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

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.

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.