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I imagine it will offer thrilling drinking over the next two decades.\"\u003cem\u003e - 97\/100 Vinous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43649118503083,"sku":"F98","price":899.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/JRaveneauChablisValmur2012F.jpg?v=1711476126"},{"product_id":"2012-raveneau-chablis-montee-de-tonnerre","title":"2012 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre","description":"\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 2012 Montée de Tonnerre from Domaine Raveneau is also quite stellar, offering up a deep and primary bouquet of apple, tart orange, very complex, flinty minerality, incipient notes of beeswax, a touch of chalkiness, citrus zest and a topnote of white flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and youthful, with a great core of fruit, impeccable balance, great focus and grip and simply stunning backend minerality on the very, very long and classic finish. What a great wine!\" \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Gilman - 95 Points","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43649132953771,"sku":"F98","price":469.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/JRaveneauChablisMonteeTonnerre2012F2.jpg?v=1711408284"},{"product_id":"2014-f-raveneau-chablis-clos","title":"2014 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn many years, I have a hard time deciding whether I prefer the Valmur or the Clos in the Raveneau cellars, but in 2014, the Clos is clearly my favorite. This is a legendary bottle of Chablis in the making in this vintage, as it soars in its aromatic constellation of gorgeously complex, kaleidoscopic minerality, apples, pears, lemon zest, white flowers and a touch of anise as a topnote for the aromatic fireworks. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and seamlessly delineated, with a great core, stunning focus and grip and a very, very long, racy and very mineral finish. This is just a brilliant young bottle of Chablis.\"\u003cem\u003e - 97\/100 John Gilman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379388149931,"sku":"F96","price":1599.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauClos2014F2.jpg?v=1724187245"},{"product_id":"2014-f-raveneau-chablis-butteaux","title":"2014 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The 2014 Chablis Butteaux 1er Cru from Domaine François Raveneau is drinking beautifully, even though I am fully aware of committing infanticide. It is one of my favorite vineyards ­– and in my view, an underrated one – from a benchmark Chablis growing season. A stunning, razor-sharp bouquet offers limestone and petrichor aromas, and hints of walnut and shucked oyster shells develop with aeration. That fresh marine influence translates into a palate that displays exquisite balance and just a hint of toffee apple, closing in slightly toward the finish. There is so much tension and grace here. Brilliant.\" \u003cem\u003e- 94\/100 Vinous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379395457195,"sku":"F95","price":549.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauButteaux2014F2.jpg?v=1724187933"},{"product_id":"2014-f-raveneau-chablis-valmur","title":"2014 Domaine Francois Raveneau Valmur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery pale lemon color. The nose conveys the high-pitched aromas of lemon, white pepper, lavender and iodiney oyster-shell minerality that only a dog can hear. Superconcentrated, elegant and weightless on the palate, conveying penetrating flavors of citrus peel, sea salt and liquid stone. Wonderfully energetic but without any corners. A great wine in the making: utterly seamless from start to sappy, palate-staining finish. Really bulletproof fruit here: it's hard to scrape this stuff off the palate.\" \u003cem\u003e- 96\/100 Vinous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379400241323,"sku":"F95","price":799.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauValmur2014F2.jpg?v=1724188248"},{"product_id":"2014-f-raveneau-chablis-tonnerre","title":"2014 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright pale yellow-green. Wonderfully subtle, vibrant nose melds white peach, lime, mint, pungent minerals and toasted bread, plus a suggestion of more candied peach. Taut, precise and impossibly juicy, with its pristine white peach, lemon zest, mint and salty mineral flavors boasting outstanding clarity and cut. Totally different in texture from the more glyceral 2015. Nearly perfect Montée de Tonnerre from a full yield of 55 hectoliters per hectare, and extremely long and minerally on the aftertaste without being at all angular. This should go on for decades in a cold cellar.\" \u003cem\u003e- 99\/100 Vinous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379405910187,"sku":"F95","price":599.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauTonnerre2014F2.jpg?v=1724188626"},{"product_id":"2011-f-raveneau-chablis-tonnerre","title":"2011 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2011 Chablis Montée 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.\"\u003cem\u003e - 94\/100 Vinous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379412693163,"sku":"F95","price":409.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauTonnerre2011F.jpg?v=1724188985"},{"product_id":"2011-f-raveneau-chablis-valmur","title":"2011 Domaine Francois Raveneau Valmur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eOf the three grand crus in the Raveneau cellars, the Valmur was the most on form at the time of my visit and this will clearly be a great wine. The simply stunning nose jumps from the glass in a mélange of lemon, tangerine, a great base of chalky minerality, a bit of anise and a beautiful floral topnote redolent of lemon blossoms. On the palate the wine is stunningly deep, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with great mineral drive, laser-like focus and simply superb cut and grip on the huge, mineral bath of a finish. This is a brilliant vintage of Valmur for the Raveneaus.