2012 Domaine Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru "Blanchot"
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97
Vinous
Reviewed January 2021The 2012 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru is the product of an incredibly challenging year in which yields were reduced by a whopping 40-50%. Frost in the spring, poor flowering, hail in July and blistering heat in August kept vignerons in Chablis busy in 2012. The result is wines that are dense, powerful and yet full of energy. That is exactly what comes through in Raveneau’s 2012 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru, a wine that perfectly captures the personality of the year and site, albeit with all those qualities turned up to eleven. Even with all of its natural intensity, the 2012 retains striking translucence. If anything, the 2012 is still very young. Readers who can cellar it for a few more years are in for a treat. Lastly, I am not a huge fan of decanting reds, as I think much of the magic is lost to the air, but I feel exactly the opposite about whites of this level. I suggest opening the 2012 (and any top Chablis) at least a few hours in advance. I loved the 2012 from barrel and then in bottle. Now, several years after my first reviews, I am every bit as enamored with the 2012 Blanchot as I was back then. (AG) 97+
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Professional Reviews
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Wine Advocate
The 2012 Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots appeared stubbornly laconic on the nose at this stage, although the palate is very powerful and delivers assertive notes of fresh lime, Cornice pear and red apples, seguing into a captivating saline note toward the finish that lingers in the mouth. This broody, but compelling Chablis grand cru will need several years in bottle. (NM)
94
Burghound
This offers a nose that is classic Blanchot with its elegant and ultra-pure array of white flower, pear, mineral reduction and ocean breeze scents. There is simply terrific intensity to the especially rich and mouth coating flavors that brim with dry extract before culminating in a driving yet refined finish of impeccably good balance. Note that this moderately austere effort is even more saline than I typically find it.
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Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Origin | Chablis, France |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1183278 |