Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnere 2001 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label,Chipped Wax Capsule) Champagne preserved plums and baked blueberries

preserved plums and baked blueberries scents with hints of cumin seeds

"Seven years ago I said this was a monumental wine

and Asia spices all emerge from the glass

and pencil shavings

if restrained

Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnere 2001 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label,Chipped Wax Capsule) Champagne preserved plums and baked blueberries"Bernard opened a 2001 Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre because it was a botrytized year like the 2013. It has a strong petrol character on the nose and I agree with Isabelle Raveneau that there is an Alsace Riesling inspired personality here. The palate is well balanced and fresh with wonderful acidity, slightly viscous with a Saar like intensity on the finish and a hint of wild mushroom on the aftertaste. God invented Chardonnay for wines like