Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin : Chablis Grand cru "Vaudésir" 2023

Exhibiting notes of sweet white peach, spring flowers, hazelnuts and pastry cream, Droin's 2023 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir is medium to full-bodied, satiny and suave, with a quintessentially elegant, textural profile. It's even more expressive and aromatic than the 2022, despite its more recent bottling.

The 2023 Chablis Vaudésir Grand Cru has a more backward nose that, at the moment, is surpassed by a couple of Droin's excelling Premier Crus like Montée de Tonnerre. Light apple blossom and lemon rind. The palate is well balanced with fine depth and a crisp line of acidity. It gently builds toward a spicier finish. Very fine, but not the best Grand Cru from the Domaine this year.