Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay

A very clean Shchablis Enjoyed with oysters o

Medium gold color. Nice weight. An un-Chablis like nose. Notes of ginger and iodine, lemon, white clay and some cardamom. Sweet fruit in the mouth, but quiet and dull at first. It needs 4 hours of air before the acidity comes out and any sort of structure appears. If one was to drink this before hour 4, you might dump it as it was not at all interesting until then. Overall it’s not a bad showing, but this is another 05 Chablis that to me comes across more like a really good CA Chardonnay rather than what I look for in a grand cru Chablis. Maybe more age helps?

La Paulée Grand Lieux-dits of Chablis. Cooked apples, lemons, faint minerality.

Another fantastic bottle. Explosive flavors.

Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany; 14 November 2020 at Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY

Physically Distanced 🚧 but Socially Close 🤗 dinner, following the reasonable NY State dining regulations.

Fresh with hints of lemon. Very smooth and ripe chalky minerality. Long and refined

This bottle was singing. Fresh lime/citrus/mineral with a touch of herbs. Fruits were deep and a lengthy lifted finish.

Cool and poised nose with steely notes and green fruit and a chalkiness bringing it all together. Light and precise on the palate. Mineral and cool. Very good without being spectacular

Lovely balance

Perfectly fresh.