2017 Domaine Louis Michel et Fils Chablis Butteaux Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru
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The 2017 Chablis Butteaux Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru is quite closed at first, gradually opening to offer crushed stone and emerging hints of lime flower. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, very saline and poised, leading to a harmonious, quite sophisticated finish. Classy. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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Neal Martin
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2017 Chablis Butteaux Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru is truly fascinating. In this vintage, the Vieilles Vignes is airy and lifted, with its weight and power more implied than overtly stated. Citrus peel, white flowers, mint, crushed rocks and white pepper give the 2017 a striking aromatic top register. This is such a gorgeous wine.
A formidable rendition of this reliably superb cuvée, Michel's 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux Vieilles Vignes wafts from the glass with a complex but reserved bouquet of fresh peach, crisp yellow apple, iodine, mandarin oil and paraffin wax. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep, dense and concentrated, with a racy spine of acidity cloaked in vibrant fruit, concluding with a long, searingly saline finish. This is well worth seeking out.