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Chablis Les Forêts, Domaine François Raveneau 2007

RegionBurgundy
Subregion France > Burgundy > Chablis
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietyChardonnay

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Tasting Notes

An expressive nose of honey, lemon peel and grapefruit merges into pure, round but muscled and punchy flavors brimming with Chablis character and culminating in a soil-driven, stony and delicious finish. This is actually a bit more refined than usual though it can't match the best 1ers here in that regard. It's also relatively approachable because of the mid-palate fat, which makes it somewhat atypical in the context of the vintage.

90
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (36), October 2009

The Raveneau 2007 Chablis La Foret - whose young vines had very low yields this year, resulting in a high-for-its-vintage 13% natural alcohol - is particularly pungent in its expressions of citrus zest, piquant, iris-like floral perfume, and white pepper. Satisfying richness of white peach and a glossy, silken texture help ameliorate any tendency of the wine's pronounced pungency to become too aggressive, and a wonderful sense of scallop-like sweet, saline, animal savor emerges on airing, contributing - along with an enhanced impression of liquid floral perfume - to a finish of lasting fascination and memorable distinctiveness. This is by no means a typical 2007, let alone a Chablis distinguished by rectitude. I would plan on monitoring it closely and relishing it relatively early.

92
David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate (186), December 2009
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