2019 DOMAINE FRANCOIS RAVENEAU Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

Widely regarded as the "King of Premier Crus" and a "baby Clos," Montée de Tonnerre is the crown jewel of Domaine François Raveneau’s Premier Cru holdings. This prestigious site, enjoying a prime southwest-facing slope on Kimmeridgian limestone, produces wines of Grand Cru depth and legendary mineral intensity. For the 2019 vintage, the estate notably included fruit from the Chapelots parcel within this cuvée, adding further weight to its already formidable profile. Raveneau’s approach is a bastion of Chablis tradition: hand-harvesting—a rarity in the region—and patient aging in classic neutral oak "feuillette" barrels. The 2019 Montée de Tonnerre is a knockout, striking a masterful balance between the solar generosity of the vintage and the vineyard's hallmark saline drive. It is a powerful, textbook expression of MdT that offers immense charm in its youth while possessing the structural integrity to age gracefully for decades.