2005 Chablis Les Preuses
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Pale, bright yellow. Musky, lower-toned aromas of ripe yellow fruits, minerals, smoke and earth; less pristine than the Vaudesir. Then sweet, round and a bit exotic, with apricot and peach blossom flavors dominating today. Bernard Billaud notes that this wine is always rounder and more open than the Vaudesir, but I find some slightly disjointed acidity in the middle palate today. Still, this finishes suave and long, with a rather refined texture.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Very fresh aromas of peach, pink grapefruit and white flowers, with a more exotic suggestion of apricot. Lush, rich and sweet, with the very ripe fruit character continuing in the mouth. As layered and fat as this is, it's not at all heavy thanks to ripe balancing acidity.
Full, broad, round. Green fruits and wet stones. Limpid, lots there. (JR)