Long-Depaquit Chablis les Clos 2010 (750ML)

93 BH / 92 VM

Tasting note: Despite the slightly more elevated percentage of new wood, its presence is actually a bit less evident than the Vaudésir (though still noticeable). There is elevated ripeness to the openly exotic nose of yellow fruit, lemon and white flower aromas. Like the Vaudésir, this possesses exceptionally rich, overtly powerful and imposing big-bodied flavors that despite the impressive size and weight, retain a fine sense of precision and detail on the linear and explosive finish where a touch of menthol surfaces. This dramatic if not entirely typical effort should deliver up to a decade's worth of upside development potential. Burghound

Very sexy, ripe aromas of pina colada, powdered stone and pepper; at once powerful and open on the nose. Fat, sweet and highly concentrated, showing more volume and weight than the Blanchots. A distinctly gentle, silky style of Clos with noteworthy richness. This will be accessible early but appears to have the underlying structure for solid mid-term aging. Will these very ripe 2010s show more minerality with time in bottle, and will they shut down? This is 13% natural alcohol. Stephen Tanzer