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1996 Verget Chablis Bougros

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July 30, 2023 - $230

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RATINGS

96Stephen Tanzer

...Superconcentrated from entry through finish: thick, urgent fruit is amazingly intense, with its superb sweetness leavened by brisk lemony acidity. Powerful yet quite fine. Explosive time delay of a finish refuses to quit.

95-98The Wine Advocate

...exhibits sublime lemon, mineral, flower, and wet stone aromatics as well as a feminine, silky, refined, classy, and medium-to-full-bodied personality. Raspberries, currants, roses, flint, and flavors reminiscent of a massive bouquet...

93Wine Spectator

Showy Chablis. Well made and exotic, in a heavily toasted style, showing wonderful lemon, honey, spice and mocha complexity and excellent fresh acidity. Bursts with intense flavors that perk up the palate...

REGION

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Bougros

Bougros is a 35.3-acre Grand Cru vineyard in the appellation of Chablis, on the northwestern tip of Burgundy. The vineyard includes a steep strip facing southwest that is partly owned by William Fevre, and wines from this parcel are labeled as Clos des Bouguerots. The largest landholders in Bougros are William Fevre, with 15.5 acres; Colombier, with 3 acres; and Long-Depaquit, with 1.3 acres. Like all the Chablis vineyards, it is planted exclusively to Chardonnay.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Chablis Grand Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.