2012 Chablis Les Preuses
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This wine was tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Chablis Grand Cru les Preuses appears to have closed down on the nose, reluctantly revealing yellow flower and granite scents that build in the glass. The palate is fresh and structured on the entry, and the acidity is very well judged with tension and race on the long finish. At the moment, this seems primal and backward, especially compared to previous encounters. Nonetheless, even blind you can tell that it has a bright future.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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The 2012 Chablis Les Preuses is all about subtlety. Nothing in particular stands out, just the wine's exceptional overall balance. Dried orchard fruit, flowers, mint and sage are some of the many notes that blossom, but it is the wine's textural feel that elevates the Preuses. The chiseled, pulsating finish is a thing of beauty.
Pale, green-tinged yellow. Very pure but subdued aromas of lime, white pepper and caraway seed. Rich and intense but very dry and backward, with citrus and floral flavors currently overshadowed by a strong gingery quality. Less expressive today than the Cote Bouguerots but very concentrated, classic and long. This will need a good six or seven years of cellaring.
Lovely refined intensity to the aroma that promises much. It delivers on the palate, too. Deep and long and savoury/creamy in the mouth. Dry elegance and length. (JH)
About the producer
Established in the late 1950s, William Fèvre was one of the leaders in Chablis’s renaissance. Today he crafts benchmark expressions of fine Chardonnay from some of the top vineyard sites in the region, working with many of the best Premier and Grand Cru vineyards.