La Chablisienne - Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent 2005
Rating: Bettane & Desseauve 15.5/20
This Premier Cru is a rare, pure, and dense wine, grown on Kimmeridgian clay-limestone soil and old vines located on the right bank of the Serein River. It offers a subtle nose of ripe fruit and a restrained power that needs time to unfold, revealing a complex, very refined, and persistent aromatic profile. A Chablis of the highest caliber!
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Eye
Pale golden yellow color; a clear, brilliant wine
Nose
Often reserved in its youth, it reveals a restrained power that needs time to unfold, offering a complex, delicate, and lingering bouquet
Palate
Full-bodied, rich, and complex. The wine conveys the essence of a great terroir. The balance between richness and power, derived from the grapes’ ripeness, blends perfectly with the terroir’s mineral character. A very long finish with notes of fruit and minerality.
Serve
at 12-14°C
Open
1 hour ago
Drink from
2010
Drink before
2020
Food and wine pairings
A déguster sur un turbot sauce mousseline, des escargots à l'anis, un saumon grillé, du poisson cru mariné... <br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the estate:
Chablis’s leading producer consistently delivers a faithful interpretation of the appellation, thanks to the precise and meticulous work of winemaker Vincent Bartement. As always, the wines are released with a one-year delay; this year’s 2016 vintage was a challenging one, but the Mont-de-Milieu terroir fared very well. Other terroirs that the winery usually handles well taste a bit less impressive; let’s wait for the 2017s!
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 1923, La Chablisienne is a cooperative winery comprising nearly 300 winegrowers and representing a quarter of the Chablis vineyards; it celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2013. A modern and efficient organization, it plays a major role in the appellation’s reputation. The Grenouilles grand cru is one of its flagship wines.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2020 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
The largest producer of Chablis is among the best cooperatives in France, demonstrating equal skill in business and winemaking. With so many cuvées produced, it can be difficult to choose, but all the wines now benefit from flawless technical expertise in pressing and aging on the lees. The standout specialties are the consistently excellent Chablis Vieilles Vignes and the Premier Crus in heavy bottles, which rival the finest offerings from private estates, not to mention the famous Grand Cru Château Grenouilles—which should not be drunk too young! The entry-level wines have improved significantly and have shed the reductive notes that once characterized them. La Chablisienne is in fine form!
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