his cousin Raphael), Fabien has quickly become the Coche of the current generation making the most waves. His enviable vineyard holdings total nearly 11 hectares spread across Meursault, Monthelie, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. Organic farming has been practiced here since 1998 for the 40 plots of vines that the family owns. Average vine age is impressive with more than 60% of vines over 60 years old.
Fabien sources his Gouttes D'Or from 80+ year old vines located in the middle of the appellation in one of its best premier cru sites. Gouttes D'Or gained its name from the from the tiny flint stones which glistened in the vineyard, hence the name meaning 'drops of gold'.

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2019 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Charmes Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$280. 00
Bottle
$3360.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Fourth-generation vigneron Fabien Coche took over his family’s domaine in 2005. Hailing from one of Burgundies most famed families (Coche-Dury was part of the same domaine until 1940 and is run by his cousin Raphael), Fabien has quickly become the Coche of the current generation making the most waves. His enviable vineyard holdings total nearly 11 hectares spread across Meursault, Monthelie, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. Organic farming has been practiced here since 1998 for the 40 plots of vines that the family owns. Average vine age is impressive with more than 60% of vines over 60 years old.
Fabien sources his Charmes from 100+ year old vines in this signature premier cru site located on the Puligny Montrachet border. Located just below Perrieres, Charmes always shows silkier, finer texture and flavours making this one of the most seductive and indeed charming wines of the cellar.

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2019 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Les Luchets

Burgundy, FRANCE
$180. 00
Bottle
$2160.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Fourth-generation vigneron Fabien Coche took over his family’s domaine in 2005. Hailing from one of Burgundies most famed families (Coche-Dury was part of the same domaine until 1940 and is run by his cousin Raphael), Fabien has quickly become the Coche of the current generation making the most waves. His enviable vineyard holdings total nearly 11 hectares spread across Meursault, Monthelie, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. Organic farming has been practiced here since 1998 for the 40 plots of vines that the family owns. Average vine age is impressive with more than 60% of vines over 60 years old.
Les Luchets lies above the village quite high on the slope, which is where many of the younger vignerons favour for cooler more mineral wines terroir and better natural acidity.

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2019 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Les Chevalieres

Burgundy, FRANCE
$170. 00
Bottle
$2040.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Fourth-generation vigneron Fabien Coche took over his family’s domaine in 2005. Hailing from one of Burgundies most famed families (Coche-Dury was part of the same domaine until 1940 and is run by his cousin Raphael), Fabien has quickly become the Coche of the current generation making the most waves. His enviable vineyard holdings total nearly 11 hectares spread across Meursault, Monthelie, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. Organic farming has been practiced here since 1998 for the 40 plots of vines that the family owns. Average vine age is impressive with more than 60% of vines over 60 years old.
Les Chevalieres lies just above the village of Meursault where the slope follows at the same altitude as the premier cru’s just a little further south. Chevalieres adjoins Les Luchets which is positioned against the top part of this lieu-dit.

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2019 Domaine Fabien Coche Bourgogne Cote-d'Or Chardonnay

Burgundy, FRANCE
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Diam Cork

Fourth-generation vigneron Fabien Coche took over his family’s domaine in 2005. Hailing from one of Burgundies most famed families (Coche-Dury was part of the same domaine until 1940 and is run by his cousin Raphael), Fabien has quickly become the Coche of the current generation making the most waves. His enviable vineyard holdings total nearly 11 hectares spread across Meursault, Monthelie, Pommard and Auxey-Duresses. Organic farming has been practiced here since 1998 for the 40 plots of vines that the family owns. Average vine age is impressive with more than 60% of vines over 60 years old.
Coche's Bourgogne Blanc hails from seven parcels of beautifully situated vines owned by the estate all within Meursault just below the village. This wine is whole bunch pressed then raised in a 3000 litre foudre before being moved back to stainless steel for 6 months in tank and bottled with no fining or filtration in January after a total of 16 months on lees.
Bright pale straw to straw colour with a watery hue. Ripe peach and dried honey aromas intermix with notions of crème brulee, toasty oak and citrusy nougat notes. Rich, lusciously textured peach and honeycomb flavours meld into crème brulee, subtle bacon fat and nougat characters. Finishes dry with a citrusy freshness. Excellent balance with a long cream tinged yet ultimately vibrant aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13%

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2022 Domaine Faiveley Rully Les Villeranges

