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(12x75cl) 2020Burghound (93)
(Outstanding) A cool and airy nose freely offers up its aromas of green apple, quinine, shellfish and lemon zest. The utterly delicious but solidly intense flavors are sleek and mineral-infused while displaying very fine length on the bone-dry, clean and well-balanced finale. This too is very promising, indeed it's even better than it usually is, and should develop well over the next decade plus.HK$46,405.00 -
Burghound (93)
(Outstanding) A cool and airy nose freely offers up its aromas of green apple, quinine, shellfish and lemon zest. The utterly delicious but solidly intense flavors are sleek and mineral-infused while displaying very fine length on the bone-dry, clean and well-balanced finale. This too is very promising, indeed it's even better than it usually is, and should develop well over the next decade plus.HK$3,095.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020Burghound (93)
(Outstanding) A cool and airy nose freely offers up its aromas of green apple, quinine, shellfish and lemon zest. The utterly delicious but solidly intense flavors are sleek and mineral-infused while displaying very fine length on the bone-dry, clean and well-balanced finale. This too is very promising, indeed it's even better than it usually is, and should develop well over the next decade plus.HK$22,700.00 -
(6x75cl) 2021Vinous (91-93)
The 2021 Chablis Fôret 1er Cru is where things start getting serious for Raveneau with a chiselled, orange blossom and flinty bouquet that unfurls nicely in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, subtle apricot and quince notes surfacing with time, quite elegant, almost dainty in style with a persistent finish. Very fine.HK$23,730.00 -
(1x75cl) 1999HK$5,905.00 -
(1x75cl) 2004
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89-91)
Pale, green-tinged color. Musky, slightly reduced aromas of lemon, lime and flint. Then rather tight and closed in the mouth, with subtly perfumedflavors of citrus fruits and minerals. Fresh finish hints at quinine.HK$4,000.00 -
(1x75cl) 2009
Wine Advocate (91)
By contrast, the 2009 Chablis Montmains presents a rounder expression of fruit. The Montmains comes across as quite generous and sensual, with hints of white peaches, flowers and mint that caress the palate on the polished finish. I imagine the Montmains will be approachable early. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019.HK$3,585.00 -
(1x75cl) 2013
Wine Advocate (91)
The 2013 Chablis 1er Cru Montmain has a detailed bouquet with cold flint and even blackberry-leaf scents that are beautifully defined. The palate is fresh and vibrant with a keen acidic thread, driving citric notes with a slight walnut tinge on the tensile, orange rind finish. This lingers long in the mouth and should age better than the Fôrets '13.HK$4,800.00 -
(1x75cl) 2014
Wine Advocate (93)
The 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Montmain has a lifted bouquet with granite and slate-like aromas, a little withdrawn at the moment, but you can tell this will repay 3-4 years in bottle. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, hints of orange rind and lemon zest, good depth in the mouth with fresh pear and quince towards the finish. Impressive, but it will need time. This killer Chablis has a bright future ahead of it.HK$5,635.00 -
(1x75cl) 2015
Wine Advocate (92+)
The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Montmain, which was touched by hail, offers a sense of depth and power on the nose. This is clearly more backward than its peers but very well defined. The palate is rounded and slightly honeyed on the entry with a fine thread of acidity. It builds in the mouth but there is something broody about this Montmains which makes it beguiling. Give this two or three years at least because instinct tells me it will repay those with the nous to cellar this Chablis away.HK$3,430.00 -
(1x75cl) 2016
Vinous (91)
The 2016 Chablis Les Montmains 1er Cru has a very composed bouquet with dried honey, orange zest and light fennel aromas, perhaps less mineralité than previous vintages yet still very attractive. The palate is clean and precise, quite linear and tightly wound at the moment, but there is impressive weight matched with elegance towards the finish with flecks of white chocolate lingering on the aftertaste. Classy.HK$3,260.00 -
Vinous (92-94)
A wine of textural depth and resonance, the 2018 Chablis Monts-Mains 1er Cru shows terrific power and richness in its broad, sweeping feel. Even with all of its density and overtness, the 2018 retains terrific freshness to balance things out.HK$28,175.00 -
Vinous (94)
