William Fevre, Chablis, Champs Royaux, 2007
There’s a sense of stones and wet pavement in the nose. There are tangy green apples in the mouth that go on for a long time - very refreshing. Champs Royaux is a special selection from assorted parcels. P&B in Chablis 12.5% $23.99 at Bottle Barn Fevre

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Charles Creek, Napa County Carneros, Chardonnay, Por Favor 2006 There’s minerality and a touch of cheese in the nose and a bracing taste of stone fruits with some creaminess in the mouth. This Chardonnay is fermented in stainless and aged in neutral oak. V&B in Graton 14.7% $24.99 at the winery Charles Creek
Jean-Marc Brocard, Chablis [...]

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Verget Saint Veran 2006
Minerals and stone fruits to smell. There’s plenty of acid for you fans of Chard. without the butter. Long and a good value though the prices are creeping. It’s a poor time to be buying Burgundy with dollars. Bottled under screwcap. Vinifie et mis en bouteiiles a Sologny 13% $18.99 at Bottle [...]

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It was quite a rainy day in Chablis on Monday for the start of the 2008 Grand Jours. At the Petit Pontigny we tasted the latest offerings, as well as a few mature wines, from dozens of producers. Following are some of the highlights.
Domaine Billaud-Simon
For me this was the star estate of the event. [...]

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Verget Macon Villages 2006
Open this a little early to blow off the reductive funk and after 20 minutes the fruit will come through. From Jean-Marie Guffen, this Chardonnay has been a spot-on value in notes back to the 2003 vintage. Vinifie et mis en bouteilles in Sologny. 13% $14.49 at Bottle Barn Verget
Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis [...]

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This flight features Chardonnay from 3 respected producers. There is an inexpensive Macon, a more formidable Puligny and lastly a Chablis with some age on it.
Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon 2006
This wine embodies the citrus side of Chardonnay with a light body and plenty of acidity. Produced from biodynamically grown grapes in the Macon [...]

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Vincent Girardin Rully 1er Cru Les Cloux 2005
Very nice. Vinifié, élevé et mis en bouteille a Meursault 13.5% $24.99 at K&L Vincent Girardin .com
Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay 2005
My notes from previous bottles of the 2004 and 2005 consistently note the high acidity, tastes of green apple, a sense of Burgundy with appropriate oak [...]

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This flight features 3 whites and offers an opportunity to contrast acid levels, weight and residual sugar.
Chateau Sainte-Marie Entre-Deux-Mers Vielles Vignes 2005
Of the 2004 I noted a perfect balance of the grapes used and a great value. This 2005 bottle was losing its vibrancy and becoming alcoholic. Perhaps the stelvin was not forming a complete [...]

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