2019 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  5/18/2023 - EhrlichDY wrote:

  As others mentioned this is outstanding Chablis. Pop and pour. Good tension and acidity. Citrus and oceanic flavors. Light on the palate yet packs a punch. This wine is so good now and will drink well for many years to come.

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  3/3/2022 - Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I don't drink as much French wine as my friend CSIMM, so I have a slightly different view, although we reached a similar conclusion on the score. While this may be "huge" in chablis terms, it hits the right notes after about an hour of air for my palate. Opens rich and powerful, with with lovely pure and concentrated nose of lemon zest, honeydew, white flowers and yeast. The focus is notable, with pristine freshness and mid palate transition to chalk and minerality that you only find in white burg/chablis. Finish is long, opulent and a terrific mix of fruit and limestone. This is destined to age well, but if you have a more modern palate, it's pretty darn impressive right now.

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  2/1/2022 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Score may be low. No note taken. 91-93.

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  9/16/2021 - csimm wrote: 94 Points

  Another exceptionally powerful showing, with a flex of yellow citrus that commands the palate and delivers a serious dollop of viscous fruit flavor. Still blocky in cadence and texture, this is the Grand Cru in the Droin lineup that will need the most time to unfurl. It’s a bit wild right now by Chablis standards, with the perception of wood and alcohol lingering on the finish.
  
  This lacks some of the finesse and complexity (which is masked by sheer oomph right now) that the Clos and Grenouilles exhibit. It’s potentially a stunner with a handful of years in bottle. Right now, its “wow” comes from its potent brawn and intensity and less from its artistry.
  
  I decanted this wine for a few hours, which helped immensely, making it a “final sips were the best” type of wine at the moment. If you just can’t help yourself to bust open a bottle, treat this like a big Napa Cab. Decant and keep this at cooler cellar temperature for 3-5+ hours before consumption. 93-94+ points. Hold until 2025+. DIAM closure.

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  7/19/2021 - csimm wrote: 93 Points

  There is certainly Grand Cru intensity and power here, with lemon everything exploding in the mouth; limeade, lemon juice, lemontini, honeydew, and crunchy pear notes parade across the palate with determination. A kick of perceptible alcohol finishes off the attack.
  
  A lot of front-end unloading here, with finesse and focus taking a bit of a back seat to all of the right-now and all-at-once potency. A little brash and unresolved, leaving the flavor expansion slightly angular. Some of the ‘19 Droin 1er Crus currently carry more suaveness.
  
  Hold the Valmur for 5+ years. Sealed with DIAM 10. 91-93+? points, assuming it can resolve its boxy demeanor.

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