La Chablisienne Chablis Chateau Grenouilles Grand Cru 2014 (1.5L)

95 WE / 92 WA / 91 BH

This small property with its own château lies within the lower portion of Vaudésir but is considered a Grand Cru in its own right. The wine—the flagship of the cooperative—is opulent, showing strong wood aging flavors that will soften with time. Ripe and generous with yellow fruit flavor, it also boasts a tight mineral acidity and crispness, making it a good candidate for cellaring. Drink from 2021. - Wine Enthusiast

The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru Les Grenouilles, which is aged in both oak barrels and stainless steel, has a tightly-wound but well-defined bouquet with white flower scents filtering through the citrus fruit, laced with white peach and persimmon aromas. The palate is very well balanced with light peach skin notes on the entry. This feels harmonious in the mouth, a Grenouilles laden with weight and intensity, yet remaining precise and detailed on the lightly spiced, cohesive finish. This is an excellent Chablis with long ageing potential. Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate

Tasting note: Generous wood that includes vanilla notes surrounds the pear, apple, citrus and softly floral nose that exhibits just enough Chablis character to be persuasive. There is both excellent richness and volume to the intense, mouth coating and powerful flavors that display really fine length but not the depth or drive on the less complex and almost chewy finale. Of course more depth should almost certainly develop but overall this just isn't my style as the wood is too prominent. Allen Meadows - Burghound