2005 - Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, Vincent Dauvissat

Bright medium yellow. Very ripe but reticent aromas of yellow peach, flowers and saffron, plus a woodsy/floral balsamic note. Very ripe, thick and powerful; not quite honeyed but its utterly silky peach and soft citrus fruit flavors convey a botrytis sweetness leavened by terrific acidity. A very large-scaled if not particularly minerally Clos, finishing with superb length while avoiding warmth and bitterness. (close to 14% alcohol but with good acidity, said Dauvissat, who picked this fruit with 75% noble rot, which he says concentrated everything, including acidity)