Tonight, with a whipped together paella dinner, we opened a bottle of:
2001 René & Vincent Dauvissat Chablis 'Les Preuses' color: pale golden yellow nose: initially, a huge whack of lemon, subsiding to reveal stones with a touch of iodine and toast palate: med-full body, rounded, good acidity, moderately fruity, minerals in the finish
This bottle was opened in part to see if Jean was interested in purcasing some aged Chablis. Despite its being a grand cru, the '01 was chosen to allow our '00 and '02 bottles a bit more time to come around. I'd say that this wine needs another 4-5 years to show its best, but even now it's pretty tasty -- enough so that Jean's now interested in trying more aged Chablis. :-)
Mark Lipton