2014 Chablis Les Clos
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(done entirely in stainless steel): Pale bright yellow. Very ripe if slightly reduced nose offers scents of apple, quinine, mint and metallic minerality. Dense, dry and rich if a bit youthfully disjointed today, with saline and wet stone flavors dominating. Today the wine's reduction blocks its purity of flavor. The dry finish dusts the palate with stone. In contract to the Vaudésir, this one is tricky to taste today.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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There is an ample amount of mineral reduction present on the citrusy and notably floral nose that also displays an abundance of Chablis character that continues onto the concentrated, powerful, intense and highly energetic palate impression while delivering stunningly good depth and length. As much as I like the Preuses and Blanchots, there is just another dimension present here and this should be remarkable once it achieves its full maturity. Bravo. Oct 2015, www.burghound.com, Drink 2024+
Bright pale yellow. Very pure but reticent nose dominated by wet stone and minerals. Extremely tight and uncompromising, in a taut, lemony style. Finishes very long and vibrant, with a soupcon of fresh pineapple. Bailly found this wine extremely rigid in the early going and put part of it in a cask and two barrels during the middle of its elevage ; it was bottled just before Christmas. This wine clearly needs extended aging and will merit a higher score if it expands in bottle.