2020 Domaine Jean-Paul et Benoit Droin Chablis Valmur Grand Cru
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The 2020 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru has a strict, crushed stone and Alpine stream-scented bouquet. There's a bit of SO2 present although it become subsumed with aeration. Returning after ten minutes, it lacks a bit of identity. The palate is concentrated with slightly honeyed fruit, fine acidity and relatively grippy, though it needs more complexity and mineralité on the finish. Not bad, but not the best in this flight of Grand Crus. This tasted far better from vat. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
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Another brilliant effort from Droin, the 2020 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur delivers aromas of crisp stone fruit, Meyer lemon, white flowers and oyster shell, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and tightly wound palate that stands out as one of the most chiseled, concentrated wines in the range this year. Patience will be rewarded.
The 2020 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru is much more expressive on the nose compared to the Vaudésir, featuring copious yellow plum, yellow flower and mineral scents. The palate is very saline on the entry, matched with a perfect bead of acidity, and fans out wonderfully on the finish. This is going to be an outstanding Valmur.