La Chablisienne, Chablis Grand Cru, Grenouilles

Too young, closed, needs time to open up

2014 vintage

Chablis Grand Cru study with Mary-Margaret McCamic (Compline Wine Store, Napa CA) : The nose is balanced and elegant with rounded tones of red apples, pears, quince, lemons, peaches, creams, custard notes, vanilla beans, and apple blossoms. The Medium bodied feel is balanced and textured with tart, medium+ acidity. There is a fatter quality to the feel that works well while the fruits on the nose wears the vintage a bit on its sleeve.

2022 vintage

Nez de belle intensité. Salin, coquillage, léger beurre. Belle acidité, corps plein et intense. belle longueur. Mêmes saveurs avec un brin de vanille. Très bien.

2014 vintage

Very good but not exceptional. Impressive lasting this long. No oxidative notes. Not a lot of slate and oyster shell character, but really good mouth feel. Not screaming Chablis but tastes pretty good. Really good but doesn’t blow me away.

2010 vintage

This wine is unimpressive on its own and especially for the property. Lean, one dimensional, no development on the palate. I have had premier cru wines from this producer that were much better. People may be 'drinking the label' here. My lady agreed with me and she has a good palate. Won't serve my last bottle to company again. :-(

2010 vintage

Infinitely better than last year's bottle, this one was as I had hoped last year's would be, with lemon, lemon grass and butter on the nose, then a complex mouthful of pretty well the same, plus hints of hazelnut and a great finish. Powerful but elegant and restrained.

2014 vintage

It's been 4 1/2 years since our previous bottle of this wine and it has not lost a step (nor gained one). PnP, chilled. The color was a clear medium yellow. The medium bodied palate showed green apple, lemon, hefty minerality and a touch of spice. The acidity was juicy but balancing. The wine may continue to hold. A satisfying and enjoyable Grand Cru Chablis but without any wow factor, or distinctly memorable trait.

2010 vintage

Deeper yellow now. Some brassy notes with more fruit complexity on palate. Still with great balance, crispness.

2010 vintage

really pretty darn good, especially for the price, good structure / acidity, with a hint of richness on the citrus palate, not quite "classic" chablis but with something that would please the crowd without being cloying

2017 vintage

Young and good, not great, material.

2014 vintage

Slightly underwhelming - it does have all the components, but there's a green tinge to the nose and taste, along with a general lack of intensity. For what you get, this is rather expensive. I think I'm a bit more critical than I would be if it was a simple Chablis.

2014 vintage

Some what green hue. Clear signs of barique, sweet spice, vanilla, some fruit and body

2014 vintage

Prize for best Rhone White at aperitif party.The Chave Hermitage and Ogier Condrieu won (BB and Liam). This was nice and refreshing after the Rhones

2014 vintage

Peaches, lemon, mineral springs, congealed honey; pure and intense, relatively elegant, linear with a subtle layering and a gradual fading moderately long finish

2010 vintage

92 pts on night two... this was reasonably full bodied for a Chablis from 2017... nice citrus flavors and slightly on the sweeter side (rather than saline) for Chablis... good GC Chablis for about $85 (these day at least, ie WRT the price)

2017 vintage

Purchased this bottle at the Cooperative. This took some time to open, but once it did it showed a fairly fresh, mineral-laden nose. On the palate this showed more age, but there was still good acidity. Hints of sea breeze/sea salt. Less intense than I had hoped for a Grand Cru.

2014 vintage

Monthly Tasting Group: Chardonnay (Oceanaire, Mpls, MN) : Pale green gold color. Drank a glass over 2 hours. Same bottle as JCGuthrie. Agree with their summary. Fairly crystalline minerality, citrus, some floral aspects, but just seems to be lacking something for a Grand Cru.

2014 vintage

Tasted upon opening, good. Had it again about 1.5 hours later (still 1/2 bottle left even though clearly one of the better bottles on the table!) and it was sailing. silky, baby fat chablis chard, quite clean but with a long tingly finish and super silky elegant mouthfeel. Keep your Kosta Browne and SQN, I'll drink this. Hedonists at Katana.

2014 vintage

corked. At Brian's

2014 vintage

Excellent as usual. Great relatively rich mouthfeel on this, liquid minerals, settled in and nicely concentrated. Seattle w/M&D

2014 vintage

Kind of lost in tonight's mix. Fair Grenouilles, a bit subtle, round. H's backyard dinner party.

2014 vintage

This was a little more subtle than I remember it last time, but still nicely done, clean, gained a bit of weight with a few years on it, rocky minerality, orchard fruit, good length. In PD aperitif.

2014 vintage

So good, very slightly honied, med body, excellent concentration, good mix of saline, orchard fruit, lemon, good weight, length, but still elegant. Just right, should go for another 5-10, but earlier is better for this one maybe. Right now it's so good. S

2014 vintage

Clairement dans une classe à part. Beaucoup d’arôme de beurre citronné, fleur et de poire. C’est long en bouche, la texture est mi-grasse, rien de dépassé. Un peu de bois, mais sans amertume. Il est parfait! Est-ce que ça vaut 100$ ?

