William Fevre Bougros Chablis 2006
Chardonnay
from Chablis, France
winemaker's notes:
"Pale, green-tinged color. Highly aromatic nose offers lime, menthol and powdered stone, plus a touch of gingery spice. Rich, fat and suave, with lovely ripe acidity framing the sweet peach flavor. Doesn't have the cut of a more classic year but this is nonetheless in a fairly delicate style. William Fevre owns half the surface of this grand cru (6 of 12 hectares), and winemaker Seguier notes that this wine has been stronger in recent years owing to earlier picking."
-International Wine Cellar 90-92
"The 2006 Chablis Bougros has peach, citrus zest and iris aromas which lead to a lush, rich, spice-tinged palate full of fruit and flowers, yet with an almost shimmering sense of chalky, saline, and iodine minerality, and considerable buoyancy to its finish. If this is suffering at all from its recent filtration, I can't detect it. This should be worth holding for at least a dozen years."
-Wine Advocate 92-93