2017 Chablis Butteaux
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The 2017 Chablis Butteaux 1er Cru feels a little simplistic on the nose compared to its peers, but gradually gains intensity and nuance, pressed yellow flowers mixing with crushed stone. The palate is saline and quite "fishy" in the mouth, not complex and perhaps missing the tension of its peers on the finish. It lacks a bit of length. I have encountered better bottles of this in the past, hence the plus sign against my score. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Neal Martin
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The 2017 Chablis Les Butteaux 1er Cru demonstrated a touch of turbidity in the glass. There is a lovely, managed reduction on the nose, and much more energy than in the 2018s. Touches of sea spray accent a light appley nose. The crisp, taut palate is nicely focused, with good tension on the razor-sharp finish. Butteaux in full effect! Superb.
The 2017 Chablis Butteaux 1er Cru is bright and finely sculpted in the glass. Citrus peel, wild flowers and mint are all beautifully delineated. The Butteaux is a wine of nuance, freshness and energy more than anything else. Even in the early going, it is super-expressive and inviting.
The 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux is showing very well from bottle, unwinding in the glass with notes of green apple, iodine, clear honey, mandarin and frangipane. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with impressive textural presence allied with racy acids and a compelling sense of structural reserve. This is a superb Butteaux from Piuze.