Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 1988

9.5

Cork broke in half (actually 6-7 pieces), initially some “old cork” flavors show through, yet after 5 minutes in the glass those dissipate and we’re left with a lovely aged Raveneau with mature fruit, some lemon and mineral notes as well, very nice complexity and length, I’ve always been very lucky aging my Raveneau, this is clearly a success (shaky cork notwithstanding)! — 9 days ago

with Jim

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Dave

Sounds ok to me!!!

Tom Casagrande

Wow! So cool. I have ZERO experience with Raveneau and ZERO Raveneaus in my cellar. ☹️ so your advice is purely of a hypothetical nature for me. (I’ve been lucky enough to have a few Dauvissats, however.) Did you use a Durand corkscrew? I use that with any 20 year or older bottle. Essential.

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I did not, but the cork broke into so many pieces that I don’t think what cork puller I used mattered (shrug)!

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay

Andrea Watt

9.4

Lemon, mineral, and a touch of brioche. Bright but structured. — 14 days ago

Domaine William Fèvre

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2010

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

This magnum showed more advanced than expected, based on the previous one.
Nevertheless, this was rounded, rich, mineral and a only touch nutty. — a day ago

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