2020 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin, Chablis Grand Cru, Vaudesir

The 2020 Chablis Vaudésir Grand Cru has a tightly wound, stony bouquet that gradually unfurls in the glass. This is nuanced, but there is real complexity here. The palate is nicely balanced with a lightly spiced entry. Thanks to the hot summer, it is slightly viscous on the mid-palate, yet it retains sufficient freshness and tension on the finish to tempt you back for more. This is a well-crafted Chablis Grand Cru. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

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The 2020 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir is charming and enveloping, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp peach, pear, hazelnut, clear honey, white flowers and beeswax. Full-bodied, layered and satiny, with racy acids and a sensual, charming profile, it concludes with a long, saline finish.