Louis Michel Chablis 2014+ a learned lesson

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Under screw cap. Everything you could hope for in a very good premier cru, however this is village
Nice and crisp with no negative signs of aging after 11 years. Everything you hope for in Chablis with seashells minerals and precision. Good fruit with longer finish than you would expect at this level. The acidity is beautiful. Not even a remote sign of pre-mox

Lesson:
After so much money wasted on pre-moxed white burgundy this demonstrates that the problem is in the cork/closure IMO. Between this screw cap and diam closures I have had no pre-moxed wines plus they actually age beautifully. I hate to say it, but this L Michel village Chablis is better than several of my recent MdT’s (under cork).

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yup Diam and screw cap are the way forward, I buy very little white burgundy due to this risk. Yes when there are no issue nothing can beat white burgundy, but is the cost worth the risk? Not in my eyes… Louis Michel is one of regular buys.

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Thank you will have to keep an eye out for this. Meanwhile I’m stuck with a few 2023. :scream:

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Yes, aren’t the 2014 Louis Michel wines under screw cap just beautiful.

Had the Michel MdT under screw cap last Sunday. Still a baby, colour like your village, but so fresh, minerally but great depth of flavour. Some development but still will look gorgeous in 5-10 years.