Mario Vaillancourt

9.3

Color has slight greenish tones. Very nice nose, iodine, lemon zest, touch of almonds too and sea shells that are also on the palate. Very Chablis style with energy and an edgy acidity, mineral and saline with great length, delicious.

Couleur dorée avec de légers reflets verdâtres, très Droin comme couleur. Un beau nez typé avec des notes salines et iodées, coquillages, zeste de citron, et des amandes. Une bouche très Chablisienne, acidité vive, sans être tranchante, belle énergie, minéral et salin sur cette finale très longue. 92-93 — 3 years ago

Peg Phelps

9.1

Enjoying this 2017 tonight with Bill. — 5 years ago

Rob Moose

9.9

The oldest Chablis I’ve had and what a beauty. This wine was SO FRESH I don’t even know how to comprehend it. Did not fade really at all. Identifiably Chablisienne and glorious at 40. — 6 years ago

Esther Cosio

9.3

Lemon, a little creamy, fresh acidity, medium-light body; delicious! — 7 years ago

with Denis

Charlie Tapp

9.2

Lime, slate, butter and oak. Chablisienne style from Sonoma Coast. Reminiscent of HDV. — 7 years ago

Vincent Bottreau

9.5

Expression Chablisienne — 8 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.2

Floral and lifted with the classic chalky cheese-lees character — 8 years ago

Ryan Brazell

Rise Over Run

9.1

Chablisienne Sancerre. — 9 years ago

Daron Watson

9.2

'10 #GrandCru Bougros is a drinker!
Starfruit, pears, apples, kiwi and watermelon rind ~ lily of the valley ~ creamier than many Chablis w a biscuity shortbread thing, but w a streak of salinity and a dry finish of crushed gravel — 9 years ago

Ryan Brazell

Rise Over Run

8.9

Very Chablisienne this vintage. — 10 years ago

Rick Ballard

10

Love this... Both the minerality and stonyness that I love and some fruit and suppleness that Alex loves. — 10 years ago

Fredybeans

9.6

Jaune clair
Nez délicat
Agrume fleur d oranger cristallin amande
Bouche grasse mais fraîche avec une matière tendue et finale chablisienne
Grande longueur 👍👍👍 — 4 years ago

Ruth Ann Grant

8.9

Always looking for a wonderful Chablis and this fits the bill! Crisp but slight buttery hind of Chardonnay grapes. Perfect acidity. Will buy again and again! — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Lush and full. Pears, white flowers, chalk and lemon. Surprisingly intense and long. Good — 5 years ago

with Bex

Shannon Miller Lehman

10

This is how a Sauvignon Blanc tastes in my mind and dreams. — 6 years ago

with Tony

Denny Marin

9.4

Chablisienne nose of crushed oyster shells and ocean air. The palate has electric fruit and piercing minerality. Brings to mind a Grand Cru Alsatian Riesling yet with fine bubbles. Lovely wine! — 7 years ago

Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.2

Taut mineral driven GC Chablis. Fruit profile is a little toward the ripe side for the vineyard and there's noticeable new oak on it. Not the best but really good for a co-op — 7 years ago

Stephen Osgood

10

Chablisienne nose, with grapefruit on the mid...long youthful finish. — 8 years ago

christina a love

9.1

A white!! #sublime — 8 years ago

Fred Dex

Master Sommelier

9.2

Burgundy on a budget! Cote de Beaune fruit...Chablisienne style! Lean, mean, acid machine! — 9 years ago

Jordan Salcito

Sommelier/Wine Director Momofuku, Vintner Bellus Wines

9.5

Chablis at its best. This is the next generation of greatness in the region. Biodynamically grown grapes, gorgeous texture, Chablisienne minerality and length. Everything is here. — 9 years ago

Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.5

Rock star Chablisienne — 10 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.5

Fabulous effort. — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Quite good. Nice fruit. Mineral. Good year. Awesome value.

