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Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 2006

11/06/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

2006 Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre – France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (5/29/2008) Silex, smokey minerals and ripe white fruit (pear) on the engaging nose. Mouth coating fruit and honey on the palate, supported by smokey minerals and citruslike acidity. Clean, fresh and broad, excellent. (92 pts.) Posted from CellarTracker

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Domaine Billaud-Simon Petit Chablis 2006

11/06/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

2006 Domaine Billaud-Simon Petit Chablis – France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis (6/1/2008) Floral nose with a hint of flint and ripe pears. Fairly ripe on the palate, with good, ripe white fruit, refreshing citrus-like acidity and unmistakably a smoke-like mineral component. Very classy, clean, balanced wine for near-time consumption. Just plain delicious and a very good qpr. (90 pts.) Posted > Read more …

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La Chablisienne Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2004

11/06/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

2004 La Chablisienne Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses – France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru (6/8/2008) Mineral dominated, bone dry Chablis with a clear character of wet granite stones and slate, supported by sweet but restrained white and yellow fruits and citrus-like acidity; coats the mouth, fairly lactic. (91 pts.)

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La Chablisienne Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu 2005

18/04/2007 Jozef Schildermans 0

2005 La Chablisienne Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu – France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (4/14/2007)While the nose is at the moment rather subdued, it offers a noticeable trace of stony minerals and ripe yellow fruit. On the palate this is fairly sweet, with an undertone of stones and minerals, maybe lacking a bit of acidity. However, this is > Read more …

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La Chablisienne Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 2004

14/11/2006 Jozef Schildermans 0

2004 La Chablisienne Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre – France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (11/6/2006)Citrus fruit and rocky minerals on the nose. Almost bone dry on the palate, but there’s is enough filling (glycerol) for the already detectable citrus and apple fruit to shine through after a few years of bottle age; fair amount of minerals, some metal > Read more …

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William Fèvre Chablis Champs Royaux 1998

18/12/2005 Jozef Schildermans 0

1998 William Fèvre Chablis Champs Royaux – France, Burgundy, Chablis (12/18/2005)It was a nice surprise finding this for only 9,5 euro in a small local shop. Golden colour. Very expressive slightly lactic nose with honey, ripe yellow fruit, marsepan and a hint of minerals. Suprisingly full bodied for an “ordinary” Chablis. This is certainly Premier cru quality fruit. At peak > Read more …

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Moutonne

02/10/2005 Jozef Schildermans 0

Grand Cru “sans papiers” in Chablis en een monopolie van Domaine Long-Depaquit, eigendom van de Bourgogne-négociant Albert Bichot. De officiële documenten van de INAO vermelden deze achtste grand cru in Chablis niet, maar de benaming wordt getolereerd, want Moutonne is een oude lieu-dit in de officiële Chablis grand cru Vaudésirs. Het is een apart perceel binnen deze grote grand cru, > Read more …