2021 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre
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Tasting notes
The 2021 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a succinct bouquet with low-key mineralité that emerges with aeration. Very fresh with a light sea spray element. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity in a more elegant style, composed with brightness and sapidity on the finish. Excellent. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
More reviews and scores
The 2021 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre is a lovely classic, unwinding in the glass to reveal aromas of white flowers, citrus zest, crisp green apple and oyster shells, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive palate that's pure, layered and structured, concluding with a penetrating finish. This will reward a bit of patience.
A discreet dollop of wood sets off the equally cool and perhaps even slightly more elegant aromas of acacia, citrus, seashore and oyster shell. The sleek and highly sophisticated medium-bodied flavors possess a really lovely texture while delivering superb length on the bitter lemon and mineral-suffused finish. This beautifully balanced effort is crystalline in its purity and a wine that should repay a decade plus of keeping. Drink from 2031 onwards. Sweet spot. Outstanding.
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.