It seems that each succeeding wine is more aromatically elegant than the prior wine and again, the nose here is incredibly pure, layered, airy, indeed almost lacy with perfumed notes of dried white roses, salt water, oyster shell and iodine that complement to perfection the classy, refined and textured flavors brimming with both minerality and dry extract that buffers the firm acid spine on the strikingly long finish. This is not as powerful as the Montée de Tonnerre but it's finer, in fact to the point that the Raveneau Blanchots is a wine of finesse, indeed even delicacy in 2007. In a word, wonderful.

The 2007 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru is one of the most intriguing Raveneau wines I have tasted in a very long time. Very awkward at first, the 2007 was really only enjoyable after having been opened for a few days. At first, the 2007 presented a strong contrast between the natural richness of a Chablis with a good bit of bottle age and the natural freshness of the cool year. The wine was disjointed, and there was really no pleasure to be had at first. And then the Blanchot suddenly blossomed a day after having been opened. Those initially angular edges had softened, and the wine was simply exquisite, with tremendous polish and refinement.