2014 - Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, Louis Michel

Healthy pale yellow. Pungent aromas of oyster shell, flinty minerality, peppermint and citrus zest, with stone fruits in the background. Wonderfully sweet on entry, then sharpened in the middle by strong saline minerality. The intense yellow fruit and citrus flavors are tactile and elegant. Perhaps most impressive today on the slowly rising, fine-grained finish, which conveys a near-perfect combination of power and delicacy. A real iron fist in a velvet glove, this outstanding Clos is not at all austere today but will probably shut down in the bottle within the next couple years.