2011 Chablis Valmur
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If served blind it would be almost impossible to mistake this for anything other than Chablis with its sea breeze, iodine, green fruit and lemon rind suffused nose. The supple yet precise medium-bodied flavors are a study in restraint with their cool minerality and wonderful sense of underlying tension. This is more powerful but also more focused presently than the Blanchot plus the finish is ever-so-slightly more persistent as well. A textbook Valmur. Tasted: Oct 15, 2013. Drink: 2021+
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
More reviews and scores
Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The 2011 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur from François Raveneau has an open and expressive, mineral-driven bouquet with citrus peel, nettle and hawthorn scents – much more complex than others in this flight. The palate has a slightly honeyed entry with good acidity and weight. There are hints of tangerine and apricot in the background, but at the front is a focused, intense spiciness that follows through right to the peacock-tail finish. Excellent. eRobertParker.com.November, 2014
The 2011 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur is excellent, unfurling in the decanter and glass with notes of confit lemon, citrus zest, fresh pastry and a light framing of reduction. On the palate, it's full-bodied, multidimensional and substantial, with this cuvee's characteristic marriage of texture, concentration and focus, concluding with a long finish. Along with the Clos, Valmur is always Raveneau's most backward wine, but in the precocious 2011 vintage it can already be approached with pleasure. Those seeking to catch it at its peak, however, should wait another 4 or 5 years and follow it for a further 10. Aug 2018, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
The domaine was established in 1948 and today consists of 10 hectares, predominantly made up of Premier Cru and Grand Cru plots. The domaine started producing a Village Chablis in 2007 and a Petit Chablis from 2014 onwards.