From a sunny site that benefits from comparatively warm nights, Droin’s 2024 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir delivers aromas of lemon confit, beeswax and peach, mingled with pastry notes, followed by a medium- to full-bodied, textural yet racy palate. Gourmand in profile, it marries the inherent maturity of the site with the taut musculature lent by the cool growing season. Like Vaillons, it derives from a high-maturity site and has turned out very well this year. This long-established domaine, encompassing 28 hectares, is directed by Benoît Droin. Farming remains conventional; however, since 2010, the soils have been worked mechanically, and synthetic treatments are kept to a minimum. Harvest is early and partially mechanized, followed by fermentation and élevage conducted predominantly in stainless steel, though oak barrels are also employed in proportions that vary by cuvée, ranging from 25% to 50% for the premiers and grands crus.(KK)

Note: from a 1.02 ha parcel with about 2/3s of it on the north facing side. Here too the wood treatment is reasonably subtle though hardly invisible on the vaguely exotic nose of spicy white and yellow peach, quinine and cool shellfish nuances. The super-sleek and highly refined middle weight flavors are borderline delicate before terminating in a linger, compact and dry-in-the-best sense finish. While this should be capable of rewarding up to a decade of keeping, it's not so backward that it couldn't be approached after only 5 or so.

35% oak in the blend. Pale in colour and restrained in bouquet. Fresh melons maybe. Good tension on the palate, limestone energy, and fair persistence. An attractive wine though a little less dense than its fellow grands crus. Drink from 2029-2034. Tasted Jun 2025.