Burgundy, FRANCE
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Aged for 16 months in 50% French oak barrels (10% new) with regular lees stirring and 50% stainless steel vats. Brilliant pale straw colour with straw tinged edges and a watery hue. Lifted ripe peach and baked pear aromas intermix with bees wax, crème brulee, roasted almond and spicy nougat notes. Rich baked pear, peach and nectarine fruits mix with crème brulee, subtle roasted almond and stony mineral characteristics. Relatively full it has a gentle river stone like textural feel yet retains a sense of freshness. Finishes long and generous with a lingering stony mineral element.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2020 Joseph Faiveley Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$270. 00
Bottle
$3240.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Domaine Faiveley was founded in 1825, and while they have been known for producing outstanding quality wines throughout this time, they are widely considered one of the most improved domaines in Burgundy over the last decade. Since taking over from his father Francois, Erwan Faiveley has made a deliberate decision to emphasise freshness and purity of fruit rather than fruit extraction, and at times, excessive use of new oak. This change has resulted in wines with greater refinement and vineyard character expression.
La Folatières is located in the heart of the slope of Puligny Montrachet and is arguably one of the most famous 1er Cru of this appellation.

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2020 Domaine Faiveley Puligny-Montrachet Champ Gains Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$245. 00
Bottle
$2940.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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There is a vague whiff of the exotic to the smoky aromas of poached pear, passion fruit, mineral reduction and just enough wood influence to remark upon. Here too the wood shows up on the palate of the middle weight flavors that also display good punch and detail on the lingering bitter lemon-inflected finish. Drink: 2026+.
90-92 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain is excellent, mingling scents of citrus oil and peach with notions of freshly baked bread, hazelnuts and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, it's satiny but tensile, with a racy spine of acidity and a long, saline finish.
92-94+ points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Champ-Gain 1er Cru is quite forward on the nose: orchard fruit, orange blossom and light minerally aromas. Quite Chassagne in style. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, taut and fresh, nicely balanced with a bit of creamy oak to be absorbed on the finish, so afford this 2-3 years in bottle. Drink: 2024-2035.
90-92 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
Light green tints in the colour. This is refined and with some elegance, a little bit of lemon zest, less weight than the Blagny but extremely stylish and very persistent.
91-94 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2019 Domaine Faiveley Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$550. 00
Bottle
$6600.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Domaine Faiveley was founded in 1825, and while they have been known for producing outstanding quality wines throughout this time, they are widely considered one of the most improved domaines in Burgundy over the last decade. Since taking over from his father Francois, Erwan Faiveley has made a deliberate decision to emphasise freshness and purity of fruit rather than fruit extraction, and at times, excessive use of new oak. This change has resulted in wines with greater refinement and vineyard character expression.

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The 2019 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru opens in the glass with notes of white flowers, Meyer lemon, fresh pear, nutmeg and warm bread. Full-bodied, layered and muscular, it's a concentrated, serious and tightly wound wine that's built around chalky dry extract and tangy acids. This is very promising.
94-96 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

The 2019 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a very tight bouquet that struggles to follow the excellent Bâtard-Montrachet; it feels a bit mute at the moment. The palate is balanced with strong lime and orange cordial notes on the entry and good acidity, yet I find this a little monochromatic on the finish – it doesn’t really take you anywhere.
88-90 points
Neal Martin - Vinous

More yellow than primrose. There is the usual superb energy to this wine but on a richer fuller scale. The fat fruity feel which comes from using cultured yeasts. Massive and very good on the palate, the stones are there with a lemon minerality. Long finish. Should be excellent.
94-96 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2017 Domaine Faiveley Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$470. 00
Bottle
$5640.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Domaine Faiveley was founded in 1825, and while they have been known for producing outstanding quality wines throughout this time, they are widely considered one of the most improved domaines in Burgundy over the last decade. Since taking over from his father Francois, Erwan Faiveley has made a deliberate decision to emphasise freshness and purity of fruit rather than fruit extraction, and at times, excessive use of new oak. This change has resulted in wines with greater refinement and vineyard character expression.

