Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis le Clos Grand Cru 2016 (750ML)

17.5 JR / 92 VM

All biodynamic, even in 2016. Terrible frost and then 16 mm rain in the first half of June meant they couldn’t get into the vines with a tractor. They used the press as a tool for quality. Yield just 28 hl/ha. Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in their large, old 400-litre barrels. Rich and racy. Really quite forward! Lots of mass but the acidity is trumped by the fruit density. Quite long. Just oddly forward. Jancisrobinson.com

The 2016 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru has a relatively opulent bouquet, quite powerful with yellow plum and honeysuckle aromas, just a hint of fish oil in the background (actually a tincture that I love). The palate is well balanced with a precise, stem ginger-tinged entry, very good depth in the mouth with a persistent, light spiced finish not unlike Les Preuses in style. Excellent. Stephen Tanzer – Vinous Media