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89-91 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A classic Chablis nose offers up plenty of saline and oyster shell-infused green fruit that complements well the detailed, racy and impressively pure middle weight flavors that possess a lovely minerality on the focused and linear finish. This is textbook Chablis from start to finish. Drink: 2015+. (Oct 2011)"
89-91 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The 2010 Chablis Vau de Vey is considerably cooler and more inward than the Beauroy, reflecting the personality of this cold, late-ripening site. The Vau de Vey shows excellent focus and verve in its intense white fruit, flowers and sea shells. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. (Aug 2011)"
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87 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from 10 to 15 year old vines). This also displays a classic nose of green fruit, citrus and oyster shell nuances that can be found on the very fresh, crisp and dry flavors that possess enough flesh to be enjoyed now but I would advise cellaring this for 2 to 3 years first. In sum, perfectly good if not distinguished for its level. Drink: 2012+. (Oct 2010)"
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WA 88
IWC 86–88
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Chablis
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88 points and 'Don't miss!' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from Les Pargues). This is also quite floral and somewhat curiously less elegant as the green fruit and lemon zest aromas don?t have quite the same lift. This is bigger and richer with more volume as well to the fleshy medium-bodied flavors that possess reasonably good depth and length. This is a more imposing effort but not obviously better. Drink: 2014+. (Sep 2012)"
88 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The soft, pretty side of the year comes through in Billaud-Simon’s 2011 Chablis. This is an especially polished Chablis that should drink well pretty much upon release. Floral, minty notes add lift on the delineated, classy finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. (Aug 2012)"
86-88 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Pale green-edged yellow. Aromas of lemon, lime, flinty minerality and spearmint. Sweet, ripe and nicely balanced, with a peach flavor joined by an exotic suggestion of banana. Finishes with good length. (Jul 2012)"
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AM 92–95
IWC 91
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Chablis
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92-95 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): no tasting note given. (Oct 2011) br>
91 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "(vinified in oak, then aged in cuve): Pale, bright yellow. Closed, strongly mineral nose hints at peach pit and lemon. Quite backward on the palate, showing very dry, tactile flavors of crushed stone, lemon, grapefruit and spices. Finishes with a hint of spice but does not come across as overly oaky. This just-bottled wine will need a year or two to begin to absorb its acidity. (Jul/Aug 2011)"
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AM 92
WA 91
IWC 90
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Chablis
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92 points and 'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from Vaupoulent). Here the nose is quite dense with overtly ripe yet cool green fruit, lime and pronounced dried floral elements leading to seductively textured, mineral-infused and delicious flavors that possess a silky mouth feel on the well-defined and lingering finish. As good as this refined effort is, and yes, it's very good, it's not quite in the same league as the Montée de Tonnerre or Mont de Milieu. Drink: 2017+. (Sep 2012)"
91 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "[$42 list] The 2010 Chablis Fourchaume wraps around the palate with layers of rich, inviting fruit. This is a more enveloping, round style of Chablis built on fruit rather than minerality. With its soft, seductive personality, the Fourchaume will drink nicely upon release. This is easily one of the more open and accessible of the Billaud-Simon 2010s. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. (Aug 2012)"
90 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Bright, pale green-tinged yellow. Good lift to the aromas of crystallized lemon peel, mango and kiwi. Then fat, round and sweet, offering good energy considering its thickness. Harmonious Chablis with a persistent flavor of candied pineapple accented by minerality. I much prefer the balance of this wine to the Mont de Milieu. At this point in our tasting, Bernard Billaud compared 2010 to 2002. (Jul 2012)"
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AM 94
WA 94
IWC 92
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Chablis
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94 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .47 ha parcel of 60+ year old vines). A highly expressive nose leaves absolutely no doubt where the underlying fruit was grown as this exudes almost as Chablis character as it's 2010 counterpart with an abundance of mineral reduction to the white flower and iodine-infused nose. There is fine detail to the powerful, concentrated and mineral-inflected flavors that possess superb length and seemingly an endless reserve of dry extract. Even though this is a big wine, even by the extraordinary standards of a typical Les Clos, this is like rolling rocks around in your mouth. Drink: 2016+. (Oct 2011)"
94+ points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The 2009 Chablis Les Clos is playing its cards close to the vest, which is not surprising, as it was bottled a month ago. Though texturally elegant, the wine needs time for the aromas and flavors to come back to life. There is no denying the wine's harmonious finish though. My impression is that all this needs is time. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022.