The 2019 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru has a wonderful, refined bouquet. A little earthier than the Vaillons, with undergrowth and chalky scents coming through. The palate is well balanced, with good concentration and real depth and grip but also elegance. Hints of nutmeg and white chocolate appear toward the persistent finish. Superb.HK$5,510.00 -
Vinous (94)
The 2019 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru has a wonderful, refined bouquet. A little earthier than the Vaillons, with undergrowth and chalky scents coming through. The palate is well balanced, with good concentration and real depth and grip but also elegance. Hints of nutmeg and white chocolate appear toward the persistent finish. Superb.HK$23,580.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020
Wine Advocate (93)
A touch richer and more muscular than the Vaillons, the 2020 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains delivers aromas of green apple, lemon oil, white flowers and oyster shell. Medium to full-bodied, taut and racy, with a textural attack and a saline finish, it's a lovely young wine.HK$20,290.00 -
HK$35,535.00 -
Vinous (93)
Bright, pale yellow-silver; remarkably light for a 19-year-old white wine from anywhere! Aromas of lime and lemon zest, pear, crushed rock and marrowy minerality display captivating purity. At once supple and penetrating, beginning with an energetic lemony tightness but eventually expanding in the middle palate and spreading out on the back end. This compellingly fresh, still-youthful midweight is not at all a thick style of Chablis--nor does it possess the 2002's sweetness of fruit--but it's brisk, precise and bone-dry, with urgent wet-stone salinity and sneaky rising length. Yet another superb and uncompromising example of this classically austere vintage for Chablis.HK$57,880.00 -
(1x75cl) 2000Vinous (93)
Bright, pale yellow-silver; remarkably light for a 19-year-old white wine from anywhere! Aromas of lime and lemon zest, pear, crushed rock and marrowy minerality display captivating purity. At once supple and penetrating, beginning with an energetic lemony tightness but eventually expanding in the middle palate and spreading out on the back end. This compellingly fresh, still-youthful midweight is not at all a thick style of Chablis--nor does it possess the 2002's sweetness of fruit--but it's brisk, precise and bone-dry, with urgent wet-stone salinity and sneaky rising length. Yet another superb and uncompromising example of this classically austere vintage for Chablis.HK$5,255.00 -
Vinous (91+)
Reticent, very pure aromas of citrus skin, apple, wet stone, spearmint and spices. Spicy, quite dry and uncompromising; dense, fat, full and minerally. Not higher in sugar than the foregoing samples but more glyceral in texture. Finishes long, classically dry and minerally. This really transcends the vintage.HK$58,650.00 -
Vinous (91+)
Reticent, very pure aromas of citrus skin, apple, wet stone, spearmint and spices. Spicy, quite dry and uncompromising; dense, fat, full and minerally. Not higher in sugar than the foregoing samples but more glyceral in texture. Finishes long, classically dry and minerally. This really transcends the vintage.HK$5,510.00 -
(1x75cl) 2003Vinous (91)
Surprisingly bright yellow. Mint, honey, truffle and a balsamic note on the rather unusual nose, with a hint of citron confit the only clear sign of fruit. Fat, chewy and thick, revealing a hint of bitterness from thick grape skins. The lemon note carries through on the palate of this rather uncompromising, even tannic Chablis. This will get more truffley as it continues to unfold. Not gone, says Isabelle, succinctly. I would not be surprised to find more flavor interest with further aging, but this wine will never become Chablis-like.HK$4,235.00 -
(1x75cl) 2004Vinous (95)
There is nothing awkward at all about the 2004 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru, which is mind-blowingly beautiful from the moment it is served. Vibrant and bursting with life, the 2004 possesses dazzling intensity from start to finish. Tangerine oil, lemon confit, wild flowers and slate are some of the signatures, but more than anything else, the 2004 stands out for its exquisite beauty and overall harmony. A rush of floral and mineral notes leaves a long and lasting impression on the close. At fifteen years of age, the 2004 is in the sweet spot for delivering pure pleasure, but it will drink well for many years to come. What a wine!HK$4,020.00 -
(12x75cl) 2005Vinous (92)
Bright gold-tinged yellow. Aromas of citrus fruits, minerals and spices, with deeper notes of honey, truffle and oatmeal emerging with air. A rich, powerful, uncompromisingly dry Chablis with more energy and cut than the 2006. This was austere from the start and there's nothing easy about it even today. But the finish impresses for its tactile texture and wet-stone minerality, and there's fruit lurking, so I would check back in on this very broad wine in another couple of years.HK$78,160.00 -
