François Jobard
Domaine François Raveneau
Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2012
Lovely limpid oily fruit. Soft lime and salinity with a strong liberality. Light and focused and delicious — 7 days ago
François Chidaine
Clos du Breuil Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc 2018
Domaine François Raveneau
Blanchot Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2014
spectacular nose. Opening up but tightly wound at first. Lime, acacia, honeysuckle, oyster shells, a soft plasticine rounding it out. Gorgeous and refined and improving in the glass enormously. — 15 days ago
Domaine François Raveneau
Chablis Chardonnay 2020
Try as I might to not overstate the brilliance of this wine, over pork cordon bleu and noodles in the town of Chablis on a cold grey day, this wine was the centrepiece in an unforgettable lunch. My first Raveneau and now I get what all the fuss is about. Muted nose with some flinty smoke, and mineral notes. The palate is complex and multi-layered for a mere Chablis: green apple, yeast, buttered popcorn. The 2nd half then unfurls and saline, citrus, and a hint of stone fruit linger long on the palate. The structure perfectly balances the fruit. Nothing out of place. High acid, med+ complexity, high quality. — 3 months ago
Andrew Cullimore
Quite light straw . Very complex and taut on the nose , with crushed shells , touch of honied citrus fruits , gun flint , green apple , camomile . On the palate this is very mineral and intense with chalk dust and citrus , apple peel , really long and mineral . Good volume but really excellent balance . Perfect fresh acidity, and saline mineral intensity on the finish . Really young still but so good at the moment , though will continue on like this , probably improving for a further decade at least . Restaurant Drouant , Paris . — a day ago