\"\u003cem\u003e - 96\/100 John Gilman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379417673899,"sku":"F95","price":729.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauValmur2011F.jpg?v=1724189229"},{"product_id":"2006-domaine-raveneau-chablis-grand-cru-valmur","title":"2006 Domaine Francois Raveneau Valmur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiverse flowers and herbal high tones in the nose usher in a remarkably polished, refined palate, one no less tactile in its mineral dimensions than the Blanchots, but more transparent, and with a lift that matches its wafting floral perfume and a purity of yellow plum and grapefruit that are seductively succulent. This unforgettably persistent, truly grand cru should dazzle.\" \u003cem\u003e- 96\/100 Wine Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379462434987,"sku":"F98","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauValmur2006F2.jpg?v=1723830263"},{"product_id":"2018-raveneau-chablis","title":"2018 Domaine Francois Raveneau Chablis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Chablis of eternal beauty, the 2018 Les Clos Grand Cru possesses extraordinary aromatic intensity and soft, silky contours that are so wonderfully inviting. As always, Clos is a wine of textural beauty matched to a sense of elusiveness that makes it hard to describe. \"\u003cem\u003e - 97\/100 Vinous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44518634619051,"sku":"F95","price":279.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauChablis2018F.jpg?v=1726775670"},{"product_id":"2017-raveneua-chablis-butteaux","title":"2017 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA windy plot along to the top of Montmains. This has a quite powerful and concentrated array of ripe white peaches and mangoes. The clay in the soil here adds a lot of texture to the palate. Finishes very succulent, juicy and intense. Wow!\" \u003cem\u003e- 95\/100 James Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44518780567723,"sku":"F108","price":454.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/FrancRaveneauButteaux2017F.jpg?v=1727186901"},{"product_id":"2003-domaine-raveneau-chablis-premier-cru-foret","title":"2003 Domaine Francois Raveneau Foret","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine François Raveneau hand-harvests early to preserve acidity, ferments in stainless steel, and ages wines 12–18 months in older oak, ensuring purity and complexity. The Forêt vineyard, a Premier Cru in Montmains, benefits from south-facing slopes and Kimmeridgian marl soils, enhancing its mineral character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45046013853867,"sku":"F95","price":439.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/DSC_0091_4.jpg?v=1743519097"},{"product_id":"2007-domaine-francois-raveneau-les-clos","title":"2007 Domaine Francois Raveneau Les Clos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaveneau’s 2007 Chablis Les Clos is less severe, intractably dense, or obdurately stony than most of the vintage’s representations of this great site, being at once electrically energized and practically ethereal in its high-toned expressions of bitter-sweet floral and pit fruit distillates, citrus zest, white truffle, quarry dust, and ocean breezes. Luscious grapefruit and white peach seem to be mingled with a sea water reduction on the palate, leading to a finish that tugs relentlessly at the salivary glands and practically seems to suck blood from your gums, all the while displaying buoyancy that defies gravity. This is magical. If lucky enough to acquire multiple bottles, I would plan to stretch out the experience of them over at least a dozen years.\" \u003cem\u003e- 98\/100 Wine Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45046016377003,"sku":"F95","price":1439.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/DSC_0012_12.jpg?v=1743518144"},{"product_id":"2004-raveneau-chablis-butteaux","title":"2004 Domaine Francois Raveneau Butteaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLean and tight, with lemon verbena, citrus blossom and stone notes. This is balanced, though the structure is more evident now, with a long, mineral-infused finish. Has plenty of energy and vivacity.\" 93\/100 - \u003cem\u003eWine Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45935933456555,"sku":"F95","price":559.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/DSC_0203_af80759b-e648-4fc8-ae0b-36761560146d.jpg?v=1765998022"},{"product_id":"2004-domaine-francois-raveneau-chablis-montee-de-tonnerre","title":"2004 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eDrank half the bottle about 12 noon with lunch, finishing the remaining wine at 8pm with dinner. After being open 8 hours, the wine did not drop a step. Full-bodied, lively citrus with rocks and pears, and a hint of vanilla and butter in the background. Lush and fresh on the palate, with just a bit of the steely character of Chablis, this is still young and energetic.\" 94\/100 - \u003cem\u003eJeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46039957962923,"sku":"F98","price":529.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/DSC_0038_84d13619-08e8-4b86-a34e-648b7fc5b1be.jpg?v=1768417952"}],"url":"https:\/\/fineliquors.com\/collections\/domaine-francois-raveneau.oembed","provider":"FineLiquors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}