| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Burgundy > Chablis |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre has a tightly wound bouquet with a slight fumé note at first, then a trace of sea cave and a tang of the sea. The palate is very well balanced with a fine line of acidity. This has wonderful harmony, a dash of nutmeg and spice that emerges toward the finish and a very persistent aftertaste that will not go away (not that you want it to). This is an outstanding Montée de Tonnerre destined to give a lot of Chablis-lovers a lot of pleasure.
It is really a shame that so much of the family’s Montée de Tonnerre was wiped out by the hail of early September, as the wine has turned out truly beautifully in this vintage. The bouquet is a touch more reserved out of the blocks than the previous premier crus, offering up scents of pear, lemon, flinty minerality, spring flowers and incipient notes of beeswax. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and displays excellent nervosité, with a rock solid core, fine focus and grip and a very long, zesty and complex finish. There is nothing laid back and easy-going about this excellent vintage of Montée de Tonnerre. Drink between 2017-2040
(from a bottle opened in Burgundy). A ripe but still quite fresh nose features plenty of mineral reduction character on the elegant, pure and airy aromas of pear, apple and white flowers that are trimmed in a discreet application of wood. There is excellent punch and intensity to the rich yet precise middle weight flavors that coat the palate with dry extract while exhibiting a gorgeously persistent finish. As I mentioned when I first reviewed this (see herein), this doesn't appear to have suffered from the hail damage that occured on the eve of the harvest.
