Raveneau Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru 2020

99 points/'Le Coup de Coeur,' La Revue du Vin de France: "With its nose of cumin and cinnamon, Blanchot seduces with its chiseled, straightforward structure, its vigorous sap and its natural distinction: a rare and fascinating aesthete's wine. (2023)"

96 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2020 Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot is a broad, enveloping wine, wafting from the glass with aromas of orange oil, apricot, freshly baked bread, green apple, pastry cream and petrol. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, it's satiny and layered, with lively acids, terrific depth at the core and a long, sapid finish. Drink: 2025-2050. (7/21/22)"

94-96 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Chablis Blanchots Grand Cru is very intense on the nose, revealing hints of wild fennel and spice with aeration and then turning more floral with pressed white flowers. The palate is well balanced, intense and edgy, delivering outstanding mineralité and lip-smacking salinity toward the persistent finish. This has a skip in its step and a compelling sense of coiled-up energy. Drink: 2024-2045. (Oct 2021)"

93-96 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Pale in colour, more backward, very intense, the Blanchot starts discreet then builds to a considerable volume. Shows the wood a bit at the moment but will integrate because it is the fruit which reasserts itself at the finish. Stylish for sure, long and classy. (Jun 2021)"

95+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2020 Blanchot from the Raveneau family is yet again, a beautiful bottle in the making. In some vintages this can be a bit more forward out of cask than the Montée de Tonnerre, but this is most emphatically not the case in this vintage, as this wine has excellent structure and is fairly reserved at the present time. But, there is stellar depth here lurking just below the surface, offering up scents of apple, pear, a touch of sweet grapefruit, beeswax, a fine base of chalky soil, dried flowers and a bit of lemon peel in the upper register. On the palate the wine is full, powerful and seamless, with a great core, fine transparency and cut, laser-like focus and a very long, very pure and classy finish. 2030-2085. (Nov/Dec 2021)"

95 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .65 ha parcel of very old vines of indeterminate age). This is aromatically quite similar to the Montée de Tonnerre but with even more floral emphasis though the wood treatment is a bit less obvious. There is excellent intensity and delineation to the gorgeously textured medium-weight flavors that are also beautifully refined while displaying terrific persistence on the very dry, well-balanced and harmonious finale. This is an excellent Blanchot. Drink: 2032+. (Oct 2022)"

95 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com): "At 90 years old, these are the oldest vines in the domaine. Alas, a part has been pulled out due to court noué. The remaining vines have produced a polished, lacy Blanchot that is elegant in texture and aromatics. Delicate notes of white flowers, fresh herbs, chalk and sweet citrus mesh harmoniously. 2025-38. (2022)"