This wine was tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre surpassed previous bottles that I have encountered. Here, it has fine transparency on the nose, understated with fine minerality and tension. The palate is fresh and balanced with plenty of citrus fruit tinged with ginger towards the finish. This is a generous Chablis with a pleasing length in the mouth, perhaps one of the most sophisticated you will find this vintage.