2006 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre
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Slightly exotic scents of ripe peach, honey and truffle; not as pristine as most of the more recent vintages. In a fat, plush style but with an edge of acidity as well as a slight alcoholic warmth to its flavors of very ripe stone fruits, honey and spices. Finishes with a balsamic quality, a hint of porcini and a faint bitterness. This wine was distinctly fresher and firmer at the outset but today it's missing the classic higher-pitched mineral and citrus notes of the vineyard. Not a great showing; if this bottle is representative, it's a wine to consume over the next several years. (ST)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The 2006 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre from Domaine Raveneau is maturing very nicely. The nose is strict and correct at first, gradually opening up and offering tantalizing glimpses of fennel and even a faint scent of lobster bisque. The palate is precise and linear on the entry, and then fans out with careless abandon, slightly honeyed towards the finish that perhaps shaves away some of the tension it would have otherwise possessed. But it remains a wonderful Chablis that has ten or 20 years ahead.
A ripe and admirably pure nose features aromas of white flower, pear and quinine that give way to supple, sweet, mouth coating and impressively concentrated flavors that exude a fine minerality on the beautifully intense, long, powerful and driving finish that is supported by a solid acid spine.
Bright yellow with a green tinge. Cool aromas of crushed stone, citrus peel and white flowers. Dense, sweet and minerally, but quite youthfully closed and strict today, showing none of the honeyed character of the 2006 vintage. In fact, this broad, rich wine boasts terrific verve and finishes with palate-staining citrus and stone flavors. This is 13% natural alcohol with four grams per liter of acidity. It will be fascinating to compare this and the more austere 2005 a decade or so down the road.