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92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Pale straw-yellow. Initially reticent nose opened nicely to show complex aromas of smoky minerality, snap pea, orange zest and wild herbs; reminded me a bit of gruner veltliner. Densely packed and powerful, with the minerality of the vineyard trumping the ripe vintage character. Offers impressive volume without weight and finishes long, tactile and palate-staining, with a faint bitterness. This will require bottle aging to harmonize its acidity and salty component. (Jul/Aug 2011)"
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AM 94
WA 94
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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94 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from 80+ year old vines). A ripe and highly layered nose of spiced pear, sea breeze, iodine and shellfish hints complements ultra-elegant and pure middle weight flavors that possess excellent detail on the driving, palate staining and hugely long finish. This is one of the stars of the vintage and should be on your shopping list if the style of the vintage appeals to you. Drink: 2016+. (Oct 2011)"
94 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The 2009 Chablis Les Preuses comes across as bombastic next to the Vaudesir. Here the fruit is decidedly riper, richer and sweeter, which is felt not just in the flavor profile, but also in the wine's glycerin and weight. The Preuses is a large-scaled wine that desperately needs food to be fully appreciated. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022. (Aug 2011)"
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AM 93
WA 93
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .43 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines). A soupçon of exotic fruit adds breadth to the otherwise pure aromas of white peach, pear and lychee nut that merge seamlessly into rich, intense, powerful and palate staining full-bodied flavors that possess excellent concentration on the mineral-inflected and strikingly long finish. Drink: 2016+. (Oct 2011)"
93 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "[$75 list] The estate's 2009 Chablis Vaudesir is one of the more understated selections in this lineup. It is less minerally intense than some of the other wines, but makes up for that with its generous fruit and warm, radiant personality. This is another excellent choice for nearer term drinking, although I don't exclude the possibility that it may also age quite well given the freshness of the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019. (Oct 2011)"
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WA 90
IWC 89
AM 88
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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90 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "[$25 list] The 2010 Chablis is all about crystalline purity, depth and nuance. Lemon, white flowers, slate and crushed rocks all meld together in the glass. The 2010 impresses for its fabulous balance and impeccable finish. This a striking wine within its peer group. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. (Aug 2012)"
89 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "(bottled in July of 2011): Pale, green-tinged yellow. Hints of lemon and orange peel on the reticent nose. Juicy, steely village wine with attractive sweetness and density; in a distinctly firmer and more mineral style than the 2011. 'The point of 2010 is the salt and the soil,' noted Samuel Billaud. 'It's hard to get this character.' Finishes salty and long but with plenty of buffering ripe citrus fruit. (Jul 2012)"
88 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A ripe, fresh and expressive nose features notes of orange peel, white flowers, sea breeze, apricot and saline hints. There is excellent richness to the unusually full-bodied flavors that possess first-rate intensity before culminating in an ever-so-slightly bitter, austere and racy finish. I suspect that the bitterness will be a passing phase and if this can add depth with time in bottle, my score could be seen as unduly conservative. Drink: 2014+. (Oct 2012)"
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WA 91
IWC 90
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Chablis
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91 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "[$37 list] Billaud’s 2010 Chablis Fourneaux is quite immediate. There is plenty of minerality, but the fruit is so intense it dominates in the wine’s overall balance. The south-facing exposure and sunny microclimate of Fourneaux comes through in spades and yields a young wine that is accessible in its youth because of the sheer richness of the fruit. This is a very pretty 2010. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. (Aug 2012)"
90 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Bright pale yellow. Precise but subdued aromas of orange zest, crushed stone and minerals. Supple, silky and salty on the palate, with an austere chalky, almost metallic minerality that reminded me of Champagne. The rising finish shows some almost exotic lemon and orange flavors and a warmer, gentler minerality. (Jul 2012)"