2014 vintage

Bu avec la gang de FOUDUVIN au resto AVV La Suite de Sherbrooke. Pas donné mais c`est plus que du bonbon! Ici on paye pour la rareté et l`exclusivité. Nez sur les fleurs, les agrumes, les épices et l`air salin. EN bouche, hyper vif, incisif et acide mais assez bien maitrisé. Un peu lactique avec des amandes et de la pêche blanche mais on goute surtout les citrons avec une finale assez longue sur une nette impression de minéraux. Hyper …

2014 vintage

Tasted together with W. Fevre Vaudesir, Chr Moreau les Clos and Louis Michel les Forets, all from the same vintage. This is clearly the weakest of the grand crus in the mini-tasting, but it is still a good wine. Golden colour, but not oxidyzed at all. Nose dominated by ripe red apples, some lemon, a bit of oiled steel and a tone reminiscent of hay. Medium to full bodied, very nice acidity lifting the taste into something like green apples …

2010 vintage

One of my first encounters with people engaged in Chablis was the word how good Grenouilles from the Chablisienne cooperative was. So I started bying some bottles, starting with the 05 vintage, then on to 06, the 08 and to this, the 10. All of them has been, how shall I put it, unimpressing. So is this. Clean straw yellow eith green hints at the rim. Nice, but toned down nose of green apples, some lime, and an oaky vanilla …

2010 vintage

A very very good bottle. Meyer lemons, apple, white peaches, white flowers, the entire family of citrus, buttery without oak, just rich crisp and deep rich wine. Long finish. A stellar bottle!!!

2010 vintage

Great vineyard, great wine. Every single time I open a Chablisienne Grenouilles, I think "why don't I buy this more often?". Full of crisp saline and limestone with Chablis typicality, but perhaps with a bit more extract than all but a dense GC. I sensed and equal mix of white orchard fruit and citrus, balanced with the requisite acidity. For the price, I don't know many that do better. Except Louis Michel.

2010 vintage

remember this being very nice Chablis for $50

2014 vintage

Wild grasses, sliced apple, milk and honey, fresh dug earth on the nose. Very good repays and complexities on the palate; fresh, creamy, earthy finish. 4.5/5

2014 vintage

A classic Chablis grand Cru. The nose out punches the palate. Fresh, punchy, citrusy and clean nose. Like a sweet green kiwi out of the fridge. Medium plus body that gives it heft. Finish is commendable. Excellent grand cru value. Drink at 12 degrees celcius.

2010 vintage

te vroeg. hout en zuren nog niet in balans. wel leuke knapperige zuren, mooie mineraliteit en laaaange afdronk.

2014 vintage

Opened after two disappointing and slightly oxidized 2008 from the same producer and same vineyard. This is more promising already from the point it is poured: brilliant light yellow with hints of green. Classic aromas of chalk, citrus, lime, green apples, as well as some oaky tones (butter and smoke). Full bodied, smooth in the mouth, very good acidity, but surprisingly uncomplicated. The total impression is that of a round, almost sweet and a somewhat monotone wine. OK length. but …

2010 vintage

PnP, chilled. A medium to plus bodied (second tier) GC Chablis, with plenty of minerality, lemon crème, and juicy acidity. Good QPR at $42. Drinking reasonably well now, may improve, but should last a good 5 years.

2010 vintage

A very good bottle. Opened up and put on some weight. Don't think it will get better but will drink great for a few years.

2010 vintage

Not showing a hint of age - this one has plenty of years left in it. Big and surprisingly rich, but well balanced. Love this.

2010 vintage

For Easter ham dinner... tasty and drinking well now

2010 vintage

Oeil doré foncé Nez puissant et poussièreux sur le miel, noix, raisin de corinthe, jeune ananas et la craie Attaque relativement acide, raisin de cotinthe, miel, cire d’abeille et craie Toucher sec , vif, style oxydatif sur la noix et le miel, c’est concentré et gras L’ensemble est évolué, atypique et à point C’est très bon mais je me demande si le coté oxydatif est normal et s’il ça va bien vieillir ou s’oxyder? Ça me fait grandement penser à …

2010 vintage

SAQ N° 12449930 99$ env Un Chablis en finesse, assez discret, notes citronnées et vanillées. Bien mais sans plus. N'a pas fait l'unanimité... **

2010 vintage

Some delicate chemical notes that evaporates. Dry hay and elements of Cotes de Beaune. Really nice floral touch. Elegant and citrus driven on the palate. Wonderful balance.

1995 vintage

Drinking good. Standard good Chablis.

2010 vintage

Nose has light touch of fruit (apples, citrus) and quite noticeable oyster-shell minerality. Palate is fairly light weight with mouth-watering acidity and fruit. Very fresh and lively with likely future development possible.

2010 vintage

Really nice Chablis

2010 vintage

Nez frais de citrons jaunes. Bouche sèche minérale, précise, avec belle fraîcheur en finale. Délicieux et bien fait.

2010 vintage

More mineral than fruit, austere - closed?

2010 vintage

Consistent with my note from January. I really should have kept my hands off of this bottle as it needs time. Showing a lot of structure but not a lot of depth at this stage.

2010 vintage

I've been loving the La Chablisienne Frog since the '05 vintage. Alway a steal for this spectacular GC vineyard. The '10 has impressive density, balanced by ample cut and salinity. Equal parts citrus and orchard fruits. This has years of joy to deliver; I drank it over 7 days, keeping the unfinished portions in the refrigerator without any decline.

2010 vintage

Blind 2013 California Pinots (Chicago, IL) : Served blind. I thought the nose was showing a bit too much fruit and spice, so I was pretty convinced it was chardonnay from the new world. But the dense white fruit and acids should have turned me back to France, and in hindsight, this should have been an easy 2010 call. A really powerful chablis, with a fair bit of oomph. Very good.

2010 vintage

Half bottle. Decanted 1 hr. Mid yellow with green tinges . Mineral and honey nose, some citrus. Proper GC weight but lacing a little complexity and finese on the finish. Good though. ***

1995 vintage

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