2016 Petit Chablis
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The 2016 Petit Chablis has an attractive bouquet with pretty white flower and light dried honey aromas. The palate is again, elegant and pretty with a fine saline note and a precise, if slightly short finish. You might describe this as a dainty little Petit Chablis and/or and affordable introduction to the delights of Raveneau.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Neal Martin
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A discreet but pretty nose of peach and citrus introduces the 2016 Petit Chablis, a medium-bodied, gourmand wine with glossy texture and a generous core of fruit. These young vines suffered in the frost, yielding a mere 15 hectoliters per hectare that attained 13% natural alcohol—not a common occurrence in this appellation, needless to say. Enjoy it in its vibrant youth.
(fermented in cuve ): Pale yellow. Metallic minerality and brisk lemon on the nose. Juicy yet quite plush and rich; a remarkably dense, powerful style of Petit Chablis owing to hail, frost and a difficult flowering (the yield was just 15 hectoliters per hectare, according to Isabelle Raveneau). Not particularly complex but shows good lemony energy for an essentially soft wine.
A discreet but pretty nose of peach and citrus introduces the 2016 Petit Chablis, a medium-bodied, gourmand wine with glossy texture and a generous core of fruit. These young vines suffered in the frost, yielding a mere 15 hectoliters per hectare that attained 13% natural alcohol—not a common occurrence in this appellation, needless to say. Enjoy it in its vibrant youth. Aug 2018, www.robertparker.com