Drouhin Vaudon Chablis Grand Cru les Clos Grand Cru 2019 (750ML)

94 WA / 94 JM / 94 JS

The 2019 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos opens in the glass with aromas of peach, pear, orange oil, freshly baked bread and honeycomb. Full-bodied, satiny and textural, it's layered and enveloping, with a deep core of concentrated fruit, lively acids and a long, mineral finish. Alongside its 2017 counterpart, this ranks as one of the finest wines I've tasted from Drouhin Vaudon. –William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

In bottle. Domaine grapes vinified and aged in a mix of wood and cement egg. Pretty, pale lemon colour. The nose is quite reticent, more so than on the Bougros. Strong lean, but powerful white fruit on the palate, all the expected intensity from Les Clos, good acidity. Strikingly long finish. Tasted: December 2020—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

This marries the rich and expansive side of the 2019 vintage with the cool and stony soul of Chablis. The slug of oak is well integrated in the ample structure. Bold and long finish. Vinified in 500-liter barrels, but no new oak. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.—James Suckling