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WA 94
JG 93
AM 92
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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94+ points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "[$40 list] Cool, inward and impeccably layered from start to finish, the 2010 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre impresses for its fabulous sense of balance and poise. Slate, crushed rocks, lime and white flowers are woven together in a fabric of unusual class and elegance. All the elements fuse together impeccably here. This is a gorgeous Chablis, but it will require patience. Today the 2010 is quite reticent, but the pedigree is evident. Anticipated maturity: 2014. (Aug 2012)"
93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The Montée de Tonnerre from Monsieur Billaud is produced from a parcel of thirty-year-old vines and is raised similarly to the Monts de Milieu, with twenty percent barrel fermentation and the remainder done in stainless. The excellent nose jumps from the glass in a classic expression of apple, grapefruit, lemon peel, chalky minerality, straw, perhaps just a whisper of vanilla from the barrel fermentation and a lovely topnote of beeswax. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very pure on the attack, with a fine core of fruit, excellent depth and focus and a very long, racy and precise finish. This is an excellent example of Montée de Tonnerre. 2016-2035. (Jun 2012)"
92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "While there is a trace of exotic fruit to the otherwise very pure aromas of white flower, citrus, wet stone and seaweed, this offers ample Chablis character. There is an attractive succulence to the fleshy middle weight flavors that exude a fine minerality on the clean, dry, linear and overtly saline-infused finish. Like the straight Chablis, this too evidences a hint of bitterness though it should pass in time. Drink: 2016+. (Oct 2012)"
91 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "(10% of this wine was aged in a new Chassin barrel): Bright, light medium yellow. Slightly high-toned, complex nose combines fresh peach, toasted baguette, crushed oyster shell and smoky silex, lifted by a whiff of clove. Sweet on entry, then quite stony and a bit disjointed in the middle, closed today but showing very good energy. (Jul 2012)"
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AM 89–91
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Chablis
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89-91 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(100% aged in 2 to 3 year old oak). Here the wood is more modulated with an elegant and relatively reserved mix of sea breeze, white fruit and a touch of toast that can also be found on the round, intense and penetrating medium full flavors that possess both excellent vibrancy and plenty of dry extract that really coats the palate on the solidly long finish. This isn't a big wine but rather one that works within the naturally more restrained character of Valmur. 2010+. (Oct 2007)"
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AM 89–91
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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89-91 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(100% aged in 2 to 3 year old oak). Here the wood is more modulated with an elegant and relatively reserved mix of sea breeze, white fruit and a touch of toast that can also be found on the round, intense and penetrating medium full flavors that possess both excellent vibrancy and plenty of dry extract that really coats the palate on the solidly long finish. This isn't a big wine but rather one that works within the naturally more restrained character of Valmur. 2010+. (Oct 2007)"
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Chablis
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The Collet family has cultivated wines in Chablis since the late 1700s. 27-year-old Romain now represents the fourth generation to run the winery.
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W&S 90
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Chablis
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90 points and 'Year's Best White Burgundy,' Wine & Spirits: "A classical Chablis from the fourth generation of this family domaine, this wine’s crisp green apple and bright lime flavors have fruit intensity that lasts. A central spine of acidity keeps it fresh and lively. For raw oysters now, or wood-roasted oysters if you age this for a few years. (Apr 2013)"
San Francisco Chronicle: "(12.5%): Young Romain Collet has taken over the estimable work of his father Gilles, a locally known talent. Let's hope the Collet name catches here: From the single Pargues parcel next to the premier crus Butteaux and Forest, this reveals surprisingly ripe quince and apricot amid deep flinty tones. That makes it a touch friendlier in all its mineral energy. Instantly pleasing. (5/6/12)"
The Collet family has cultivated wines in Chablis since the late 1700s. 27-year-old Romain now represents the fourth generation to run the winery. Les Pargues is raised in stainless steel and is very mineral driven.
