WTN Blah Chablis

La Chablisienne "Cuvee LC" 2003.

I think I bought it on price, or maybe just desperation. $13.99 at BevMo in 11/06. 12.5% alcohol.

If this is a sample of why the 2003 vintage is unmemorable, I can understand it. It's a bit ripe for Chablis, but not at all ripe in a CalChard sense. It has either seen just a little oak or it got a little bit cooked on the ship. Very light aroma, nothing to really talk about on the mid-palate, and a short finish. It does have a nice pale yellow color and a nice crisp mouthfeel.

I'm not terribly sensitive to TCA, but it doesn't seem that way to me.

I wouldn't even think it a bargain at $8.99.

Certainly sounds rathe '03-like to me. I think that LC's wines do see oak on the 1er and GC levels at least. I think it integrates pretty well. A fair co-op IMHO, but '03 is such a freakish year that I would pass by all white Burgs (and most reds too) - except DRC's Montrachet if someone else is paying.

-O-

I've long contended that all Chablis is "Blah".

I'm not shocked to see a following.

I've long contended that all Chablis is "Blah".

I would fain disagree. A good Chablis can be like an epee -- sharp, steely, pointed.

This bottle failed the test. The damned sword broke.

I agree. As a newbie to Chablis, the one I had last week was just like this. Damn, why didn't I write it down?

I've long contended that all Chablis is "Blah".

I would fain disagree. A good Chablis can be like an epee -- sharp, steely, pointed.

Yes, and like a epee it is used for practice and has a blunt tip.

Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault and Macon would be the rapier, sabre, colichemarde and falchion.

The best still Chardonnay I've had this year was a Claymore in the form of 1994 Cuvée LD Sonoma Chardonnay.

Best,
Joe

I like Meursault, but I'm rarely willing to pay that much.

What's a colichemarde? Google tried to speak Italian to me, and it didn't work.

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Thank you! Very interesting, or it would be if I knew as much about swords as I used to do about mouse motors.

And I do apologize for forgetting that an epee is supposed to have a little gizmo at the tip -- I suppose it should teach me not to blather outside my expertise, but it won't.

[David M. Bueker]

The best still Chardonnay I've had this year was a Claymore in the form of 1994 Cuvée LD Sonoma Chardonnay.

Best,
Joe

So it was big, chunky and lacking in any elegance. Of course it could beat the %^%^@##@& out of just about anything, but it would be done in bludgeon-like fashion.

Chablis rocks (except 2003).

It's only the modern epee that has the button at the point, John; the original epee most certainly did not have a button: it was designed for precise punctuation of the opponent. It was only in fencing practice that one attached a button.

Joe: You really think Macon is a falchion? You may have been drinking the wrong Macons, buddy. Maybe just plain "Macon Blanc" plonk, but there's some Macon out there that's plenty good enough, and far better than a falchion. Even for one with your rapier wit.

Now go and ponder that while you sharpen your skean dhu.

[David M. Bueker]

All right, that's it. I am advancing the art of war. I'm off to get my crossbow.

The best still Chardonnay I've had this year was a Claymore in the form of 1994 Cuvée LD Sonoma Chardonnay.

Best,
Joe

So it was big, chunky and lacking in any elegance. Of course it could beat the %^%^@##@& out of just about anything, but it would be done in bludgeon-like fashion.

Chablis rocks (except 2003).

Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmm!!!

Joe: You really think Macon is a falchion?

Yes, without question. I'm not dissing the falchion, it's rather functional.

About halfway through Rosenberg's Paladins, btw.

And I do apologize for forgetting that an epee is supposed to have a little gizmo at the tip -- I suppose it should teach me not to blather outside my expertise, but it won't.

Worry not. When Hoke was a kid the epee was designed for precise punctuation of the opponent.

Since, I have been less than active recently, I'm going to leave this up to Dale, Robin and everyone else to refute this insanity before I post a REALLY LONG SCATHING DIATRIBE contending that Chablis is the greatest wine in the entire world (Incredible quality, Undervalued, 1 1/2 bad vintages in the last ten years, etc.)

Gentlemen, the floor is yours...

Zin is the greatest!!

(unlimbering battleaxe)

Alan, most of us just grin and shake our heads at young Perry's ideas, kind of like your crazy uncle Harry- off the wall, but harmless.

Any progress on book?

Since, I have been less than active recently, I'm going to leave this up to Dale, Robin and everyone else to refute this insanity before I post a REALLY LONG SCATHING DIATRIBE contending that Chablis is the greatest wine in the entire world (Incredible quality, Undervalued, 1 1/2 bad vintages in the last ten years, etc.)

Gentlemen, the floor is yours...

Could your diatribe really be that long when speaking on the defense of Chablis?

Comparing similarly stratified producers and vineyards, Chablis lacks the purity or finesse of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, the complexity of Meursault, and it even lacks the affordability of Macon.

The best are good, but only in comparison to themselves.

Never mind opening the floor up to Riesling, Gruner, Chenin Blanc, Sauv. Blanc, etc. Boring. Boring. Boring.

You'll come around eventually. When you do, I'll be there with a glass of Tondonia Blanco for you.

Since, I have been less than active recently, I'm going to leave this up to Dale, Robin and everyone else to refute this insanity before I post a REALLY LONG SCATHING DIATRIBE contending that Chablis is the greatest wine in the entire world (Incredible quality, Undervalued, 1 1/2 bad vintages in the last ten years, etc.)

Gentlemen, the floor is yours...

Could your diatribe really be that long when speaking on the defense of Chablis?

Comparing similarly stratified producers and vineyards, Chablis lacks the purity or finesse of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, the complexity of Meursault, and it even lacks the affordability of Macon.

The best are good, but only in comparison to themselves.

Never mind opening the floor up to Riesling, Gruner, Chenin Blanc, Sauv. Blanc, etc. Boring. Boring. Boring.

You'll come around eventually. When you do, I'll be there with a glass of Tondonia Blanco for you.

Oh well! There are a few people in this world who will tell you Lincoln was a crappy over rated president. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[David M. Bueker]

Since, I have been less than active recently, I'm going to leave this up to Dale, Robin and everyone else to refute this insanity before I post a REALLY LONG SCATHING DIATRIBE contending that Chablis is the greatest wine in the entire world (Incredible quality, Undervalued, 1 1/2 bad vintages in the last ten years, etc.)

Gentlemen, the floor is yours...

Thanks so much for being wrong and leaving the floor to me.

Riesling (specifically German Riesling now that they have finally gotten the trocken thing down) is the greatest wine in the world. Dry to nobly sweet, ages forever, a diversity of terroir that would make all but the Cote d'Or shrink from competition, and the prices are still silly cheap for what you get.

Chablis is fantastic (Amy needs to hit Joe again), but it doesn't compete in this fight.

Oh well! There are a few people in this world who will tell you Lincoln was a crappy over rated president. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Did Lincoln drink Chablis?

I'm not looking to get into any argument here, but if you had the opportunity to share my bottle of 2002 Fevre Bougros Cote de Bouguerots that I drank a couple of months ago, you would hardly call all Chablis "blah." I decanted about an hour before serving and it was downright stunning, in an understated way. Great acidity and vibrancy, just a touch oily, and it kept improving as it sat opened and warmed up a bit. A very fine Chablis, indeed.
BTW, I haven't had a La Chablisienne that has thrilled me.

W. Fevre is one of those guys that everyone likes and I just don't see it.

Christian Moreau makes good wine... I wonder how good the wines would be if he was in a real wine producing area?