2010 Domaine Francois Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru "Monts Mains"

I seemed to have a slight preference for the 2009 Forêt over its 2010 counterpart, but in the case of the Raveneau Montmains, the 2010 looks to be slightly superior to the 2009 version. The beautiful bouquet is deep and classy, wafting from the glass in a fine mélange of apple, lemon, wet stone minerality, beeswax, lemon zest and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very minerally in personality, with lovely focus and grip, bright acids and excellent length and grip on the very transparent finish. A lovely wine in the making.