94 points Tim Atkin, MW: "Ravishing with its heady perfume of exotic flowers, croissant and spice this gets wine off to an exciting start. The lightly creamy mid-palate shows good weight while the sassy acidity keeps the wine focused and refreshing. This is mostly from the Vaillons lieu-dit with a sprinkling from next-door Sécher. 2022-30. (2022)"
94 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Floral character, a little menthol in Vaillons, a precise wine, quite fleshy but dynamic, with healthy, profiled flesh, and excellent length and lemony flavors on the finish. (2023)"
93 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2020 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons wafts from the glass with aromas of pear, green apple, white flowers, freshly baked bread and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and elegant, it's suave and seamless, with lively acids, chalky grip and a long, saline finish. Drink: 2025-2050. (7/21/22)"
93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2020 Vaillons from the Raveneau family is equally young and built for the long haul, but it is very precise and shows a bit less reserve today than is the case with the Forêt. The bouquet is bright and nascently complex, delivering scents of apple, pear, beeswax, wet stone minerality, citrus peel and a lovely floral topnote of white flowers and citrus blossoms. On the palate the wine is pure, focused and full, with a lovely core of perfectly ripe, crunchy fruit, fine soil signature, zesty acids and a long, complex and marvelously balanced finish. First class juice. 2025-2060. (Nov/Dec 2021)"
93 points/'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .40 ha holding, 95% of which is situated in Vaillons proper with the remainder in Séchet). A discreet application of wood sets off ever-so-mildly exotic aromas of passion fruit, lemon-lime, white peach and quinine. The equally delicious medium-bodied flavors are more refined if not as concentrated while exhibiting strikingly good length on the saline and palate staining finish. This is also very promising. Drink: 2028+. (Oct 2022)"
Product SKU | 344822 |
Producer | Raveneau |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
SubRegion | Chablis |
Varietal | Chardonnay |
Designation | Premier Cru |
Vintage | 2020 |
Size | 750ml |
Color | White |
ABV | 13.0% |
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