The 2013 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru from Domaine Raveneau sports lucid green tints in the glass. It has what you might describe as a “mean” nose, hints of fresh limes, gooseberry and petrichor. Plenty of mineralité here. Moderate intensity, tight at first, this Valmur requires a few minutes to find its groove, delivering stem ginger-tinged citric peel with a slightly oiliness towards the finish that is surprising given the growing season. Quite penetrating on the close. This is excellent, yet it deserves more bottle age.

The 2013 Chablis Valmur is quite overt in this vintage. Exotic and at times a bit tropical, the Valmur isn't as ample or creamy as the Blanchot on the palate, but it is decidedly open, resonant and super-finessed. The silky, textured finish is striking in its beauty.

This is aromatically less elegant but more complex with its pretty array of spicy white and slightly exotic orchard fruit scents that display ample Chablis character. The intense middle weight plus flavors possess good volume as well as excellent richness on the opulent and mouth coating finish that somehow manages to retain a sense of refinement, indeed this could accurately be described as combining power with finesse. Note that while this will certainly be capable of reward mid-term cellaring it will also drink well early on if desired.
– Burghound.com, Issue 60. Tasted: Oct 2015

Pale yellow. Explosive perfume of soft citrus fruits, flowers, ginger and crushed rock. Rich and multidimensional, conveying an impression of energy to its floral and powdered stone flavors. Long on the the aftertaste. The crop level from this 1970 planting was 50 hectoliters per hectare. Should offer considerable early sex appeal.