2004 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre, Chablis Premier Cru, France
94 Points - Burghound
“A ripe and exceptionally fresh nose of orchard fruit, citrus and a lovely stony character that displays a soft touch of reduction highlights the big, powerful and intense flavors that possess excellent depth of material and flat out terrific complexity on the gorgeously long finish. Even with 7 years of bottle age, this remains a racehorse of a wine with firm acidity and terrific focus and as I noted in my orginal review, it can compete with the grands crus in 2004 as it definitely has that 'wow' factor. One other aspect is worth noting is that thanks to the excellent mid-palate fat, this can be enjoyed now even in magnum format though it would be a shame to lose all of the upside potential that the '04 MdT has in such abundance. (AM)” Review Date: 11/2011
94 Points - Burghound
“A ripe and exceptionally fresh nose of orchard fruit, citrus and a lovely stony character that displays a soft touch of reduction highlights the big, powerful and intense flavors that possess excellent depth of material and flat out terrific complexity on the gorgeously long finish. Even with 7 years of bottle age, this remains a racehorse of a wine with firm acidity and terrific focus and as I noted in my orginal review, it can compete with the grands crus in 2004 as it definitely has that 'wow' factor. One other aspect is worth noting is that thanks to the excellent mid-palate fat, this can be enjoyed now even in magnum format though it would be a shame to lose all of the upside potential that the '04 MdT has in such abundance. (AM)” Review Date: 11/2011
94 Points - Burghound
“A ripe and exceptionally fresh nose of orchard fruit, citrus and a lovely stony character that displays a soft touch of reduction highlights the big, powerful and intense flavors that possess excellent depth of material and flat out terrific complexity on the gorgeously long finish. Even with 7 years of bottle age, this remains a racehorse of a wine with firm acidity and terrific focus and as I noted in my orginal review, it can compete with the grands crus in 2004 as it definitely has that 'wow' factor. One other aspect is worth noting is that thanks to the excellent mid-palate fat, this can be enjoyed now even in magnum format though it would be a shame to lose all of the upside potential that the '04 MdT has in such abundance. (AM)” Review Date: 11/2011