Other Reviews....
Enough wood to merit mentioning sets off the overtly floral and citrus-suffused aromas that include notes of mineral reduction and quinine. The dense, intense and very serious broad-shouldered flavors are akin to rolling small rocks around the mouth before culminating in a driving and gorgeously complex finish that goes on and on. The Bâtard and BBM are both very good but there is another dimension of depth present here.
93-95 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

Faiveley's 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has realized all the potential it showed from barrel last year, wafting from the glass with aromas of Meyer lemon, mandarin oil, green apple, white flowers and pear that are framed by a discrete application of classy new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, racy and beautifully balanced, with a deep and concentrated core, mouthwatering acids and a long, penetrating finish. This is a supremely elegant rendition of the appellation, and it's well worth seeking out. As I recounted last year, two out of the fifteen barrels of wine that were produced derive, for the first time, from white vines planted at the top of Faiveley's famous Clos des Cortons.
95 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Nov 2019)

The 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru comes from a single parcel on the Ladoix side of the hill, the last parcel one faces toward the east. It has an attractive bouquet of lemon curd, yeast and orange peel that gains intensity with aeration. The palate is fresh on the entry, with touches of apricot and quince, a fine bead of acidity and good weight on the finish. This is a classy Corton-Charlemagne that should offer at least 12 to 15 years of drinking pleasure.
91-93 points
Neal Martin - Vinous

Deep but fresh and bright yellow. This is solid, concentrated, backward more on the white fruit than the stones. Some more yellow fruit at the back, but not over-ripe, maintaining a crunchiness at the finish.
92-95 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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- Biodynamic
- Organic
2023 Domaine Famille Paquet Macon-Villages Nos Cinq Terroirs

Burgundy, FRANCE
$42. 99
Bottle
$515.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2024-2027)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Located in the heart of Burgundy, Famille Paquet is a 30 hectare property located at the foot of the rocks of Solutré and Vergisson. The Paquets take great care of their vineyards, using organic and biodynamic compost and manage each of their 50 plots individually. The property is currently in conversion to organic viticulture.
This Chardonnay is sourced from vines planted between 1929 and 2015 in Cruzille, Lugny, Prissé, Loché and La Roche-Vineuse. Maturation takes place in stainless steel vats on fine lees.
Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Ripe peach, apricot and honeycomb aromas fill the nostrils followed by hints of butterscotch and spicy crème brulee. Rich, full and creamy textured the palate is engulfed with ripe peach, apricot and honeycomb flavours with some crème brulee and spicy nougat elements lingering across the back half. Good underlying freshness with a long generous finish.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2022 Domaine Felix Bourgogne Chardonnay

Burgundy, FRANCE
$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2024-2026)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Brilliant pale straw colour with a subtle tinge of green to the edges and a watery hue. The nose presents aromas of peach, pear, apple and dried honey followed by some wet stone notes. Ripe and supple in its feel across the palate, peach, apricot and pear fruits are featured over a honeyed nougat and spice back drop. Relatively soft acidity with a creamy textured conclusion.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13%

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2021 Domaine Felix Petit Chablis

Chablis, FRANCE
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2023-2026)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Nosing evokes aromas of pear, lime and green apple over a subtle dried honey and stony mineral back drop. Delicious pear and lime fruits infused with fresh herbs meld into wet slate and mineral characters. Beautifully rounded texturally it finishes dry with brisk acidity and a stony mineral laden conclusion that’s loaded with freshness.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 12%

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2007 Domaine Francois et Antonie Jobard Les Tillets Meursault

Burgundy, FRANCE
$125. 00
Bottle
$1500.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now (2014)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Bright straw colour with pale gold edges and a pale straw hue. The nose is a little restrained requiring some coaxing to reveal aromas of roasted almonds coated in lemon honey followed by some cashew, toasty beeswax like characters and spice. Moderately creamy and dry the palate has a developed flavour profile of roasted almonds, dried honey, bees wax, toast and spice. Very dry finish without much carry through. Aftertaste of roasted almonds, dried honey, bees wax and spice.
Requires immediate drinking.
Alc 13%

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2016 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux Chablis Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Raveneau's 2016 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux is excellent, offering up a youthfully reserved bouquet of apple, white peach, beeswax and dried flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with lovely texture, considerable mid-palate amplitude and a bright line of acidity, concluding with a firm, salty finish that balances its somewhat gourmand attack. Along with the Vaillons, the Butteaux stood out as one of the most complete of Raveneau's premiers crus this year, revealing more and more nuance over several days. Right now, it's quite closed, but I won't be surprised if it becomes quite musky and exotic after a few years in the cellar.
93 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Sep 2018)

There is a wisp of exotic fruit to the mineral reduction, quinine and lychee nut aromas. As is usually the case, the broad-shouldered and powerful flavors possess plenty of size, weight and mid-palate density thanks to the abundant level of dry extract that also coats the palate on the overtly powerful if slightly warm finish. This isn't refined, indeed it's borderline rustic but it should amply reward up to a decade of cellaring.
91 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

