Bill Kaplan

9.0

a lively sauv blanc, 2020 vintage, brightens up the chicken & latkes dinner — a year ago

Becky Turner

9.5

A lovely pairing with salmon, this wine falls heavily on the lemony and earthy notes. Sharp, lasts. — 3 years ago

Patricia Dixon

9.0

Burst of Green Apple and smells citrusy but without the sharpness. Easy to drink and relatively light, not too complicated. — 3 years ago

with Tracey

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2019 | Modest cooperative wine that gives enormous joy, 55% gamay 45% pinot noir, beautiful raspberry in taste. Rather unknown Loire wine. Paired with jambalaya with mussels, shrimps and chorizo — a year ago

greg

8.9

Dry, with a rapier - like streak of acidity, green apples and a hint of grapefruit zest. With a mineral kick on the finish. €15.74 Tesco. — 3 years ago

Becca

9.6

Yes! Drink when not wanting to get shithoused but wanting to be pleasantly buzzed. — 4 years ago

Claire White

9.3

Glugable - delicious gamay wine. — 5 years ago

Peter Coulthard

9.1

Red Chilli. Very drinkable. — 2 years ago

Ben Cowley

9.3

Clean, light/medium bodied apple fresh ‘orchardy’ Chardonnay blend. Yapp suggests pairs well w chicken and oregano or st nectarine. It’s a lovely drop. — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

@Delectable this is 2014 Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin, “Blanchot”

The nose reveals; candle wax, lemons, green apple, overripe pineapple, kiwi, lime pulp, pear, white peach, apricots, peach, topical melons, beeswax, honeysuckle, vanillin, creamy butter, fresh herbs, caramel, subtle chalkiness, sea fossils, limestone, grey volcanics, the lemon in Lemon Pledge, green grass, dry straw, glazed, brown butter, with fruit blossoms, yellow lilies, jasmine & spring flowers.

The palate is; rich, lush, round, waxy and elegantly smooth. Excellent viscosity. Glorious as it slips over the beautiful mouthfeel. Sour lemons, green apple, overripe pineapple, kiwi, lime pulp & candy, pear, white peach, apricots, peach, guava, topical melons, beeswax, candle wax, honeysuckle, vanillin, creamy butter, fresh herbs, caramel, subtle chalkiness, sea fossils, saline, limestone, grey volcanics, the lemon in Lemon Pledge, green grass, dry straw, glazed, brown butter with fruit blossoms, yellow lilies, jasmine & spring flowers. The acidity is; round, phat & lively. The finish is; polish, rich, lush, balance fruit & earth and has no hiccups. Great wire to wire.

Photos of; one of their Vineyards, Benoît Droin tasting through his wines & Domaine Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin,

Producer notes; The Droins have been producing wines in Chablis for nearly 400 years (their history as vignerons goes back at least to 1620). Benoît is the 14th generation guardian.

The Domaine has 13 hectares of vineyards and produces 14 different wines, including Petit Chablis, Chablis, 7 Premiers Crus and 5 Grand Crus. They prune specific to each vineyard. The wines are fermented differently by vineyard.

All their wines are fermented in mature oak. The Blanchots are all fermented and matured in tank. Vaillons, Mont de Milieu and Montée de Tonnerre receive 25 per cent of barrel fermentation and maturation, 35 per cent for Vosgros and Vaudésir, 40 per cent for Montmains and Valmur, peaking at 50 per cent for Fourchaume, Grenouilles and Les Clos. However the age of the oak and the choice of tonnelier may vary according to the cuvée. The maximum new oak is ten per cent in the Grand Crus. — 4 years ago