Tasting Notes
Vinous 91
Very pale gold. Initially closed wet stone and menthol nose shows riper notes of pineapple, marzipan and toast as the wine opens in the glass. Then plush, broad and voluminous in the mouth, with the impression of oatmeal and marzipan ripeness repeating. I don’t find quite the fruity treble notes that this wine showed in the early going; this is a bit blurry compared to the 2010, in a distinctly warmer, even slightly honeyed style. Isabelle told me she expected "something a bit more heavy" but this wine appears to possess adequate acidity to go on for a while. (12.76% alcohol; 3.25 pH; 3.7 g/l acidity; from a large crop of 55 hectoliters per hectare)
Anticipated maturity: 2019-2030
Robert Parker 90
“Raveneau’s 2009 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre was gorgeous in its youth, and while the wine is still drinking very well, it has begun to lose a bit of energy, so I would be inclined to start pulling corks on remaining bottles. Aromas of ripe lemon, spring flowers and Asian pear precede a medium-full, richly textural wine with chewy phenolic grip on the finish but a somewhat low-acid profile that reflects the warm growing season and harvest.”
Anticipated maturity: 2018-2020
