2014 Chablis Les Preuses
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The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru les Preuses has a tightly wound and quite strict bouquet, a little backward and demanding more bottle age to really express itself. The palate is well balanced with a touch of spice on the entry, as you would expect from this vintage; it has a pleasant saline touch, moderate weight in the mouth and it gradually builds towards a harmonious, ginger-tinged finish. This has great potential, but it needs 3-4 years in bottle, whereas I feel that the Valmur is more immediate.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Jancis Robinson MW
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70% of the crop saw oak. Light, floral nose. Then pretty chewy on the palate. A solid rather than ethereal take on Chablis. Difficult to see real grand cru concentration. Light citrus note on the end. (JR)
Pale yellow. Subtle aromas of yellow peach, spices, flowers and mint. Silky-sweet and strong, offering a lovely combination of sucrosité and acidity. Wonderfully stylish, harmonious, long wine with terrific sappy energy. Fine-grained, sophisticated and tightly wound but not austere. In a rather feminine style but with no shortage of power.
Along with the Côte Bouguerots and Les Lys, this possesses the most elegant nose in the range with an ultra-pure mixture of green fruit, tidal pool, white flower, citrus rind and iodine hints. There is terrific intensity and delineation to the attractively textured and refined yet powerful flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the gorgeously long, balanced and Zen-like finale. The Vaudésir and Les Clos are both genuinely remarkable but there is another dimension present here. Once again it's worth pointing out that this is going to need plenty of cellaring. Another 'wow' wine. Oct 2016, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2026+
About the producer
Established in the late 1950s, William Fèvre was one of the leaders in Chablis’s renaissance. Today he crafts benchmark expressions of fine Chardonnay from some of the top vineyard sites in the region, working with many of the best Premier and Grand Cru vineyards.