The 2016 Chablis Butteaux 1er Cru is much more closed and broody than its sibling Premier Crus at the moment: earthy, almost mulch-like aromas developing in the glass. The palate is well balanced and quite saline on the entry, hints of blackcurrant developing in the glass with disarming poise and grace towards the finish. Give this Butteaux a couple of years in bottle at least because the aromatics will require time.
91+ points
Neal Martin - Vinous

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2013 Domaine Francois Raveneau Foret Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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As is usually the case this is notably more elegant than the straight Chablis with its nose of pretty citrus, honeysuckle and dried apricot. There is good energy and better detail to the round and delicious flavors that possess more volume while terminating in an equally sappy finish that offers good if not genuinely special complexity but lovely persistence.
90 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

The 2013 Chablis 1er Cru Fôrets has a very attractive, pine needle-tinged bouquet with a subtle mineral element (wet limestone) in the background. The palate is fresh on the entry with crisp acidity, clearly a level up from the village cru, with hints of shaved ginger flourishing toward the finish. This is showing nicely. There is something nonchalant about this Fôrets, although it needs perhaps just another year in bottle.
90 points
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate #220 (Aug 2015)

Pale, bright yellow. Stone fruits and oyster shell on the nose. Supple, sweet and fruity, showing a bit more grip than the village wine but still in an essentially soft style. Drinkable now for its ripe stone fruit flavors.
89 points
Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

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2011 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
$350. 00
Bottle
$4200.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
$650. 00
Bottle
$7800.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
Bottle
$2160.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
$250. 00
Bottle
$3000.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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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- 95
2010 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
Bottle
$3240.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
$799. 00
Bottle
$9588.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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
$399. 00
Bottle
$4788.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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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- 95
2015 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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

Delivery Information
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- Nick's Import
2021 Domaine Garnier & Fils Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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.
Bright straw colour with a touch of green to the edges and a watery hue. Intense pear, lime and green apple aromas have a distinct wet slate overlay with notions of oyster shell, fresh herbs and faint hints of honeyed almond also evident. Bristling with freshness, concentrated pear, lime and green apple fruits overlay a saline oyster shell like back drop that also see the appearance of delicate honeyed almond characters. Frisky acidity lends tension to the river stone like texture and long saline laced finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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- Nick's Import
- Organic
2021 Domaine Garnier & Fils Fourchaume Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$74. 99
Bottle
$899.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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.
Brilliant pale straw core with straw tinged edges and a watery hue. Delightfully scented, the nose offers up aromas of pear, dried honey and green apple which are welded to distinct oyster shell and stony mineral like notes. Pear, lime and green apple fruits carry a gorgeous river stone like shape across the palate and show excellent intensity. Crushed rock, oyster shell and mineral characters are the back drop with fresh acidity lifting the long stony mineral laced finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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- Nick's Import
- Organic
2022 Domaine Garnier & Fils Petit Chablis

Chablis, FRANCE
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2024-2028)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

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.
Brilliant pale straw core with straw green tinged edges and a watery hue. Pear, green apple and lime aromas drift from the glass carrying with them a distinct stony mineral and oyster shell overlay. The invigorating palate sees delicious pear and lime fruits complimented by subtle green apple, wet stone, infusions of fresh herbs and mineral accents. Nicely shaped it shows excellent length finishing dry and quite moreish. Fantastic value.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12%

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- 94
- Nick's Import
- Organic
2022 Domaine Garnier & Fils Chablis

Chablis, FRANCE
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

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.
This Chablis comes from vineyards in Maligny, Ligny, and Villy, where there is a mixture of stony chalk with a little marl so the wines have more obvious minerality and rounded notes on the palate. Maturation takes place in stainless steel tanks for a period of 12 months.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Elevated pear and lime aromas intermix with wet slate, oyster shell and mineral notes. The refreshing yet well rounded palate is decorated with pear, lime and green apple fruits which overlay a wet stone and mineral backdrop. Some traces of dried honey are also apparent. River stone like mouth feel with a long enveloping finish that has subtle dried honey and stony mineral characteristics lingering across it.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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- Nick's Import
- Organic
2021 Domaine Garnier & Fils Vaillons Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$74. 99
Bottle
$899.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2024-2028)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a subtle tinge of green around the edges and a watery hue. Intense pear and lime aromas carry with them an oyster shell like minerality followed by some delicate dried honey and wet stone notes. A touch fuller and rounder than the Fourchaume and Mont de Milieu yet still retaining good underlying minerality, it features a concentrated flavour profile of fleshy pear and lime fruits which meld into a stony mineral infused back drop. Delicate fresh herb elements and traces of dried honey are also evident. Slightly gentler acidity leads into a long finish that has a more voluminous feel than the other two Premier Cru wines.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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- 94
- Nick's Import
2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Montmains Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Other Reviews....
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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- 95
- Nick's Import
2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Mont de Milieu Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Other Reviews....
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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- 95
- Nick's Import
2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Fourchaume Chablis Premier Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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.
Other Reviews....
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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- 96
- Nick's Import
2017 Domaine Garnier & Fils Vaudesir Chablis Grand Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$110. 00
Bottle
$1320.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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.
Other Reviews....
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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- 97
- Nick's Import
2018 Domaine Garnier & Fils Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$120. 00
Bottle
$1440.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12.8%

