2016 Chablis Butteaux
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(Piuze refers to this premier cru as "the best terroir on the left bank"): Light-medium yellow. Captivating chalky pungency to the aromas of white nectarine, citrus zest, mint and herbs. Intensely flavored and dry but not austere, conveying a sappy, juicy quality and a subtly layered impression. A more intellectual style of wine than the Forêts, finishes with a firm citrus character and excellent precision. Production here was 45 hectoliters per hectare after some losses to mildew; Piuze noted that his neighbors "undertreated" their vines and the wind carried the spores.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2016 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux is very conservative on the nose, almost reluctantly opening with light sea spray and seaweed-like scents. This is certainly very evocative of the sea. The palate is well defined with a pleasant salinity, continuing that marine theme. It is fresh and bright with a punchy, sappy finish. This is a Chablis that is full of character.
While there is a trace of reduction it’s not so much as to dominate the white orchard fruit, especially pear, citrus and iodine-suffused nose. The palate impression of the medium-bodied, concentrated and powerful flavors is less refined though the impressively long and slightly more structured finish offers notably better depth. This solidly constituted effort will need at least a few years of cellaring to more completely harmonize. Jan 18, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2022+