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Vintage information 2003:

Off the scale conditions - days on end touching 40°C. Ripeness of fruit was not an issue, though for the reds, ripeness of tannins (phenolics) has been questioned - and there's plenty of tannin. The conundrum is that there are both early and late pickers that seem to have had real success.
High in tannin, low in acidity, some say they will last forever, others say they are already falling apart - deep-rooted old-vines were the most successful. The average white is ripe but borders on cloying, very few have me reaching for a second glass.
Jan.2010

 

2003 Grossot Corinne et Jean-Pierre, Chablis Les ForneauxJul. 2006
Medium lemon yellow colour. Relatively fresh, some width, delicate and interesting. Density, indeed slightly unruly density – also not quite the freshness that I crave. But there’s dimension and power in spades, and the wine is obviously far too young. Needs 3 or 4 years in the cellar, but there’s more material than in many a grand cru and the finish lingers with a creamy edge. If there was just that edge more of acidity I’d be filling my cellar!