2005 Chablis
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Smoky, fusil crushed chalk and fresh lemon in the nose of Fevre’s 2008 Chablis Les Clos lead to a palate lusciously-brimming with fresh apricot, lemon, and grapefruit, suffused with chalk, white pepper, salt, iodine, green tea, and distilled herbal essences. Exhilarating and rejuvenating, this finishes with a tenacity, vivacity, and tactile presence hard to equal in the vintage. A gripping, ultra-mineral Les Clos, for all of its sheer fruit intensity, it makes no concessions to charm or winsomeness, particularly in its mineral-dominated finish, which some may consider austere. But few will be able to weather this cru’s gutsy intensity unbent, or scour its residues from their gums and lips. (DS)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
Here too the elegance of the nose is simply stunning with a layered and perfumed aromatic profile trimmed in an almost invisible touch of oak that allows it to ooze Chablis character and in particular, a fine minerality that continues onto the impressively concentrated and palate staining flavors that possess striking precision on the explosively long and bone dry finish. This is a great Les Clos that will make old bones.
Sample too cold to taste easily. Pure and citrussy. Very clean and fresh, excellent acidity, a little dusty. Benchmark but not exciting? (JH)
Bright lemon-yellow color. Fresh nose combines peach, spice, menthol and hazelnut, along with a suggestion of dried fruits. Fat, round and quite dry, with the exotic hint carrying through in the mouth. But this fresh, juicy Chablis possesses excellent richness of fruit for its appellation.
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.