Paul Nicolle
Chablis Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay
This may be the best straight Chablis AOC I’ve had. Classic nose has copious amounts of ripe, apply fruit, loads of fresh, homemade brothy notes, and sweet crushed, moist limestone minerality. Packed with flavor and intensely minerally in the mouth. Just round-textured liquid stones. Nice acids for a modern era Chablis. Lip-smackingly intense. What a value. Wish I got more of this.
This may be the best straight Chablis AOC I’ve had. Classic nose has copious amounts of ripe, apply fruit, loads of fresh, homemade brothy notes, and sweet crushed, moist limestone minerality. Packed with flavor and intensely minerally in the mouth. Just round-textured liquid stones. Nice acids for a modern era Chablis. Lip-smackingly intense. What a value. Wish I got more of this.
Jun 2nd, 2021Super tart yellow fruit - apple, pear and lemon - lean minerals with a cheese rind and lingering finish.
Super tart yellow fruit - apple, pear and lemon - lean minerals with a cheese rind and lingering finish.
Apr 2nd, 2021Underripe peach, white flowers. Salinity on the nose / minerality on the palate. Juicy acid and great balance. Notable paucity of citrus.
Underripe peach, white flowers. Salinity on the nose / minerality on the palate. Juicy acid and great balance. Notable paucity of citrus.
Nov 30th, 2017Steal for a #Chablis. Great mineral & great mouth feel. Glad I got 2 bottles.
Steal for a #Chablis. Great mineral & great mouth feel. Glad I got 2 bottles.
Nov 26th, 2017Green apple, minerals, salinity. Good as a wine spritz.
Green apple, minerals, salinity. Good as a wine spritz.
Jul 15th, 2024Intense, dry minerality. Like squeezing a lime onto some fresh cut limestone then licking it off. Delicious!
Intense, dry minerality. Like squeezing a lime onto some fresh cut limestone then licking it off. Delicious!
Jul 26th, 2022consistently delivers. great QPR. love opening this before dinner as a starter wine and it’s generally a crowd pleaser.
consistently delivers. great QPR. love opening this before dinner as a starter wine and it’s generally a crowd pleaser.
Jul 16th, 2022Pretty color of lemon shandy without much to smell - a hint of lemon and smoke. But explosive in the mouth. Sour lemon icee, fully expressive and riding great texture to a long finish.
Pretty color of lemon shandy without much to smell - a hint of lemon and smoke. But explosive in the mouth. Sour lemon icee, fully expressive and riding great texture to a long finish.
Apr 24th, 2022