Reviews

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

White and yellow peach, Rose's lime juice, grapefruit, lemon juice, travertine, and white pear. Succulent and mouthwatering on entry, expanding on the palate with a full, voluptuous, quasi-sappy…

Domaine Pinson Frères Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Fresh squeezed lemon juice, lemon zest, tangy unripe clementine, lychee, acacia, and white travertine thrust across the palate with deliberate vivacity that offer both a focused and vibrant delivery.…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos

Yep...It's still that good. Seeing as how the other notes on this wine aren't in English and I'm clearly way too lazy to cut and paste to Google translate, I'm not sure why other folks wouldn't rate…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent

LIN-E-AR as all getup. White lemon pith, white stone fruit, chalk, and some salt rock. A straight-laced L7 that has absolutely zero interest in being anything but a wallflower on the palate dance…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

A solid performance as before. Similar to my notes back in July. A QPR success more than anything. Air helped to expand the agreeable yellow citrus flavors from front to back on the overall…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux Vieilles Vignes

Spun up, chalky, and pithy on initial entry, with air helping to coax out some white melon and white lemon rind, green apple, white stone, lemon seed, and unripe pear notes. Fairly anorexic on the…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Montmains Vieilles Vignes

Loving this wine right out of the gate. Some swirling in the glass really opened it up nicely. Maintained energy and freshness, while all the while delivering a notable degree of concentration and…

Domaine Pinson Frères Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu

Nervy and tense, with a slightly linear but still flavorful expression of yellow citrus, quince, white stone fruit, and limestone. Notable energy, with enough fruit to counterbalance the acidic…

Patrick Piuze Chablis 1er Cru Les Séchets

Pithy and punchy fresh squeezed lemon juice, citrus zest, lemon seed, white melon, honeydew rind, yellow pear skin, limestone, and white chalky stone. The minerality (and faint salinity) adds to the…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots

This caged monkey is gonna need some bottle time to really start showing any semblance of maturity in terms of flavor expansion on the palate. Gains points for zippy and super fresh acid-driven…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

A tick or two behind the 2017 Les Clos, this 2016 impresses for its purity and a nice even-keeled balance of grip and flavor. Lighter mid-palate, with higher register and somewhat lighter weighted…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Montmains Vieilles Vignes

So if you want a back-the-truck-up type of wine that way over delivers for its price point, this is the one. Beautifully pure and clean flavors of wonderful yellow citrus, fresh squeezed lemon juice,…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Lemon and lime zest, quince, lychee, and some faint minerality on the tail end. The citrus zest undulates throughout the delivery, finishing with a gentle clamp on the back of the jaw. Well balanced,…

Domaine A Préhy Chablis Sainte Céline

White peach, lemon curd, honeycomb, and a hint of limestone. Medium-bodied with a well-weighted mid-palate and a nicely round and enveloping finish. Simple, but hot-damn for $12.99 at Trader Joe's,…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos

On the nose, a lively array of citrus zest and citrus blossom aromas rush to the scene. Truly a "taste first with your nose" kind if wine. The palate follows suit, with vibrant lemon flavors…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

PnP was near SB-esque, with wired-tight lemon juice, chalk, lychee, white melon, and quince notes. Decanted for over three hours and this monkey started to move ever so slightly into the realm of…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

Green apple, lychee, honeydew, pear, chalk and some limestone. No hard edges, but nice subtle tension keeping it from becoming too round. Finishes with white melon rind, wet travertine, and faint…

Domaine Dampt Frères Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

Very agreeable Bougros, with a sway toward the riper end of the yellow fruit spectrum, but also with enough acidity to keep it all in line. Ripe lemon and white melon dominate. Some pumice and slight…

Roland Lavantureux Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

Notes of yellow citrus, apple flesh, lightly honeyed oil, faint grass, white seashell, and subtle minerality. Not a hugely saline-driven or mineral-infused animal, but with enough cut to keep the…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Vau de Vey

Same as my notes from two months ago. "More ok" than the other two whites served before it. Not a whole lot of concentration for a Chardonnay. Some cut and frame, but not much fruit to fill the…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Vau de Vey

"Ok" is the word of the day on this wine. Some minerality and faint citrus notes. Again, a wine designed to go with food in that it will never have enough oomph to be anything but a second-rate…