2013 Chablis Butteaux

Tasted blind at the annual “Burgfest” tasting in Brouilland. The 2013 Chablis 1er Cru les Butteaux from Eleni and Edouard Vocoret has a very correct bouquet with a light oyster shell scent influencing the citrus fruit, gaining more complexity with time, offering hazelnut and light almond notes as it almost reluctantly unfurls. The palate is nicely composed with a tropical tincture on the entry, fine acidity, just a slight sense of oxidation towards the finish although that merely lends a little character rather than any fault. This is one of the better Montmains in 2013. Tasted May 2016.