Closure: Cork

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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- 93
- Nick's Import
2019 Domaine Garnier & Fils Chablis

Chablis, FRANCE
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2021-2024)

ABV: 12.8%

Closure: Cork

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.
This Chablis comes from vineyards in Maligny, Ligny, and Villy, where there is a mixture of stony chalk with a little marl so the wines have more obvious minerality and rounded notes on the palate. Maturation takes place in stainless steel tanks for a period of 12 months.
Bright pale straw to straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Lifted pear, ripe peach and dried honey aromas intermingle with hints of citrus and subtle wet stone end notes. Beautifully shaped the palate features mouthfilling flavours of ripe pear, peach and dried honey which overlay delicate notions of salted butter and wet stone. Finishes with good freshness and a generously rounded aftertaste. Great value.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.

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- 97
- 95
- Nick's Import
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2019 Domaine Grand Veneur Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Fontaine Blanc

Chateauneuf du Pape, Southern Rhone, FRANCE
$99. 99
Bottle
$1199.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2022-2027)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

Made from 100% old vine Roussanne aged in Demi-muids. Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Nosing offers up spicy apricot and peach scents which interact with honeysuckle, baked pear and ginger notes. Rich and textural the palate is flooded with luscious peach, apricot, baked pear and honeysuckle flavours which meld into crème brulee, nougat, toast and ginger spice on the back half. Nicely balanced acidity counterpoints the long, opulent and creamy finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews....
A tiny production, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Fontaine Blanc is beautifully done and certainly ranks with the top wines of the vintage. Based on 100% Roussanne, it has a smoking bouquet of buttered citrus, caramelized white currants, toasted bread, and a touch of nuttiness to go with a medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated style on the palate. With bright acidity, good mid-palate depth, and a great finish, this serious Roussanne can be enjoyed now or cellared for 10-15 years, if not longer. Drink 2020-2035.
95 points
JebDunnuck.com
Very discrete on the nose at this early stage. Rounded, very generous on the palate, plenty of fat. This is balanced by great driving intensity, citrusy acidity and a seam of salinity. The overall effect is bombastic and flamboyant, but fresh and balanced. The oak use is also generous, but it works with the wine. The alcohol is just a touch on the high side, but it's entirely forgivable in the grand scheme of things. Incredible length. Drinking Window 2021 - 2032.
97 points
Matt Walls - Decanter

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2014 Domaine Guiberteau Breze Saumur Blanc

Saumur, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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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2020 Domaine Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrieres Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$285. 00
Bottle
$3420.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Smoky aromas of citrus, green apple and a bit less floral influence precede the precise and tension-filled medium weight flavors that exude evident minerality on the youthfully austere though wonderfully persistent and solidly complex finale. This lovely effort should amply reward mid to even longer-term keeping. Drink from 2028+.
91-94 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières is promising, exhibiting notions of citrus zest, crisp orchard fruit, white flowers, toasted almonds and hazelnuts. Medium to full-bodied satiny and layered, with bright acids and a saline, mineral finish, it's nicely balanced.
92-94 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières 1er Cru has a taut and fresh bouquet, very strict and linear considering the growing season, just a hint of blackcurrant leaf emerging with time. The palate is very well balanced with a juicy orange zest and peach tinged entry, good weight, more rondeur than the Champe Canet with a little more length on the finish. Excellent. Drink 2024-2042.
92-94 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
A very pretty lemon yellow with primrose edges. The bouquet builds steadily, just as much with tension as with bacon ripeness. More mineral intensity at the back of the palate, this becomes more tightly wound in its second half, leaving a pleasing flesh alongside the fruit intensity.
92-95 points
Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy
Subtle, understated premier cru, yet there is no doubting the concentration and power here. Subtle white flowers on the nose, citrus and a distinct mineral note on the palate with some spice notes adding extra complexity of flavour. Purity is the key, with a lingering freshness to finish. A long future ahead. Drink 2023 - 2032.
94 points
Andy Howard MW - Decanter

