TN: 1997 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

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1997 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (8/28/2014)
Served blind-ish (everyone knew it was Raveneau from the wax capsule and first taste), this was outstanding right from the get go. Waxy, lanolin, almost Chenin-esque aromatics at first, but with air (and warmth - it was too cold to start) there were pineapple and creamy elements that carried through from the nose to the palate. The richness suggested a riper vintage, so we were not shocked by the reveal of 1997. I followed the wine for the next 90 minutes, and it just kept delivering that pineapple fruit, and more minerality as the wine got more air. Outstanding showing for this wine. Drink it if you have it. It’s hard to imagine it being better than it was last night.

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Thanks for the note David ! Recently the 1995 was oxed and the 1977 was Outstanding ! Chapelot and MdT my favorite 1e Crus from Raveneau …

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Very nice David! [wow.gif]

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sounds a lot better than the bottle i opened a couple weeks ago. mine was marred with a bruised appleish quality. some thought it was a bit oxidized, others thought it was showing the warmer fruit profile of the vintage. no precision at all - a complete disappointment.