2014 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  3/30/2024 - d'Artagnan wrote: 93 Points

  Pour le 60e de mon frère.
  
  Peut-être un peu mou en l’état, pas encore à son sommet il me semble. Néanmoins, c'est frais et très crayeux, avec une belle précision. Il aurait mérité une plus longue aération, car il était de mieux en mieux. Au final, le caractère salin de l'appellation prenait le dessus, ajoutant une belle complexité. 93+ pts

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  10/3/2023 - dagij wrote: 93 Points

  Young green straw, impressive for a Chabis of this age. A slight hint of vanilla, lots of green apples and lemon. Chalk and salt emerge after a while. Full bodied attack, chalk and salt, lemon and green apples. Very long and salt aftertaste. Impressive wine.

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  8/15/2023 - manemis Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Light lime green colour. Butter, sea, lime on the nose. very delicate, good persistence and acidity. Became a bit reductive with air.

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  7/29/2023 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Super young greenish/yellow color. Still pretty young, but so beautiful with notes of lemon oil, lemon zest, some slatey/chalky mineral notes, a very subtle touch of sweet spices from the oak, but also amazing notes of smokey gunflint, also some riper fruit notes while it's opening up. Medium-full bodied, with excellent persistence and an almost oily mouthfeel. High acidity cutting through everything and providing superb tension and laser-like precision. Long finish. A superb Chablis Grand Cru from this excellent producer and great vintage. Excellent.
  This still has a long life ahead.

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  5/22/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drinking just after Jobard's Meursault, which it totally eclipsed, I would probably have blinded this Chablis in Meursault in a nice vintage.
  
  Buttery and greasy nose on wet stone.
  
  Mouth with a creamy touch, concentrated but loose, round and fresh at the same time on a hint of vanilla with slightly spicy and stony aromas. It is balanced, elegant, with a juice that has good acidity but launches a tasty whole. Beautiful oscillating finish between peanut and wet stone.

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