(1x150cl) 2005Vinous (92)
Bright gold-tinged yellow. Aromas of citrus fruits, minerals and spices, with deeper notes of honey, truffle and oatmeal emerging with air. A rich, powerful, uncompromisingly dry Chablis with more energy and cut than the 2006. This was austere from the start and there's nothing easy about it even today. But the finish impresses for its tactile texture and wet-stone minerality, and there's fruit lurking, so I would check back in on this very broad wine in another couple of years.HK$10,225.00 -
(3x75cl) 2006Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94)
Reticent aromas of hay, minerals and smoke, plus a bit of spice from the feuillatte Dense, round and silky but sharply focused, with an impressively deep core of citrus, stone fruit, fresh herb and spice flavors. Explosive rising finish offers a rare combination of finesse and power. This boasts a terrific spinal column of fruit.HK$14,340.00 -
(1x75cl) 2008
Vinous (96)
Bright yellow with a green tinge. Classic Montée de Tonnerre aromas of lemon ice, crushed rock, iodiney minerality and white flowers. floral, lemon ice, straight and classic. Tactile, juicy and utterly gripping--in fact still almost painful today. Powerful salty minerality and penetrating acidity currently dominate the wine's lemon oil, grapefruit and floral flavors, with the wine showing a weightless impression. The dusty mineral-driven finish stains the palate and builds inexorably. (When I first tasted this wine from the barrel, I suggested that it might be the longest Chablis premier cru of the vintage.) Drink the 2010 for lunch now but hold this magical wine for another couple years, as its spring is still tightly coiled. This was my favorite wine of the tasting. The 2014 and 2010 vintages may be richer and deeper, as Isabelle Raveneau suggested to me three years ago, but this '08 is utterly classic. (12.69% alcohol; 3.14 pH; 4.4 g/l acidity; the days were sunny but the nights were quite chilly during the relatively early harvest of 2008, which concentrated the sugars and acidity, noted Isabelle Raveneau)HK$6,660.00 -
(1x150cl) 2009Vinous (93)
The 2009 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre is super-impressive. There is a level of detail, nuance and energy to the fruit that is quite rare in 2009. The Montée de Tonnerre possesses dazzling purity all the way through to the finely articulated, chiseled finish. This is yet another superb effort from Raveneau. I have a slight preference for the 2010 here, but the 2009 will offer fabulous drinking while its younger sibling ages in the cellar.HK$9,665.00 -
(1x75cl) 2009Vinous (93)
The 2009 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre is super-impressive. There is a level of detail, nuance and energy to the fruit that is quite rare in 2009. The Montée de Tonnerre possesses dazzling purity all the way through to the finely articulated, chiseled finish. This is yet another superb effort from Raveneau. I have a slight preference for the 2010 here, but the 2009 will offer fabulous drinking while its younger sibling ages in the cellar.HK$4,565.00 -
(1x75cl) 2010
Vinous (96)
The 2010 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru comes from one of Raveneau’s strongest vineyards, and it does not disappoint. The bouquet is steely and aloof at first, then suddenly turns more crystalline, bearing a strong marine influence with hints of kelp and sea spray. The balanced, penetrating palate displays a perfect line of acidity. Everything is in the right place here, culminating in what I wrote down as a “rocky” finish. Dare I say that this is about as good as Chablis can get?HK$6,175.00 -
(12x75cl) 2011Vinous (94)
The 2011 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre is all about grace. A gentle hint of spice leads to dried pears, crushed flowers, red berries and licorice. Constantly changing in the glass, the 2011 is a marvel to behold. Suggestions of smoke, graphite and licorice add layers of nuance in a magical wine loaded with class and personality. Best of all, the 2011 is relatively approachable by Raveneau standards, which means reader won't have to wait long at all to experience the magic of one of the great sites in Chablis.HK$48,960.00
Often credited with converting the most ardent of Chardonnay sceptics, Chablis is the cooler Northern cousin to the wines of Burgundy’s famed Cote d’Or. Whether a Petit Chablis or from one of the seven Grand Cru vineyards, the unique Kimmeridgian soil of Chablis produces wines known for their intense freshness and minerality, often described as “flinty” or "steely.”
