2018 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre
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Tasting notes
Complex aromas of chalk, dried apple and pear with some cream. Itâs full-bodied and open now. Chalky at the finish. Lightly layered palate. Drink or hold.
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Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru is austere and recalcitrant on the nose, missing the volume and presence of the Montmains. The palate is balanced but relatively simple compared to William Fevre’s other Premier Crus, just missing the same delineation and steeliness on the finish.
Meeting the optimist expirations I established a year ago, the 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre offers up aromas of lemon oil, freshly baked bread, crisp green apple, white flowers, wet stones and oyster jus. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, it's tensile and dynamic, with tangy acids, fine depth at the core and a long, sapid finish.
Smoky and a little reductive. Crisp and racy, with a streak of liquid stones. Taut and very young. Good enough length to develop. (TJ)
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.