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90 points and 'Year's Best White Burgundy,' Wine & Spirits: "A classical Chablis from the fourth generation of this family domaine, this wine’s crisp green apple and bright lime flavors have fruit intensity that lasts. A central spine of acidity keeps it fresh and lively. For raw oysters now, or wood-roasted oysters if you age this for a few years. (Apr 2013)"
San Francisco Chronicle: "(12.5%): Young Romain Collet has taken over the estimable work of his father Gilles, a locally known talent. Let's hope the Collet name catches here: From the single Pargues parcel next to the premier crus Butteaux and Forest, this reveals surprisingly ripe quince and apricot amid deep flinty tones. That makes it a touch friendlier in all its mineral energy. Instantly pleasing. (5/6/12)"
The Collet family has cultivated wines in Chablis since the late 1700s. 27-year-old Romain now represents the fourth generation to run the winery. Les Pargues is raised in stainless steel and is very mineral driven.
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4 stars, Decanter: "Rich, ripe aromas of banana, honey, white fruit and mango. The palate shows elegance, clarity, depth and complexity - it is sweet and generous with atypical ripe characters but manages its weight very well. Drink 2013-2017. Alc: 12.5%."
The Collet family has cultivated wines in Chablis since the late 1700s. 27-year-old Romain now represents the fourth generation to run the winery. The vines of Mont de Milieu are situated on the right bank of the Serein river close to the Grands Crus and enjoy an optimum southwestern exposure.These vineyards stand on white to light-grey soils, not very stony, with a kimmeridgian subsoil. Small terroir but high quality of wine, the most complete Premier Cru, because it possesses all its elements : a mineral as well as a floral side, round with a rich opulence. Food pairing: fish, shellfish, poultry and white meats.
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Chablis
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3 stars, Decanter: "Minerally fruit nose. Very ripe palate with lively acidity and underlying, attractive raciness. Oak drive the fruit but it is not integrated yet. Still very youthful. Drink 2012-2021. Alc: 12.5%."
The Collet family has cultivated wines in Chablis since the late 1700s. 27-year-old Romain now represents the fourth generation to run the winery.
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4 stars, Decanter: "Gentle honeysuckle notes with white and yellow fruit and an apple nose. A taut, racy style with intensity and vigour and delicious fruit. Very good purity, clarity, finesse, balance and length. Drink 2012-2017. Alc: 12.5%."
The Collet family has cultivated wines in Chablis since the late 1700s. 27-year-old Romain now represents the fourth generation to run the winery.
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Producer notes: "On the right bank of the Serein river, the Valmur is situated in the centre of the Grands Crus area (divided into 7 named vineyard sites). Its identity is made up from the depth of its clay limestone soils over a mark base, named Kimmeridgian.The ground is heavy and strewed with small fossilized oysters : 'Exogyra Virgula'. This area has a western exposure and is situated in a deep valley, with high temperatures in the summer. Food pairing: lobster, scampi and noble fish like turbot; can also accompany roasted white meats and goat cheeses."
The Collet family has cultivated wines in Chablis since the late 1700s. 27-year-old Romain now represents the fourth generation to run the winery.
