En Primeur | Domaine Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin 2019

In the world of wine, Domaine Jean-Paul et Benoît Droin is the equivalent of Chablisien nobility. Benoît is the 14th generation of this great winemaking family and is taking the domaine to new heights. His father Jean-Paul was a man of his time, producing wines of the very highest quality but bearing the influence of oak aging which was then so fashionable. Benoît, however, has set out to plough his own furrow. He strives to produce wines with a true terroir character and the steely minerality for which the greatest wines of Chablis are famed. To this end, he uses oak in moderation and only for some of his cuvées.

Benoît is extremely happy with his 2019s in everything but quantity. The average production of the domaine is down a whopping 40% in comparison to the 2018s. He attributes this to the cooler spring temperatures, particularly in April, which caused stress at budding time. Consequently, many vines had just one bunch of grapes per branch as opposed to the normal two or three. The flip side is that these reduced numbers of bunches have produced wines of extraordinary intensity and quality. This is a superlative selection.

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Pricing

  • IN BOND prices exclude UK Duty and VAT. Wines can be purchased In Bond for storage in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse, or for export to non-EU countries. Duty and VAT must be paid before delivery can take place.

  • RETAIL prices include UK Duty and VAT. Wines for UK delivery can only be purchased this way.

Additional Information

  • Duty Paid wines have been removed from Bond and cannot subsequently be returned to Bond.  VAT is payable on Duty Paid wines. These wines must remain Duty Paid but can be purchased as such for storage subject to VAT.

  • En Primeur wines can only be purchased In Bond. On arrival in the UK these wines can either be stored In Bond in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse or delivered directly to you. When you decide to take delivery, Duty and VAT at the prevailing rate become payable.

Tax status

  • IB: In Bond. These wines have had no UK Duty or VAT paid on them. Wines can be purchased In Bond for storage in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse, or for export to non-EU countries.

  • DP: Duty Paid. Wines for immediate UK delivery must be purchased Duty Paid. VAT is payable on Duty Paid wines. Wines which have been removed from Bond cannot subsequently be returned to Bond. They must remain Duty Paid but can be purchased as such for storage subject to VAT.

  • EP: En Primeur. These wines are lying in the Domaines’ cellars until shipping. They can only be purchased In Bond. On arrival in the UK these wines can either be stored In Bond in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse or delivered directly to you. When you decide to take delivery, Duty and VAT at the prevailing rate become payable.