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2017 La Chablisiènne Chablis "Les Venerables" Vieilles Vignes

SKU #1479295 93 points Decanter

Outer quote mark Often one of my favourite wines in La Chablisienne's extensive range, this comes from old vine parcels with an average age of 50 years. Lightly wooded, it has focussed flavours of citrus, grapefruit and chalk. Drinking Window 2019 - 2024. (TA) Inner quote mark (7/2018)

91 points Vinous

Outer quote mark The 2017 Chablis Les Venerables is superb. Aromatically expansive and layered, the 2017 boasts terrific depth and complexity, with real persistence and character at this level. All the best qualities of this important Chablis vintage come through in the 2017, a wine that hits all the right notes with both style and substance. (AG) Inner quote mark (1/2020)

89-91 points Allen Meadows - Burghound

Outer quote mark A shy nose grudgingly speaks of smoky matchstick, green fruit, white peach and just enough Chablis character to be persuasive. There is fine intensity to the delicious and succulent but relatively powerful flavors that appear to offer very fine development potential. Worth a look. Inner quote mark (10/2019)

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark La Chablisienne's most serious village wine is the 2017 Chablis Les Vénérables Vieilles Vignes, a cuvée produced from vines averaging 50 years of age. It is only released once it has a bit of bottle age: the 2015 is currently being commercialized. It's more reserved, unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil and wet stones. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, textural and layered, with excellent concentration and tension, concluding with a precise and penetrating finish. (WK) Inner quote mark (8/2019)

James Suckling

Outer quote mark Beautifully exotic citrus, peach and tropical fruit make a striking impression on the nose here. The palate has a very fresh and juicy, open-knit, fleshy feel with plenty of ripe-fruit flavor. Drink now. Inner quote mark (7/2019)

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2017 La Chablisiènne Chablis "Les Venerables" Vieilles Vignes

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Chardonnay

- It's hard to believe that up until about 30 years ago, this extremely popular varietal hid behind the veil of geographical names like Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. Now grown all over the world and bottled by its varietal name, Chardonnay has achieved a level of branding unlike any other wine. Surprisingly, though, what you get when you buy Chardonnay can differ greatly from country to country and even within one country, depending on the climate where it's grown and how it is vinified and aged. From fresh, crisp and minerally with apple and lemon notes to rich and buttery with tropical fruit overtones, Chardonnay runs the gamut. In France's Burgundy, Chardonnay is the source of the prized wines of Chablis, Corton-Charlemagne, Mâcon, Meursault and Montrachet. It also the foundation of exceptional Champagne, where it is blended with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or vinified on its own into Blanc de Blancs. It is also extremely popular in California, and is gaining popularity in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and South Africa.

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France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

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Chablis

- The region north of the Cote d'Or, famous for its steely dry white wines made from Chardonnay. There are 7 Grands Crus vineyards, and numerous Premier Crus. Unfortunately, the name has been borrowed and badly abused by producers of inferior white wines in the US as well as in Australia. True French Chablis is a delicate, stony, crisp Chardonnay, bearing no resemblance to the anonymous plonk so labeled here.