Reviews

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Shy and primary on the initial hit of lemon curd and meringue cookie, but gradually over the course of a few hours, citrus juice and white rock enter the equation. Luscious and slightly rich on the…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

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…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

In a perfect drinking window. So tasty and alluring. Notable depth and Grand Cru intensity, this Les Clos delivers exactly what I want from this site and this producer. Lovely lemony succulence with…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

This is a beautiful bottle of wine, but the house style here still continues to perplex me just a bit, as I find it to come off as a more strict interpretation of a Grand Cru Chablis. Nothing wrong…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots

Still pretty spun up and primary. Linear shots of green apple skin don't expand much into anything especially deep or complex. This is a high quality, pure, and refreshing wine in its current state,…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

I've spat out a bunch of information on this wine already, but I continue to go back to it every time even though I know it needs time to become even more complex. Still, this is a refreshing Chablis…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

I truly dig this wine. I love the electricity and the supreme focus here. It is chiseled and detailed without being sterile and continues to offer so much zippy pleasure. Squirt, lemon-lime juice and…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

My favorite Malandes Grand Cru, Les Clos impresses with its juicy succulence-meets-balanced energy. This is drinking beautifully now, continuing to improve each time I check in with this. Flavor…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

With some air, this starts to take off quite nicely. An elevated perception of acidity, which I enjoy, kicks off a vibrant front end attack of fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice and white travertine.

Samuel Billaud Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Lemony zippiness is carried by a solid bead of acidity that streaks through the yellow citrus profile with a well placed dose of white travertine flavors on the tail. A Les Clos with both finesse and…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

Pure and clean on entry, with a linear and taut execution but with enough limestone and lemon flavors to wake up the palate. Floral and chalk elements add interest, while the primary and high-pitched…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

A decent hit of reduction clouds the initial unfolding of yellow citrus fruit, with a phenolic-loaded front end that starts out with mostly chalk, lemon pith, and fennel bulb. The speed and tension…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

Lemon and wet travertine flavors show nice drive and tension. A clean and pure delivery. Inviting and gulpable. Balanced and easy-going, with enough energy to hold interest throughout consumption.…

Domaine Pinson Frères Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice, oyster shell, and white stone flavors ride on a bed of swift acidity, making for a punchy front end that quickly relaxes its grip as it coasts to the back end…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

Less of the ripe peach and cantaloupe elements on the front end with this particular bottle, instead focusing on fresh and luscious lemon and yellow pear elements that make for an invitingly…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

White fruit and chalk-dominated, with lemon seed, honeydew rind, unripe stone fruit, and white rock flavors pushing out through tense and nervy scaffolding. Finishes pure and clean, but linear and…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Chalky limestone drives in front of the bright yellow citrus fruit, making for a mineral dominated Chablis that carries its fruit somewhat linear and direct in its current state. Finishes strict, but…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Entering into a really nice drinking window now. White peach and lemon dominate the profile, with a scaffolding of white travertine and chalk. Notable luscious mid-palate with the minerality…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

A complex and harmonious menagerie of succulent guava, white and yellow peach, ripe honeyed lemon, pineapple, hints of firm cantaloupe and honeydew, sea salt, and travertine flavors all working…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

Not much change from last year. Green apple skin and unripe pear flavors lead the charge here, with energetic citrus and white stone notes bringing up the rear. Somewhat linear overall in its…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

I guess I'm the only one drinking these. Still a solid performer. Not the most compelling Les Clos I've ever had, and I give a slight nod to the 2016 at the moment, but it is a more than satisfying…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos

Man this thing continues to be such a rock star. The intensity here is so on-point, with all the yellow citrus and white limestone you could ever want in a Chablis. Over-delivers on all fronts.…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Much improved from last year, with additional depth of flavor and extra fleshy layers of concentration that make for a beautifully weighted Les Clos. Finishes with a subtle succulence that offers…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

Not sure I'm able to sanction or echo some of the other comments regarding concentration and complexity with this wine at the moment. It is unquestionably on the "whiter" and taut spectrum of Chablis…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

2018 Jean-Paul & Benoit Drion Vaudesir GC, Fourchaume 1er, and Montee de Tonnerre 1er side-by-side.