Interesting flight of stellar whites

2014 Raveneau Butteaux

Super light in color, body and weight, with lovely floral aromatics. The palate had surprising density and the finish was super long. Amazing wine. This was my wife’s WOTN, with some extremely stiff competition as you’ll see in future posts.

2014 Raveneau Montee de Tonnere

This was a bit richer, with more body and substance, but equal grace, elegance and class. There was a bit more punch on the finish here. There was more roundness on the nose and mid palate, with a bit more seashell on the nose and flint on the palate. Spectacular.

2020 Leflaive Bienvenues Batard Montrachet

Wow what a transition! This wine didn’t have the weightlessness, delicacy or transparency of the Chablis but had so much more power, density, and fruit. It wasn’t the coiled lightning of the Chevalier, but had great tension, length and persistence, with an elegant mid palate and very pleasurable finish. I think this would’ve held its own with the pair of 17s from the other day. Very fun flight. There was a mix of opinions on this flight with some choosing the Raveneau and others favoring the BBM. I came down on the Leflaive side, but just barely.