After the tightly coiled, hyper-concentrated 2008, Taittinger's 2011 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne represents a more immediate, charming rendition of this cuvee. Bursting from the glass with aromas of orchard and stone fruit mingled with notion...
The 2020 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru is another precise, steely classic Chablis from Benoit Droin. The palate is beautifully balanced and poised, showing good concentration and wonderful cohesion and salinity toward the finish. I cannot wait to taste the fi...
The 2020 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru is much more expressive on the nose compared to the Vaud?sir, 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 w...
(from recently replanted vines totaling 1.04 ha; aged in 50% wood but only a small percentage is new). This is also ripe but agreeably cool with its very fresh aromas of green fruit, just sliced citrus and oyster shell wisps. There is exceptionally good v...
The 2022 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a clean, precise bouquet that is more austere than Droin's other Premier Crus at the moment. More to give? (Droin mentioned this had just undergone some filtration). The palate is well-balanced with a crisp ...
The 2022 Chablis Montmains ler Cru offers scents of grapefruit and orange rind on the nose, less flamboyant than the Vaillons, yet showingimpressive delineation already. The palate is well-balanced, with a tangy opening and hints of marmalade infusing th...