白ワイン wine パトリック・ピウズ シャブリ グラン・クリュ ブランショ 2018年 750ml

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Rating 93 Release Price NA Drink Date 2022 - 2035 Reviewed by William Kelley Issue Date 31st Aug 2019 Source Issue 244 End of August 2019, The Wine Advocate
The 2018 Chablis Grand Cru Blanchots is a powerful, broad-shouldered wine, bursting with notes of honeysuckle, yellow orchard fruit, almond paste and white flowers. On the palate, it's full-bodied, broad and ample, with a layered core, impressive purity and precision despite its unmistakable volume, and an intensely saline finish.
The 2018 vintage represents the tenth anniversary of Quebecois Patrick Piuze's negociant operation this year, and there's no denying that his presence has enriched the region. At this address, hand-harvested grapes are pressed firmly in old Vaslin presses, their juice fermented in used barrels and stainless steel, with sur lie elevage of comparatively short duration, because Piuze wished to capture the maximum of freshness and energy by early bottling. The resulting wines are elegantly textural but incisive, clearly differentiated by site. This is also the best address to explore the Chablis AOC, as Piuze produces a number of cuvees and lieu-dit bottlings designed to highlight the diversity that this large appellation encompasses. 2017s at this address are an unmitigated success, classic in profile, with charming fruit but tangy balancing acids. While his 2018s are unlikely to hit quite such high heights, Piuze took pains to harvest in a timely fashion and has been rewarded by an abundant crop of fine wines, several highlights of which are indicated in the accompanying notes, and the wines come warmly recommended.