Allen Meadows' Burghound, October 2010
In contrast to the prior's wine inexpressiveness, here the nose explodes from the glass, combining notes of lemon peel, Chablis-style green fruit and oyster shell nuances that can also be found on the rich, energetic and highly intense flavors that are powerful and almost painfully intense on the extremely dry finish. I really like the balance and overall sense of underlying tension. This should be great in time. 93 Points and Outstanding!
Producer note: The always direct Vincent Dauvissat candidly calls 2008 a vintage where the
"maturities occurred by evaporation due to the strong north wind.
There was almost no chaptalization as sugars were between 12 and 13% and
the wines don't need any more than that. Acids were excellent though
yields were down somewhat, in any event certainly lower than in 2007. I
like the vintage and it reminds me a bit of 2002 though it's much too early
to say anything definitively." Except for the two wines from 2008
reviewed below, the other five were in the middle of their malos and thus
will not be evaluated until next year.
The Dauvissat 2007s, as the scores and commentaries suggest, are
brilliant across the board, particularly at the grand cru level
though the La Forêst and Vaillons absolutely merit your attention as well.
Note: Because I often get this question I will add that the
Dauvissat-Camus wines are 100% identical to those that appear under the
Vincent Dauvissat labe
John Gilman's View from the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2009
The 2008 La Forest is also fantastic. The stunning nose offers up a superb mélange of lime, green apple, orange, complex, flinty soil tones, citrus blossoms and a bit of wet stone as well to just bang up the expression of minerality to fever pitch. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and rapier-like in its focus, wit a rock solid core, brisk acids and stunning length and grip on the electric finish. Magical wine. 93+ Points. |
