François Raveneau - Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2014 (1.5L)

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Producer	François Raveneau
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Chablis
Varietal	Chardonnay
Vintage	2014
Sku	210000019384
Size	1.5L

Sensational perfume yet still quite subtle with delicate citrus notes and nuances of iodine. Has finesse rather than weight with great texture on the palate and a superb finish of wild flowers. Ageworthy, and one to enjoy with delicate dishes.

Very pale lemon color. The nose conveys the high-pitched aromas of lemon, white pepper, lavender and iodiney oyster-shell minerality that only a dog can hear. Superconcentrated, elegant and weightless on the palate, conveying penetrating flavors of citrus peel, sea salt and liquid stone. Wonderfully energetic but without any corners. A great wine in the making: utterly seamless from start to sappy, palate-staining finish. Really bulletproof fruit here: it's hard to scrape this stuff off the palate.

This is even more infused with classic Chablis elements with its abundance of oyster shell and tidal pool nuances that add breadth to the notable cool and restrained citrus peel and green fruit aromas. The rich, powerful, concentrated and mouth coating broad-shouldered flavors possess real drive but also beautiful detail on the pungently mineral-driven finish that possesses outstanding length and almost painful intensity. This is stunningly good and while I don't think that it will quite match the unbelievable quality of the 2008, it may not miss by much.

The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur, which I did not taste last year from barrel, has a riveting bouquet with cold, wet limestone and slate-like aromas that are extremely focused. The palate is well defined with a keen thread of acidity, very saline with a mouthwatering sappiness on the finish. Stubbornly backward, almost sultry and petulant, it will need several years to really settle into its groove. I strongly suspect this has something up its sleeve for those who allow this to mature for several years in the cellar.

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