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AM 89
JG 88
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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89 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(a négociant wine; note that Champs Royaux is a trademarked cuvée name, not the name of a vineyard). Here too there is a hint of sulfur that will probably dissipate in short order. There is a pretty mix of pear, green fruit and iodine hints that merge seamlessly into rich, round and very generous flavors that benefit from a touch of backend minerality. This delicious and saline-infused effort is really very good. Worth considering. 89/2014+. (Oct 2012)"
88 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The Champs Royaux bottling is the Chablis villages made from purchased grapes by William Fèvre, and the 2011 is a lovely and forward example of the vintage that would work very nicely on restaurant wine lists. The very pretty nose offers up scents of green apple, pink grapefruit, chalky soil tones, a touch of grassiness and spring flowers. On the palate the wine is medium-full, fresh and beautifully balanced, with good acids and very fine length and grip on the wide open and succulent finish. Lovely wine. 2013-2020. (Nov/Dec 2012)"
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JG 89
WA 89
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90 points and 'Outstanding Top value,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from domaine fruit). As with the two previous wines there is a trace of post-bottling sulfur in evidence though it's not enough to significantly mar the attractively complex nose that is classic Chablis in character. There is very good richness to the detailed but opulent flavors that remain focused and display plenty of finishing minerality. There is really lovely intensity to the dry and precise finish and overall, this offers terrific quality for a villages level wine. Recommended. Drink: 2015+. (Sep 2012)"
89+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The estate bottled example of Chablis AC from Domaine William Fèvre is also excellent in 2011 and, as is always the case here, offers up a bit more depth and structurally integrity than the Champs Royaux. The domaine’s parcel of vines that go into this villages bottling range from fifty to sixty years of age, so this is no weak-kneed AC bottling. The more reserved nose delivers scents of pink grapefruit, lime, snappy minerality, lemongrass, white flowers and a nice touch of oyster shell in the upper register. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with lovely focus and balance, racy acids and a very long, focused and classy finish. This is a very serious villages level Chablis! 2014-2025. (Nov/Dec 2012)"
89 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "Readers will find a terrific wine for near-term drinking in the 2011 Chablis. Beautifully defined notes of smoke, gunflint, citrus and white peaches emerge from the glass. The 2011 Chablis shows lovely richness and depth for an entry-level wine. Layers of fruit build to the expressive, generous finish. This is a nicely balanced, harmonious Chablis, and a great introduction to the vintage. Didier Seguir makes the house’s Chablis mostly with left bank fruit. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. (Aug 2012)"
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AM 97
IWC 95
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98 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2010 William Fèvre les Clos is the very finest of what is an utterly stunning array of grand crus from the domaine in this vintage. The nearly perfect nose offers up a complex and youthful mélange of apple, tart orange, grapefruit, flint, stunning, stony minerality, lime zest, smoke and spring flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very pure on the attack, with a properly reserved personality, simply enormous, nascent complexity, a rock solid core and brilliant cut and grip on the snappy, soil-driven and magically long finish. Stunning juice. 2022-2075. (Nov/Dec 2011)"
97 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from 4 separate parcels totaling 4.11 ha, 3 of which are all at the top of the slope). An exceptionally fresh and intensely floral nose also offers up notes of lime, lemon, stone and iodine that are trimmed in a discreet touch of wood. There is massive richness to the concentrated and big-bodied flavors that are breathtakingly powerful and intense, all wrapped in a palate drenching and extraordinarily long finish. As impressive as all of these characteristics are, it’s the sheer depth of underlying material that is almost hard to believe. Like the Preuses and the Valmur, this is a ‘wow’ wine that should develop for at least a decade though because of all of the dry extract, it will be approachable much sooner. In a word, brilliant. Drink: 2020+. (Oct 2012)"
95+ points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "[$115/750ml list] Bright, pale green. Subtle, delicate aromas of white peach, mint, crushed stone and chlorophyll. Less complex today than the Preuses but this is still an infant. All about white peach lifted by white pepper. Fine-grained, silky and utterly vibrant wine, delivering outstanding density and fullness without weight. Great slowly mounting finish promises much more to come. (Jul/Aug 2012)"
