2017 Domaine Francois Raveneau, Chablis Premier Cru, Butteaux 6x750ml

Vinous 95

The 2017 Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux is every bit as impressive as the last time I tasted it a few years ago. Deep and intensely mineral, the 2017 remains wonderfully vibrant. Like all Raveneau wines, the 2017 Butteaux opens beautifully with time in the glass, displaying myriad layers of citrus, slate and floral overtones. My only regret is not having opened it a few hours in advance, but the circumstances did not allow for that. Readers cellaring the 2017 should be thrilled. [Antonio Galloni, 08/01/2024]

Anticipated maturity: 2024-2037

Robert Parker 94

A brilliant wine that numbers among the finest recent renditions of this cuvee, Raveneau’s 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux wafts from the glass with a complex bouquet of lemon oil, green apple, dried white flowers, almond paste and iodine. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with terrific depth and concentration, racy acids and exquisite textural finesse. Impeccably balanced, this is a strikingly elegant, complete Butteaux that’s somewhat reminiscent of the domaine’s 2010, though I suspect it will drink well sooner than that wine. [William Kelley, 07/08/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2025-2040