2018 CHABLIS 1ER CRU MONTMAINS JEAN-PAUL DROIN - 6x75cl

Tasting Notes

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  Goedhuis, December 2019

  The south easterly facing slopes of this fine premier cru produce a very aromatic wine with hints of jasmine and fresh orange peel. Balancing gentle volume with a subtle creamy texture, this is a slightly more substantial style than Benoît’s Vaillons and has a lovely zing of freshness at the end. Exemplary.

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  Antonio Galloni, January 2020,
  Score: 92-94

  The 2018 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru is an ample, creamy and super-expressive wine. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers and minty notes all flesh out in a Chablis endowed with striking depth and resonance - all qualities that build into the long, beautifully persistent finish. This is one of the bigger premiers crus in the range, but it also retains terrific freshness and vibrancy.

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  Burghound, October 2019,
  Score: 90-92

  This is also quite cool with its restrained, airy and more elegant nose that features notes of mineral reduction, oyster shell and white flowers. The racy and beautifully well-delineated middle weight flavors deliver excellent persistence on the clean, notably dry and bracing finale where a hint of bitter lemon appears. Drink: 2023+

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  James Suckling, August 2019,
  Score: 91-92

  This has attractive peach and peach-kernel aromas with hints of flint and almond pastry. The palate has a very fleshy and succulent feel with apricot, mango and yellow-peach flavors. A steely-mineral spark below. Drink on release.

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  Jasper Morris MW, December 2019,
  Score: 90-92

  Clear brisk fresh colour, the nose hidden at first but then some ripe yellow fruit emerges before returning to its marine mineral base with the lightest of reductive notes at the finish, which is typical of Montmains.

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Producer

Domaine Jean-Paul Droin

Benoît Droin is the 14th generation of his family to manage this domaine, whose history stretched back a staggering 400 years. He is a fanatical viticulturalist with an unparalleled understanding of the impressive array of the region and its vines. Widely respected as one of the most dynamic winemakers in the region, he has build on the success of his father, Jean-Paul, in his own distinctive style. He has taken the domaine away from the pronounced use of new oak for which it was once known, and reduced yields through a revised pruning system. The concentration and purity of the fruit he produces makes exemplary Chablis. Unmistakable as well as captivating; Chablis at its best.