La Chablisienne - Chablis Les Vénérables 2017

Name: La Chablisienne - Chablis Les Vénérables 2017
Brand: La Chablisienne
Rating: 3.7 (29 reviews)

Chablis|White wine

Burgundy

White

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Drink or Keep

3.7/5 (29 customers)

90/100

Robert Parker

93/100

Decanter

89-91/100

Burghound

91/100

RVF

chardonnay

oyster mushrooms

"Concentration and tension

"It's more reserved [than the 2015], relaxing in the glass with aromas of citrus oil and wet stones. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, textured and layered, with excellent concentration and tension, finishing with precision and persistence." (Wine Advocate 2019 - William Kelley)

Features

Estate

La Chablisienne

Cuvée

Les Vénérables Vieilles Vignes

Vintage

2017

Designation

Chablis

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Middle and Upper Kimmeridgian soils. Alternating limestone and marl with Exogyra virgula.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Partly manual

Winemaking

Static cold settling before fermentation. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in vats

Breeding

14 months on fine lees, in vats and small barrels

Alcohol content

12,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale gold with silver highlights

Nose

White fruit, finely spiced

Mouth

Voluminous, fresh and pure, long finish

Serve

At 10 to 11°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with parsley ham à la bourguignonne, roasted monkfish, crayfish puff pastry or cheese: Beaufort, Comté, goat's cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Chablis' leading producer always delivers a faithful interpretation of the appellation, thanks to the precise, meticulous work of oenologist Vincent Bartement. As always, the wines are presented with a vintage gap, this year 2016, a complicated vintage but one in which Mont-de-Milieu fares very well. Other terroirs that are usually successful at the winery are tasting a little less well, so let's wait for the 2017s!

Decanter

Rated 93/100

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2020) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

La Chablisienne, a cooperative winery founded in 1923, brings together almost 300 winegrowers and represents a quarter of the Chablis vineyards. In 2013, La Chablisienne celebrated its 90th anniversary. A modern, high-performance structure that makes a major contribution to the appellation's reputation. The Grenouilles Grand Cru is one of its flagship wines.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 90/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

La Chablisienne's most serious Chablis village is the 2017 Chablis Les Vénérables Vieilles Vignes, a cuvée made from vines aged an average of 50 years. It only goes on sale once it has aged a little: the 2015 is currently being marketed. It's more reserved, relaxing in the glass with aromas of citrus oil and wet stones. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, textured and layered, with excellent concentration and tension, ending with a precise, persistent finish.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated wine (guide 2021 ) 91/100

Domaine noté (guide 2020) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

The largest producer in Chablis is one of France's top cooperatives, as adept at sales as it is at winemaking. Among the many cuvées produced, it is necessary to know how to sort out the best, but all the wines today benefit from perfect technical mastery in pressing and ageing on lees. The great specialties are the Chablis Vieilles Vignes, with its great regularity, and the Premier Crus in heavy bottles, which rival the best productions from private cellars, not forgetting the famous Grand Cru Château Grenouilles, not to be drunk too young! The entry-level wines have made good progress, losing their characteristic notes of reduction. La Chablisienne is in fine form!

Burghound

Rated 89-91/100

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.7/5

out of 29 reviews

Note and review by M. JACQUES R. Published on 11/01/2021

Consistently high quality, this cuvée is a pleasure to drink. Full-bodied on the palate, the fruit combines well with a fine minerality.