2013 Chablis Les Preuses
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Pale green. Very ripe aromas of white flowers and white pepper, plus an intriguing suggestion of small red fruits. Silky, round and seamless in the mouth; in fact, almost soft for this grand cru, not showing the cut of the better vintages. This plush wine is delicious already but I wanted a bit more energy. Finishes dusty and persistent.
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Neal Martin
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2013 Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses has an austere, wet granite, nettle and saline nose that is nicely poised. The palate is fresh and crisp with a keen line of acidity, a potent marine influence here with bundles of crisp Granny Smith apples mixed with lemongrass and lime toward the tensile finish. This is one of the best wines from William Fevre in 2013.
Creamy and promising on the nose. High acidity softened by the creamy effects of the lees ageing. Slightly chewy, clean-cut but I expect more intensity from a grand cru. (JH)
The 2013 Chablis Les Preuses isn't fully formed at this stage. Sweet, floral aromatics lift from the glass, but the mid-palate needs more time to fully flesh out. The Preuses was the first wine to finish its malo, and it is now in a different stage from the rest of the wines in this range, as it has begun to shut down. I very much like the pulsating acidity and energy here, but the Preuses is a bit hard to fully gauge today.
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.