NOSE: medium-strong mineral note; aromas are on the lighter end of the Chardonnay spectrum.
BODY: light pale yellow color; medium-light bodied.
TASTE: light; lots of mineral; simple/light/easy; not oaky, alcoholic, or buttery; 12.5% alc. not noticeable; “green”; watered-down flavor; high acidity; short-medium finish of medium-light intensity; Ashley thought this was good with food; very good for $15, but ultimately boring.
I’ve had more premoxed Drouhin-Vaudon that I’ll pass on that label. As for the Fevre Champs, I like this wine more than Brian. It hits all my chablis wants; saline, seashell chablis goodness. No, not deeply complex but not boring either. After all village, not 1er cru. For me, a good drink. Costco $19 deal.
$17 at my local Costco (so cal) and I thought it was a major deal, as good as most $25-30 chablis in normal years. Full of marine influence, salty, and clean - held up for 2 days in fridge with no degradation. I am going back to stock up.
Tried the '14 Kirkland PC Chablis as well and pared in comparison in my opinion, faded hard on second night.
Have you tried the '14 of this wine Michael? I have those other wines that you mention in other years and this one is as good or better. I was impressed. I have tried it in other years and didn’t care for it. Of course YMMV
No, my statement was not specific to the '14 vintage. If I see it I’ll give it a try. I think that '14 is an excellent Chablis vintage so it would stand to reason that it would be good. I’ve enjoyed the other wines I mentioned in '14 quite a lot. In some ways it seems like a vintage in which it was impossible to go wrong if you choose a decent producer. Probably a good idea to stock up as '15 will be riper and not sure what yields are like in '16.
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After tasting Champs Royaux back a few years ago (maybe 2000-2002) I loved this wine but in more recent times I have found it, meh, and stopped buying. Not sure if it me or the wine.