Raveneau Chablis 1er cru Forêts 2021

93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2021 Forêt chez Raveneau is a lovely wine in the making. The wine delivers a refined aromatic constellation of apple, pear, lemon zest, beeswax, chalky soil tones, anise and a lovely floral topnote redolent of white lilies. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and completely defined by its marvelous underlying minerality, with a fine core of fruit, zesty acids, fine focus and grip and a long, poised and seamlessly balanced finish. This is more closed today than the fine villages bottling and will demand just a bit more time in the cellar before it blossoms, but it should drink on the early side for this cru and make a lot of friends right from the start! 2026-2055. (Nov/Dec 2022)"

91-93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2021 Chablis Fôret 1er Cru is where things start getting serious for Raveneau with a chiselled, orange blossom and flinty bouquet that unfurls nicely in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, subtle apricot and quince notes surfacing with time, quite elegant, almost dainty in style with a persistent finish. Very fine. Drink: 2024-2038. (Sep 2022)"

92 points Andy Howard, MW (Decanter): "Raveneau's Foret comes from a 0.7ha site which is quite low in the valley. Average vine age is 35 years, sited on deeper soils. A very elegant premier cru, an open, fragrant and perfumed wine with great precision on the palate. This is not at all a blockbuster style but is refined and so smooth. High quality. Has an intriguing earthy note. Crisp, lime and lemon fruit with great texture overall. More approachable than some of the domaine's other premiers crus. Drinking Window: 2024-2029. (10/17/22)"

92 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com) (2023).

90-92 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Pale colour, a stricter less clay-style nose than chez Vincent Dauvissat though the plots are next door. Salty white fruit, medium bodied, higher acidity. Long finish Drink from 2025-2030. (Jun 2022)"

90-92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .67 ha holding that averages 35 years of age). Here too there are light touches of wood and menthol setting off more citrus-inflected aromas of oyster shell, essence of pear and quinine. The sleek and solidly intense flavors possess fine mid-palate density while exuding evident minerality on the clean and moderately dry but not really austere finale. This should be approachable at around 5 years of age and improve for up to a decade. Drink: 2028+. (Oct 2022)"