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Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots La Réserve de l’Obédience – 2014
Burghound.com
92 points
“… pear, apple and sea breeze-suffused aromas. There is also a bit more concentration to the delicious, rounder and richer medium-bodied flavors that are more powerful … on the clean and solidly dry finale... ”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos – 2014
Burghound.com
91 points
“… cool, pure and restrained nose of white flowers, citrus, algae and mineral reduction nuances … excellent delineation to the mineral-driven and intense middle weight flavors … focused and notably dry finale … it is certainly quite pretty.”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots La Réserve de l’Obédience – 2014
The Wine Advocate
94 points
“… The palate is fresh and crisp with a fine line of acidity, detailed and precise with a lovely saline edge. There is refinement and class here … everything in its right place, while the persistence is very long. This is the crown jewel ...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots – 2014
The Wine Advocate
93 points
“… bouquet with crushed rock, gypsum, green apple and light sea spray scents that are all beautifully poised … The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, detailed and poised with a very well-judged line of acidity. … an excellent Blanchots.”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos – 2014
The Wine Advocate
93 points
“… flint, smoke and light spicy aromas developing in the glass. The palate is clean and fresh with a fine line of acidity, very fine depth and poise ... It just glides along and gently fans out, leaving the customer satisfied and demanding more ...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaudevey – 2014
The Wine Advocate
91 points
“… scents of mango, citrus fruit, shaved almond and just a hint of white chocolate … palate is well balanced with a fine line of acidity, plenty of citrus fruit, lemon rind and Granny Smith apples that segue into a more stony and reserved finish ...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes – 2014
The Wine Advocate
90 points
“… a gentle bouquet with hints of popcorn at first, though soon replaced by ripe Satsuma and slightly smoky scents. The palate is fresh on the entry with crisp acidity, modest weight, but with a pleasant salinity that fans out towards the finish ...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Saint Martin – 2015
The Wine Advocate
90 points
“… apple blossom and fresh pear aromas, perhaps with a hint of peppermint in the background. The palate is well balanced with a crisp line of acidity. …. This is a well-crafted and very delicious Chablis...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots La Réserve de l’Obédience – 2014
Vinous
94+ points
“… minerality and a whiff of cassis bud along with a touch of vanillin oak. Large-scaled, broad and tactile with extract, communicating excellent spicy depth to its citrus, white peach and crushed stone flavors…”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos – 2014
Vinous
94+ points
“Multifaceted aromas of lemon, orange zest, dusty stone, flint and white pepper sexed up by a yeasty, marrowy complexity. Sappy, saline and pure, showing outstanding inner-mouth energy and penetration. … Finishes with superb salty grip and length...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots – 2014
Vinous
94 points
“Very fresh, pure aromas and flavors of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon, gunflint and crushed stone. Vibrant, dense and tactile, conveying terrific density leavened by bracing acidity and supporting minerality...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes – 2014
Vinous
90+ points
“Brisk aromas of lemon, pepper and spearmint. Tightly wound, stony and uncompromising, conveying a distinctly cool ripeness … chalky flavors of citrus peel, crushed stone and flinty silex. Very classy Vaillons with a concentrated finish...”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaudevey – 2014
Vinous
90 points
“… Pure, high-pitched aromas of lemon, pineapple, yeasty bread and truffle. Lemony and brisk, with white peach, pineapple and metallic flavors communicating excellent citricity and cut…”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots – 2014
Decanter
95 points
"... very elegant with wild flowers and spicy notes with a compact texture and a mineral finish. A wine of great potential and superb definition."
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots – 2013
Wine & Spirits
94 points, Year's Best White Burgundy
"… Les Blanchots shows its oak in a green tea–like tannin character, but sustains an openness that reveals scents of heirloom apples, fields of wheat, vast stretches of white limestone. This is saturated with flavor density and power, …”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos – 2013
Wine & Spirits
93 points, Year's Best White Burgundy
“… Its fresh apple flavor is completely savory, with an herbal edge of chamomile lending detail to the wine’s firm richness. A note of freshly churned butter comes up with air, hinting at the depths of flavor…”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaudevey – 2013
Wine & Spirits
91 points, Year's Best White Burgundy
“With its scent of apple blossoms, apple-wood smoke and mild earthiness, this is a fragrant Chablis that feels clean and refined. The wine leaves a lasting impression of green apples and crushed stone, …”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots La Réserve de l’Obédience – 2013
Wine & Spirits
90 points, Year's Best White Burgundy
“Laroche’s top selection from the domaine’s significant holdings in Les Blanchots, … acidity of the vintage points up a brash edge of oak tannins, lending the wine some astringency in counterpoint to the sweet scents of honeysuckle and lime. …”
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots La Réserve de l’Obédience – 2014
Decanter
96 points
"Very elegant nose of pear, white flowers ... The palate has a delicately chiselled texture and mineral finish. A very classy grand cru Chablis."
Domaine Laroche
Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots La Réserve de l’Obédience – 2013
Wine Enthusiast
95 points
"Named after the Laroche winery, L’Obédiencerie, this wine is a selection from the Blanchots Grand Cru vineyard. It is rich, but endowed with a taut minerality that cuts through the ripe green plum and crisp pear flavors."
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