2004 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre
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Musky, complex, pure aromas of flowers and minerals. Fat and full for the vintage but with excellent shape and grip. Flavors of minerals, flowers and mint show terrific stony cut. Very subtle wine with noteworthy concentration and excellent sneaky persistence. The crop level was a good 60 hectoliters per hectare here despite the green pruning in spring, noted Billaud, who added that the 2004 grand crus were more typically in the range of 48 to 50 hectoliters per hectare.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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From 40-year-old vines: Very pure, fresh aromas of grapefruit, minerals, chalk dust and peppery spices. Dense, sweet and pure; a step up intexture from the foregoing samples. Complex, pureflavors of grapefruit, minerals, herbs and pepper. From 80-year-old massa le vines, the estate's oldest: Very pure nose dominated by flint and smoke.Dense, fat and concentrated, with ripe grapefruit complicated by herbs and pepper. Wonderfully rich and long. This is grand cru quality. The two major components of this wine will not be blended until next January, in advance of a March bottling.