2005 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru***
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In contrast to the relative expressiveness of most of this group, the Les Clos is backward, reserved and very tight, revealing only glimpses of white flower, oyster shell and an airy marine influence that can also be found on the intense, pure and astonishingly precise flavors that possess another dimension relative to all of the other '05s with the exception of the Preuses. Class in a glass as they say and while presently tighter than a drum with an exceptionally dry finish, this has the material and balance to age for years.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Just honeyed lemon. Richer on the palate than the other Fèvre Grands Crus. More weight but still very very pure and tight. Very classy. (JH)
Pale green color. Pure but subdued aromas of lemon-lime and crushed stone. Intensely flavored and youthfully tight, offering sharply delineated citrus fruit, white peach and crushed stone elements. In a cooler style for the vintage, with just the slightest exotic hint to show that it's from a very warm year. The very long, rising finish displays uncommon precision for the vintage. But the young 2006 appears to be even longer and more minerally.
Pale, green-tinged color. Pure but subdued nose hints at minerals and lime, with flint and quinine emerging with aeration. Penetrating and powerful, with superb cut and grip (Fevre's holding high on the hill always gives a youthfully tight, fresh style). Wonderfully silky and suave grand cru, finishing with great palate-coating dusty stone and uncanny mineral persistence.