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"The 2009 Chablis Valmur emerges from the glass with tiny bursts of energy and vibrancy. This is a minimalist, understated wine graced with tremendous classiness from start to finish. It is also quite cool and reserved for the vintage. All in all, this is another winner from Moreau."

"The 2011 Chablis Montmains possesses striking aromatics and gorgeous delineation in its fruit. Light floral honey, lychee, apricots and tangerine meld together beautifully in this seamless, layered Chablis. The Montmains looks to be another wine with immense early appeal. Michel has two parcels in Montmains and notes this cool, windy site is often vulnerable to frost."

"Highly expressive and pure aromas of lime zest, nutmeg, ginger and quinine. Fat on entry, then stuffed with ginger, citrus and stone fruit flavors. Displays a distinct sucrosite without any heaviness. Finishes impressively long and spicy. This reminded me of a cross between an Alsace riesling and pinot gris grand cru. Am I underrating this?" 91-93 points, reviewed by Stephen Tanzer.

"The 2010 Chablis Vaillons covers every corner of the palate with green apples, pears, white flowers and sweet spices. This is a big, powerful Vaillons with terrific balance and an unctuous, textured personality."

"The wine from this terroir displays all the typicality of Chablis – this magnificent full-south slope gives the wine all the mineral make-up which typifies this Chablis. This fineness gives it the elegance of fine wines – one should really forget it for sometime so that it can give off all its intensity and the aromas of its terroir. This wine goes very well with shellfish."

"Bright, pale yellow-straw. Reticent stony nose. More filled in than the Blanchots, with good precision to its stone fruit and mineral flavors. Fruity and densely packed, with a bright, tactile, rising finish that owes more to this grand cru than to the very ripe year. I underrated this wine a year ago." -Stephan Tanzer