Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Blanchot 2012

Vinous 
The 2012 Chablis Blanchot jumps from the glass with serious intensity, power and pure texture. A wine of unusual volume and resonance, the 2012 clearly reflects the unique personality of a vintage in which yields were down 50%. The 2012 is a dizzying, totally vertical wine endowed with stunning depth and tons of breed. In a word: captivating.

What explains the Raveneau magic? Yields here aren't excessively high, but they're not the region's lowest. Fermentation at between 18 and 20 degrees centigrade in tank, followed by élevage on the lees in used barrels define the very elementary outlines of the winemaking process—a description that would equally apply to Vincent Dauvissat's stylistically different wines. The devil is, presumably, in the details. And it's a conundrum I'm content to ponder for the foreseeable future, as the Domaine Raveneau is undoubtedly the source of some of Chablis's greatest wines—and its most dependably long-lived. Isabelle Raveneau told me that the 2016s we tasted had been bottled in mid-April. In this vintage, yields were down 30% for the domaine as a whole, but yields varied considerably by location, from as little as 15 hectoliters per hectare in some sites to as much as 50 hectoliters per hectare in others. The wines vary in profile accordingly. At this early stage, the 2017s appear more homogeneous, classic but charming in style, marrying characteristically Chablisien cut and tension with a touch of sun-kissed generosity. I suspect they may end up resembling a hypothetical blend of the 2009 and 2010 vintages—but their quality and character will be more clear after more élevage. I'll try to retaste them again at the end of the year if I can.

Domaine Raveneau blev stiftet i 1948 da Francois Raveneau kombinerede vinmarker han selv havde købt med vinmarker ejet af sin kones familie.

Francois far, Louis Raveneau, ejede flere parceller i Chablis men solgte dem i løbet af 1950’erne. Chablis befandt sig nemlig på dette tidspunkt i en hård tid: Produktionen havde været kraftigt forstyrret under 2. verdenskrig, hvilket påvirkede producenternes likviditet, og for at dette ikke skulle være nok, var området plaget af vinlus i denne periode. Francois Raveneau så dog stadig Chablis’ store potentiale og udnyttede faldende jordpriser til at udvide sit domæne løbende op gennem 1960’erne og 1970’erne - bl.a. med vigtige parceller på nogle af Chablis’ fine Grand Cru-vinmarker.

Domaine Raveneau er i dag en af de absolut mest berømte producenter i Chablis og der kan argumenteres for at det også er den mest eksklusive. Raveneau er samtidig en af de ganske få producenter, der producerer vin i alle Chablis’ fire klassifikationer: Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru og Grand Cru.

Raveneau producerer i dag tre Grand Cru- og fem Premier Cru-vine, og det er her du som vininvestor skal finde din næste hvidvinsinvestering.

Vinous 
The 2012 Chablis Blanchot jumps from the glass with serious intensity, power and pure texture. A wine of unusual volume and resonance, the 2012 clearly reflects the unique personality of a vintage in which yields were down 50%. The 2012 is a dizzying, totally vertical wine endowed with stunning depth and tons of breed. In a word: captivating.

What explains the Raveneau magic? Yields here aren't excessively high, but they're not the region's lowest. Fermentation at between 18 and 20 degrees centigrade in tank, followed by élevage on the lees in used barrels define the very elementary outlines of the winemaking process—a description that would equally apply to Vincent Dauvissat's stylistically different wines. The devil is, presumably, in the details. And it's a conundrum I'm content to ponder for the foreseeable future, as the Domaine Raveneau is undoubtedly the source of some of Chablis's greatest wines—and its most dependably long-lived. Isabelle Raveneau told me that the 2016s we tasted had been bottled in mid-April. In this vintage, yields were down 30% for the domaine as a whole, but yields varied considerably by location, from as little as 15 hectoliters per hectare in some sites to as much as 50 hectoliters per hectare in others. The wines vary in profile accordingly. At this early stage, the 2017s appear more homogeneous, classic but charming in style, marrying characteristically Chablisien cut and tension with a touch of sun-kissed generosity. I suspect they may end up resembling a hypothetical blend of the 2009 and 2010 vintages—but their quality and character will be more clear after more élevage. I'll try to retaste them again at the end of the year if I can.

Domaine Raveneau blev stiftet i 1948 da Francois Raveneau kombinerede vinmarker han selv havde købt med vinmarker ejet af sin kones familie.

Francois far, Louis Raveneau, ejede flere parceller i Chablis men solgte dem i løbet af 1950’erne. Chablis befandt sig nemlig på dette tidspunkt i en hård tid: Produktionen havde været kraftigt forstyrret under 2. verdenskrig, hvilket påvirkede producenternes likviditet, og for at dette ikke skulle være nok, var området plaget af vinlus i denne periode. Francois Raveneau så dog stadig Chablis’ store potentiale og udnyttede faldende jordpriser til at udvide sit domæne løbende op gennem 1960’erne og 1970’erne - bl.a. med vigtige parceller på nogle af Chablis’ fine Grand Cru-vinmarker.

Domaine Raveneau er i dag en af de absolut mest berømte producenter i Chablis og der kan argumenteres for at det også er den mest eksklusive. Raveneau er samtidig en af de ganske få producenter, der producerer vin i alle Chablis’ fire klassifikationer: Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru og Grand Cru.

Raveneau producerer i dag tre Grand Cru- og fem Premier Cru-vine, og det er her du som vininvestor skal finde din næste hvidvinsinvestering.

Faktablad
LandFrankrig
Producent Domaine Raveneau
RegionBourgogne
DistriktChablis
Årgang2012
Volume75CL
DruerChardonnay
KategoriHvidvin
Kollistørrelse12
KollitypeOCC
Vinous97
Robert Parker94-96