94 points and 'Year's Best White Burgundy,' Wine & Spirits: "[$115/750ml list] One of the most prized holdings in the domaine, Fèvre owns 10.15 acres on the south-facing hillside of Les Clos, the heart of Chablis’s grand crus. This 2010 is so concentrated and powerful that it’s hard to approach, a deep well of whiteness, of lees and jasmine, lilac and bee pollen, harmony and youthful pallor. There’s no wisdom in drinking this before it’s ten years old or older; if you do open the bottle before then, double decant it back into the bottle and forget about it for a day. (Oct 2012)"
18/20 points Michel Bettane (The World of Fine Wine): "One of the most impressive Chablis of the vintage: a complete rendition of Les Clos. This wine needs 8-10 years to blossom and deliver all the magic minerality of the place. (Issue #35; 2012)"
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AM 91–93
IWC 90–92
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91-93 points and 'Sweet spot Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(as of 2009, this is a domaine wine; from a .55 ha parcel). The differences in exposition between Mont de Milieu and Les Lys are really quite strikingly underscored as the fruit aromas here are so much riper and more obviously kissed by the sun, indeed to the point where there is an overt exoticism to the yellow orchard fruit aromas. Yet there is still excellent freshness and enough Chablis character to faithfully recall this wine's origins. There is impressive volume and power to the medium weight plus flavors that possess a plenitude of dry extract that coats the mouth on the intense, complex and lasting finish. This succulent effort should develop well over the next 5 to 7 years. Comments: Sweet spot Outstanding. Drink: 2016+. (Oct 2011)"
90-92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "(a domain bottling for the first time, as Fevre has rented this parcel and now does all the farming): Pale green-tinged yellow. Subtly complex aromas of ripe pear, medicinal herbs and musky citrus peel. Fat, sexy and opulent; can't match the Lys for cut but really coats the mouth. 'In a really stuffed right bank style,' notes Seguier. Good youthful finish shows a firming citrus edge. (Jul/Aug 2011)"
4 stars, 17.5/20 points, Decanter: "Intense and complex bouquet of citrus, nuts, flowers, apple and yellow fruit -- classic. Dense, powerful, tight and opulent wine with an earthy mineral tang creeping up on the aftertaste. It displays classic Chablis minerality and acidity on the finish. Drink: 2013-2018. Alc: 13%. (Jul 2012)"
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JG 94
AM 93
IWC 93
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Chablis
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List $120.00
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94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2010 Montée de Tonnerre from Domaine William Fèvre had only been bottled two weeks before my visit, but still was showing very well indeed. The brilliantly complex nose soars from the glass in a blaze of grapefruit, lemon, apple, a touch of anise, chalky minerality and spring flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very pure on the attack, with a sappy core of fruit, stunning focus and transparency, snappy acids and exceptional length and grip on the rapier-like finish. Given that this was only bottled two weeks ago, I am probably underestimating its absolute quality by a small margin! 2016-2045. (Nov/Dec 2011)"
93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from two .5 ha parcels divided between 1/3 Pied d’Aloup and the rest from Chapelot). A wonderfully elegant and highly expressive nose consists of white flower, oyster shell and iodine aromas that are very much in keeping with the powerful yet refined broad-scaled flavors that possess both excellent volume and concentration, all wrapped in an explosive and gorgeously long finish. The combination of punch and civility is most beguiling. 93/2017+. (Oct 2012)"
93 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "[$60/750ml list] Bright, pale greenish-yellow. Aromas of lemon and crushed rock. Densely packed and sharply chiseled, with outstanding lift to the citrus, mint and powdered stone flavors. This utterly uncompromising wine offers a powerful sensation of terroir but is impossible to drink right now. Finishes extremely long, dry and pure, with superb stony lift. A great and eminently ageworthy premier cru. (Jul/Aug 2012)"
17.5/20 points Michael Edwards (The World of Fine Wine): "Pale, youthful color; very tight and fine, all the rocks and stones of Montée de Tonnerre shaping brooding, as yet closed, flavors. Lovely fruit to come. A keeper. (Issue #35; 2012)"
4 stars Decanter: "Fresh minerally nose. Very elegant, ripe, lively, juicy and fresh mouthful with a minerally acidity and lovely balance. Quite understated and should develop. Drink: 2012-2020. Alcohol: 12.5%. (Jul 2012)"
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