Great list here. — 4 years ago

Andreas

9.2

Fine fruity flavors — 5 years ago

Marshal White

9.1

Rich, mineral, sometimes coming across pretty phenolic. A broad wine, but stylish and well-balanced for all that. — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

The 14 Chablis are really good. This Louis Michel is no different. An excellent example of little intervention of good fruit. This producer uses no oak; which I really appreciate. After you start to appreciate good Burgundy, CA Chardonnays aren't that interesting. Not that I don't ever drink or enjoy some CA Chardonnay producers, I just prefer the cooler climate Chardonnays that don't use new oak. This 14 was clean through and through. Bright citrus, peach, touch of green apple, soft minerality, touch of saline, creamy texture and beautiful round acidity and ripe, elegant finish. Photos of, Louis Michel vineyard, vineyard heat sources to protect the vine buds during their sometimes difficult Spring weather/frosts, Guillaume Michel (Owner/Winemaker) and their Domaine. Producer notes and history...It was largely believed that Michel family had only been cultivating Chablis since 1850. More on that in a bit. The winery is situated right in the heart of the village with 25 hectares spread over the very first slopes that were discovered by Cistercian monks in the 11th century. 40 years ago, the family decided to stop making the wine in wooden barrels, preferring to create clean, pure and precise Chablis without adding artificial woody tastes. I've said it more than once and I'll say it again, if you have good white grapes, strong wood use only covers up good fruit flavor or hides mistakes either in the vineyard or cellar, baring a stylistic choice. Through this philosophy, combined with the limited yields inspired by organic wine-growing techniques, the Domaine has developed a worldwide reputation for fine wine-making in stainless steel tanks. Today, the Domaine is managed by Jean-Loup Michel and his nephew, Guillaume Michel, who is continuing the family tradition. The importance of their work in the vineyards cannot be overstated. Guillaume Michel is a firm believer in the philosophy that if you do a good job in the vineyard, 90 per cent of the work is done when the grapes arrive at the winery. This statement could not be more true in my opinion. It his grandfather who started the philosophy, Guillaume has only continued it and evolved it with modern changes equipment etc.. It’s a matter of preserving the authenticity of each terroir...working with very pure and clean wines. They understand and like to work differences in terroir. Making it very important to have the same vinification for all the different terroirs. It is important to have an aromatically neutral vinification. Up until recently it was believed that the winemaking history of the family began in 1850, but thanks to Guillaume’s mother and her genealogical pursuits the date has been moved back to at least 1640. Around that time a winemaker from nearby Tonnerre settled in Chablis, marking the beginning of the families venture in Chablis. Domaine Louis Michel covers a total of 25 hectares. A very large part (15 hectares) is the domaine’s premier crus. In addition to that there is two hectares of Petit Chablis vines, six hectares of village Chablis and two hectares of grand crus. Vaudesír is the families biggest grand crus. Vaudesír is interesting because it is actually a valley. One side facing south, very hot, producing concentrated and powerful wines. In Grenouilles, Domaine Louis Michel has half a hectare at the top of the slope. This nine hectare grand cru is just over 7 hectares and is owned by the cooperative La Chablisienne. Vaudesír and Grenouilles are quite similar in terms of soil. Vaudesír has a bit more of clay. Les Clos, their third grand cru, is very rocky. Les Clos is the typical Kimmeridgian soil of Chablis. If you're like me and enjoy your white wine with good clean fruit rather than with oak or too much oak but haven't tried Louis Michel wines, pick up a bottle. I think you'll fall in love with the style and the value as many are under $30.
— 7 years ago

Johannes Hiller

9.0

Gröna äpplen men först lite honung som övergår till persika. Bra syra och bra balans. Mycket gott. — 9 years ago

with Claes

John Bradford

9.2

In magnum. — 9 years ago

Kit H

9.3

Chablisienne in character, but a totally different expression of top-flight Chardonnay. Needs some air for the oak to integrate, but once it comes together, it really sings. Precision, focus and some exotic fruit. — 10 years ago