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2019 Domaine Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$260. 00
Bottle
$3120.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Ripe but agreeably cool aromas include those of essence of apple, white peach and plenty of citrus elements. There is a lovely inner mouth perfume to the punchy flavors that manage to be at once powerful yet fine while displaying excellent depth and persistence on the youthfully austere finale. This is really lovely juice that should amply pay mid to even longer-term cellaring. Drink 2029+.
91-94 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
Opening in the glass with notes of peach, citrus oil, white flowers, fresh bread and pastry cream, the 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Réferts is medium to full-bodied, racy and tight-knit, with a concentrated core of fruit, racy acids and a long, chalky finish. This is potentially the finest of Carillon's premiers crus this year.
92-94+ points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)
The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru, which comes from 50-year old vines, is the most mineral-driven of Carillon’s Premier Crus with petrichor and wet limestone scents percolating through the green apple scents. The palate is surfeit with energy, real tension from start to finish with a flinty finish that lingers in the mouth. This is very promising. Drink 2025 - 2055.
94 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
More of a green tint to the nose and more elegant. Fine filtering soil and lower acidity, but tastes as if it has more. The minerals thread runs all the way through whereas Perrières it is just at the back. Classy fresh finish with some orange blossom showing the ripeness. Referts can handle its alcohol well, even though the finish is on the warm side.
91-94 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2019 Domaine Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrieres Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$260. 00
Bottle
$3120.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

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A slightly cooler nose flashes more prominent mineral reduction notes on the pear and apple compote scents that are trimmed in citrusy nuances. The more tightly wound and more mineral-driven flavors possess good power and drive on the balanced, lemony and sneaky long finale. This is more classically styled than the Champs Canet and overall, it is really quite good. Drink 2029+.
91-93 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
A rich and powerful rendition of this cuvée, Carillon's 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières reveals aromas of orchard and stone fruit mingled with hints of apple blossom and fresh bread. Medium to full-bodied, textural and concentrated, with bright girdling acids and a long, mineral finish, it's an unusually dramatic Perrières from this address.
92-94 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)
The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières 1er Cru is a little stricter on the nose compared to the Champs-Canet, though it opens with scents of mirabelle, white flowers and just a hint of dried honey. The palate is very well balanced and now shows immense concentration. This is not shy retiring wallflower, but has real depth towards the finish. Excellent. Drink 2023 - 2040.
93 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
Full lemon colour, a slightly warmer richer nose. A little bit of braised fennel here. Then white ripe pears, but not peaches. Helpful acidity to finish. Avoids excess heat, and the length is there, but CH C has better balance.
91-93 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2019 Domaine Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet

Burgundy, FRANCE
$160. 00
Bottle
$1920.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
A very pretty nose combines notes of green apple, pear and elegant white flower scents. The attractively textured middle weight flavors possess solid mid-palate concentration while delivering fine length on the balanced finale. This is quality Puligny villages that should drink well young and with a few years of bottle age. Drink 2025+.
89-91 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Village offers up aromas of fresh pear, orange zest, white flowers and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and flavorful, it's generous and enveloping, with lively acids and a fragrant finish.
89-91 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)
The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Village, matured in 15% new oak, has a perfumed bouquet with light yellow flower scents filtering through the peachy fruit. The palate is balanced with a slightly honeyed opening quite rich and Chassagne-like now with fine delineation towards the finish. Drink over the next 4-6 years. Drink 2022 - 2027.
88 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
Clear colour with a little Lemon depth. Very good fruit weight on the nose. Juicy concentrated pear, lovely at first then fleshes out rather too much. Fat for Puligny. Biscuity touch.
87-90 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2019 Domaine Jacques Prieur Montrachet Grand Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$2399. 00
Bottle
$28788.00 Dozen

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Once again there is a whiff of the exotic to the white and yellow peach, passion fruit, apricot and floral aromas that are also trimmed in soft wood nuances. There is excellent volume and concentration to the big-bodied and overtly powerful and muscular flavors that deliver excellent persistence on the almost tannic finish. This is clearly built to age and while it perhaps doesn't quite have the refinement it usually does, it is most impressive all the same. Drink 2034+.
93-96 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

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