2000 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre
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Bright, pale yellow-silver; remarkably light for a 19-year-old white wine from anywhere! Aromas of lime and lemon zest, pear, crushed rock and marrowy minerality display captivating purity. At once supple and penetrating, beginning with an energetic lemony tightness but eventually expanding in the middle palate and spreading out on the back end. This compellingly fresh, still-youthful midweight is not at all a thick style of Chablis--nor does it possess the 2002's sweetness of fruit--but it's brisk, precise and bone-dry, with urgent wet-stone salinity and sneaky rising length. Yet another superb and uncompromising example of this classically austere vintage for Chablis.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Still just pale gold. Lovely zesty, savoury nutty minerality on the nose. Woody rather than oaky. Very savoury on the palate, dry and powerful yet fresh and lithe. A hint of lime on the finish shows just how fresh it still is. Lots of energy and crisp acidity carries it to a long, long finish. (JH)
( bottled in November; 2 of the domain 7.5 hectares are in this premier cru) Deep, complex nose melds grapefruit, powdered stone, apple and mint. A step up in concentration and texture from the foregoing premier crus. Thick, suave and seamless; dry, classy and rich. Finishes very long, with a flavor of wet stone. Will be a superb bottle.