This is coming along swimmingly, with salty yellow and green citrus notes complimenting white travertine, lemon curd and juice, tangerine oil, yuzu, and crème fraiche. The lactic aspects of the oak…
Lemon juice, lemon confit, lemon zest, lemon lemon lemon… with lime zest and pith, yellow pear flesh and skin, and quince, the 2019 Vaudesir has formed into a balanced and focused animal, and one…
Lime, lemon, yuzu, quince, limestone, and yellow pear flesh; hints of honey and travertine. This is in a pretty prime spot right now. There is noteworthy equilibrium, with solid acidity and speed,…
Iodine, lime and lemon zest, green mango, lemon juice, clementine, sea spray, and yellow pear notes make for an incisive delivery, marked by a slow flowing of fruit and saline elements. This is much…
A medium performance. Good lemon core, but without some desired acidic tension. This was bested by a more lively and honed 2019 Droin Vaulorent 1er. Drink the 2018 Vaudesir sooner than later. Sure,…
This bottle was reminiscent of the first bottle I had a few years ago; full of vibrancy and acidic tension. A lively and speedy delivery gives way to notes of yellow and green citrus, travertine,…
A strong iodine note dominates the finish with this bottle, washing over the limestone, lemon, and salty yuzu flavors on the remainder of the attack. Less fruit expansion with this particular sample.…
Another solid performance, and the favored wine of the blind white flight, this is a strong vintage from Droin Grenouilles. Saline and iodine meet lemon-lime zing, delivered in perfect balance.…
Fresh lemon/lime juice, iodine, chlorophyll, and sea salt carry a nice punch of flavor, all wrapped around a beautiful beam of acidity. The wood treatment is deftly judicious and almost…
This bottle is creamier than the previous bottle, with vanilla-laced lemon and iodine flavors adding interest. The acid and nerve are solid, but overall this vintage is certainly less intense and…
I found this much more interesting three years ago. The intensity has down shifted a bit, though the profile hasn't changed. Lemon, quince, and travertine. There was a little heat on the finish…
This has held up beautifully considering it's over a decade old. Iodine, lemon, quince, yellow pear, travertine, and saline notes all blend together in a medium+ delivery of succulent-meets-fresh…
Two years since my last bottle. This has developed some nice iodine flavors that elevate the lemon and travertine notes here. Finishes with a nice bead of acidity to keep everything in harmony. The…
Solid as before (a few years ago). A bit more advanced and ripe with this bottle, but equally as fresh and powerful. As is the case with Valmur, it carries brawn and flex, but no hard edges; drinks…
I popped another one of these because I recently saw a batch available at a reasonable price and was considering acquiring more. Normally I'd be all over this, but the 2022 vintage definitely has a…
Initially there is a shyness here that is marked by a thin veil of reduction and crème fraîche. It doesn't take long, however, for wonderful waves of salty oyster shell and iodine notes to take hold…
Love this wine. My previous tasting note covers most everything, but I figured I'd put a note in here to accentuate my absolute appeal for the 2019 vintage with this producer. It is perhaps the best…
The vanillin wood influence presents as fairly strong against the backdrop of the ripe lemon curd core. Simple and a little sluggish in its current state. Finishes a bit fat, but certainly succulent.…
Solid stuff, with vibrancy and keen energy that demand attention. The crystalline yellow citrus, lime zest, travertine, and quince notes are hyper focused while delivering an expansion of direct but…
As Valmur can be, this was a slightly blocky and one-note showing at present. The Vaudesir served next to it was by far the more complex of the two. Creme fraiche meets lemon drop is about all you…
It's not the 2019, but it's set up to get close, the 2022 has more personality than the 2022 Grenouille and Valmur at this stage. With a nice acidic zip and a slightly creamy finish that creates a…
Pouring a vibrant translucent neon green-yellow color, this needed a healthy decant to open up. Still, it was a bit shy and not exceptionally expressive, with perceived acidity less prominent than in…
Lemon and lime juice and zest, liquid limestone, sea salt, iodine, and lemon verbena notes make for a vibrant showing. Not as beefy as Valmurs of the past, the 2021 vintage makes for a more honed…
This is holding its cards a bit, especially when compared to the more exuberant and intense 2019. Lemons all the way around with this 2020: Lemon confit, juice, curd, zest, pith... ya, so, pretty…
Consistent as the day is long, these later model Droins (especially the awesome 2019s) continue to steal the show for me. These are full bodied Chardonnays that have a sense of finesse and utter…
