Subtle wood sets off aromas of flowers oyster shell and tidal pool that complement perfectly the racy pure and strikingly well-detailed medium plus weight flavors that brim with minerality on the delicious mouth coating and impressively long finish. This beautifully vibrant and concentrated effort should drink well young and age well too plus it's more classic in style than many wines from this vintage. Outstanding.

Raveneau's 2009 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre was gorgeous in its youth, and while the wine is still drinking very well, it has begun to lose a bit of energy, so I would be inclined to start pulling corks on remaining bottles. Aromas of ripe lemon, spring flowers and Asian pear precede a medium-full, richly textural wine with chewy phenolic grip on the finish but a somewhat low-acid profile that reflects the warm growing season and harvest. - William Kelley