La Chablisienne Grand Cru Château Grenouilles 2012

Tasted on two occasions, the 2012 Chablis Grand Cru Chateau Grenouilles is probably the best offering from La Chablisenne this year. It comes from 7.19 hectares (equivalent to 80% of the grand cru) of 40-year-old vines and spends 20 months in stainless steel and wooden barrels. The nose is very well-defined and harmonious with subtle white peach, citrus peel and pear-drop scents that are all quite seductive. The palate is very well-balanced with well-judged acidity. There is good weight on the mid-palate while the finish has very good weight and focus, even if it requires a few years for the oak to be fully assimilated. Very fine. Drink 2017-2027. 

La Chablisienne owns the major part of the Grenouilles Grand Cru, centered on a winery called Château Grenouilles. This wine is powerful and still very young. It has weight and structure along with ripe, generous fruits that are typical of this vineyard. Touched by vanilla from wood aging, it is balancing out now. Drink from 2018.

Rich and fleshy, this evokes peach, apple, honey and vanilla flavors, with accents of smoke and lanolin. Balanced and long

Le Château Grenouille est un monopole de la cave coopérative sur la côte des grands crus. Un vin rare qui ne ressemble à aucun autre parce qu'il a une forte personnalité. Il est généralement exubérant, ce qui n'est pas le cas de ce millésime 2012, encore dominé par le fût et ses notes vanillées. Un boisé fondu, certes, qui laisse cependant peu de place au fruit et à la minéralité. Surprenant, mais agréable.