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The October 2023 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $1,500
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"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 .... I inquired about the 2015 vintage and how the domain coped with hail on the eve of harvest. ‘We started the picking on 3 September with the grand crus because they were badly hit by the hail and then moved on to the Montée de Tonnerre, which we finished a few days later,’ Isabelle explained. ‘The 2015s were bottled about two or three weeks ago [at the beginning of June]. The Petit Chablis and Chablis were racked before harvest and the rest stayed in barrel until February. The vintage was tender so we did not want to leave them too long in barrel. They were all bottled simultaneously.’ I tasted through the domain's complete range of 2015s in bottle and 2016s from barrel. The 2015s have flourished since they were bottled, with one or two crus such as the Butteaux, Montée de Tonnerre and the ever-flattering Vaillons all surpassing my estimation from barrel."
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"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 .... I inquired about the 2015 vintage and how the domain coped with hail on the eve of harvest. ‘We started the picking on 3 September with the grand crus because they were badly hit by the hail and then moved on to the Montée de Tonnerre, which we finished a few days later,’ Isabelle explained. ‘The 2015s were bottled about two or three weeks ago [at the beginning of June]. The Petit Chablis and Chablis were racked before harvest and the rest stayed in barrel until February. The vintage was tender so we did not want to leave them too long in barrel. They were all bottled simultaneously.’ I tasted through the domain's complete range of 2015s in bottle and 2016s from barrel. The 2015s have flourished since they were bottled, with one or two crus such as the Butteaux, Montée de Tonnerre and the ever-flattering Vaillons all surpassing my estimation from barrel."
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