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 Vintage2017 Label 1 of 14 
TypeWhite
ProducerJoseph Drouhin / Drouhin-Vaudon (web)
VarietyChardonnay
Designationn/a
VineyardMont de Milieu
CountryFrance
RegionBurgundy
SubRegionChablis
AppellationChablis 1er Cru
UPC Code(s)012086383878

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2026 (based on 10 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Joseph Drouhin/Drouhin Vaudon Chablis Mont de Milieu on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Paul S on 6/24/2022 & rated 92 points: Dinner at Clove Club (Shoreditch, London): A rather ripe Chablis, especially for a classic year like 2017, but very pleasant. This had a classic nose of chalk and oyster shell wafting out of the glass alongside sweeter lemons and some more neutral white fruited tones. The palate had a nice feel to it too - fresh, lively, yet with a lovely spine of mineral and dry extract running through its ripe white fruit and cream midpalate, and then on into a slightly spicy, peppery finish. A nicely balanced and surprisingly full and complete Chablis 1er Cru. Good with food too. (426 views)
 Tasted by dcwino on 6/11/2019 & rated 91 points: Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Very clean and energetic nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, lemon curd, a hint of yellow peach, honey, cool mountain stream and wet stone. Very good concentration, round sweet yellow fruit, cool and energetic and a medium to long clean yellow fruit driven finish. Ripe but clean and delicious. (3250 views)
 Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 9/13/2018: Very ouvert and nick notes allot creaminess. Jim calls restaurant wine. And then some crunchy acids on he back. (1071 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Oct-19, Issue #76
(Maison Joseph Drouhin Chablis "Mont de Milieu" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (1/25/2019)
(Joseph Drouhin Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu, White, France) Subscribe to see review text.
By Neal Martin
Vinous, 2017 Burgundy: A Modern Classic (Jan 2019) (1/1/2019)
(Joseph Drouhin Chablis Mont De Milieu 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/9/2018)
(Dom Drouhin Vaudon, Mont de Milieu Premier Cru Chablis White) Subscribe to see review text.
By Jasper Morris
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 2017: The Vintage Report (Chablis) (11/1/2018)
(Chablis Mont de Milieu 1er Cru, Drouhin-Vaudon, Joseph Drouhin, White) Subscribe to see review text.
By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2018, Issue #78, The 2017 Burgundy Vintage: Another a Solar Vintage of Outstanding Quality
(Chablis “Mont de Milieu”- Domaine Drouhin Vaudon) Login and sign up and see review text.
By Neal Martin
Vinous, Mirror Image: 2016 & 2017 Chablis (Aug 2018) (8/1/2018)
(Domaine Drouhin-vaudon Chablis Mont De Milieu 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Burghound and JamesSuckling.com and Vinous and JancisRobinson.com and Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and View From the Cellar. (manage subscription channels)

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Joseph Drouhin / Drouhin-Vaudon

Producer website

Chardonnay

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Mont de Milieu

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https://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-chablis+mont+de+milieu
On wine-searcher

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Burgundy

Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)

Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.

Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker

# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson

# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates

# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson

# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson

# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio

Chablis

Chablis (Fédération de Défense de l'Appellation Chablis) | Chablis (Burgundy Wines)

2014 Vintage Notes:
"... a hybrid of 2004/2007 and 2010. The stone, citrus and limestone amalgam is exactly what we search for in Chablis as the style harkens to a day in the Cote de Beaune proper (1960's - 1980's) when wine was not meant to be consumed the week it was released, battonage was not used by all and new oak was rarely seen ... the texture is natural and 'of the vintage' not 'of the winemaker' .... Like Sancerre or the Loire in general, 2014 in Chablis is one of those rare years with extract and transparency. It appears to be a vintage for the "neoclassic" ages and those of us intent on cellaring the most terroir-driven (but still powerful) examples of vineyard, site-place and varietal will want to invest (heavily) in the magnetic and electric 2014's." - Jon Rimmerman

2018 Vintage Notes:
"There’s not that razor sharp Chablis acidity in 2018,” says Patrick Piuze. “But there is good definition of place. The dry conditions drove vines to drink deeper down in the soil profile."

https://weinlagen-info.de/#bereich_id=58 Single vineyards on weinlagen-info James Suckling

 
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