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9.1

Brilliant orange-pink. Mineral-tinged red berry, citrus fruit and lavender aromas are complemented by a deeper nectarine quality. Sappy and seamless on the palate, offering juicy pit fruit and red berry flavors and a hint of blood orange. Smooths out and expands on the long, focused finish, which leaves a suave floral note behind. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, June 2017) — 8 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Balanced and restrained while still conveying a sense of warmth. Fleshy but with good acidity. Chamomile and spice aromas, ripe pit fruit, citrus and marzipan flavors — 8 years ago

with Steven

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Loads of Meyer lemon, green apple, pineapple, touch of nectarine, grapefruit w/ pit, touch of honey, nice chalk & saline, minerality, creamy, touch of mushroom, waxy, big, lush, round and beautiful long finish. Love this producer and this underrated terroir. — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Lt gold, straw color. Piercing nose of pit fruit, lemon, white flowers and stone. Rich and glycerol in the mouth. Good mouth feel. Med+ finish. With air this became more fruit forward and showed heaviness. — 9 years ago

Darin See

8.9

Wild, rich blackberry without drinking overwhelmingly ripe. A glass or two with my Dad on a quick trip to Vegas left me boorish if not harmlessly belligerent. A decade ago, I would have been escorting my Dad out of the casino at the pit boss's request. Oh, how times have changed! — 10 years ago

Anna Childers

10

Beefy, smoked fruit, popcorn, seaweed nose with lingering cherry pit finish. Pretty freaking great! — 10 years ago

Michelle Matthews

9.0

This Tasmanian winery make four different Rieslings based on different residual sugar levels. — 10 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Dry herbs, spice, waxy & oily, schist soils, touch of honey, cream, lemon, Bosc pear, grapefruit with pit, lime, fresh ripe pineapple, yellow flowers & white lilies. Photos of the vineyard property. — 8 years ago

S S

9.0

Simple and lovely. Perfect after dinner. With Peter Docker in Sydney. — 8 years ago

with Peter

Mike Saviage

9.5

Light straw yellow gold. High pitched fruity nose. Notes of ripe pit fruit, apricot, leesy lemon, cinnamon, and river stone. Rich but hugely structured mouth feel. Long satisfying finish. For me, everything you want in a nicely aged white burg. Bravo. — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Tasted blind. Med gold. Citrus notes on the nose with pit fruit, stone, apricot, white flowers, orange peel and a bit of honey. Rich and glycerol in the mouth. Good acidity and if it was flabby early on, it tightened up with several hours of air. Very exotic and nobody guessed Chablis. But after the reveal you could pick out the Raveneau characteristics. — 9 years ago

David Kline

8.9

Started as a new, grey rubber assault. But blew off to a subdued floral honey. And cut, nearly dried grass. White peach poking its fuzzy head into the equation. Medium-heavy mouthfeel explodes with aromatics from peach and lemon-lime to grapefruit pith in a moment of acidic clarity that effervesces against sunflower, and dandelion and a sweet pistachio that dunks your head in its sensually charged unctuous-ness. Stony and Indian gum interplay with the pit fruit in an enduring ending. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Christine Havens

9.0

The Jolie-Laide Trousseau Gris 2014 has the most beguiling, sparkly salmon robe—something not at all apparent from the packaging. I think that makes pouring it a lovely and surprising experience. While the nose is not overtly expressive, I adore the texture of this orange wine, thanks in part to skin contact during a prolonged cold soak, it has marvelous apricot pit notes interspersed with hibiscus flowers, and fine minerality, like talcum powder and a pinch of spice. The finish is extraordinarily long. — 10 years ago

Joel Stevens

9.1

Post game juice by the fire pit. — 8 years ago

with Jennifer

Mike Saviage

9.7

Brought to Eleven Madison Park for lunch. Medium gold, heavy and viscous. Like motor oil in a glass with a swirl. Huge fragrant bouquet in the nose right off the get go and over 5 hours. Notes of sweet apricot, pit fruit, lemon, iodine, stone and lemon. A kaleidoscope of color in the mouth. Took 3-4 hours of air for the acidity to come on and match the richness and glycerol texture. Everything you could hope for in a white burg. The holy grail. — 8 years ago

Daron Watson

9.4

rich creamy fruit as well as bright fruit ~ oak, acid & a mineral/stem&pit sensation — 9 years ago

with Aaron

Matt Bernstein

9.2

Peach pit...awesome — 10 years ago

with Jasdeep

Erik McLaughlin

Vice President Seven Hills Winery

9.3

2004. Golden raisin, petrol, apricot pit, white flowers. Round, opulent, viscous yet very nearly bone dry. At peak. — 10 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

From the Tour dArgent wine list. FnA. This is amazing Chablis. Light to med gold. Closed at first. Just wait... There it is. Kermidgean white soil and white rock stone. Shell bits. Over 3 hrs this built into that honeyed mineral stone pit fruit thing that is aged Raveneau. It's what got me interested in Chablis. It's why that disease continues. — 10 years ago

Lena Chiong

10

Minty, mineral nose due to the volcanic terroir.
Cherries, minty still young in the palate with silky tannins. Long lingering length. — 10 years ago