Tasting Notes

W&S95

Drouhin owns 3.5 acres in the large south- and southwest-facing amphitheater of Vaudésir. As with the rest of the family’s Chablis domaine, they have farmed the vines organically since 1990 and under biodynamics since 1999. They age this wine in older oak, which seems to amplify the flavor of the rock, a chalky pallor that blossoms into notes of fresh herbs, yellow flowers and the unmistakable mineral complexity of Chablis. As reserved and firmly structured as this may be, it immediately connects to emotional centers in the brain (mine, at least), taking no time to hit home and only growing more thought-provoking over the course of several days. Considering the cost of a simple Puligny villages wine these days, $74 seems a small price to pay for access to Burgundian bliss.

V90–93

Pale yellow. Orange peel, underripe pineapple, lime zest and wild herbs on the enticing musky nose. Very ripe and creamy on the palate, conveying an impression of softer acidity than the Mont de Milieu owing to its very well integrated acidity. But there's no shortage of energy here. Made from two parcels of vines, one old and one young. Range: 90-93

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