Domaine François Raveneau Chablis “Montée de Tonnerre” 1er cru 2004 Tuesday, Oct 31 2006
Tasting Notes and France and Burgundy and Variety and White and chardonnay
I didn’t buy any 2004 Raveneaus, but luckily I had a friend drop over on the weekend with a bottle in hand. We all need friends like this. A kind of New World nose: preserved lemons and a bit of butterscotch, green apple skins and a lick of wet stone; quite a fruity nose. In contrast, the palate showed a lot less fruit and a more structure, with fine lemons and grapefruits, minerals, and a latent power that was impressive. It had quite a full and rounded mouthfeel but was at the same time as taut as a drum. A wine with oodles of class – a terrific effort.
Rated : 92 Points
Tasted : Oct06
Alcohol : 13.0%
Price : $80
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2006 - 2014
Source : Afternoon Passerby
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3 Responses to “Domaine François Raveneau Chablis “Montée de Tonnerre” 1er cru 2004”
October 31st, 2006 at 8:03 am
There is a Japanese word (I forget the word) that literally means ‘trying out a new sword on a chance passerby’.I always liked that idea.
GW
October 31st, 2006 at 9:50 am
tsujigiri
:D
November 11th, 2006 at 11:12 am
If you didn’t buy 2004 your friend picked the right premier to dual with. 2005 Montée de Tonnerre is even better apparently. I’m yet to try. I always think Rav’s Montée de Tonnerre is his best 1er, with rich complexity and a matching tight focus close to Grand Cru…not quite the class. I tasted a 99 the other week and it burst out of the glass with complex grapefruit and stone aromatics with vibrant, better balanced fruit on the palate. It was bliss