Jean Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 'Montee de Tonnerre' 1er Cru 2007
A completely classic Chablis nose offers up an elegant, pure and unusually airy white flower and oyster shell aromas that slide into rich, full and refined bigbodied flavors that are textured, sappy, pure and mouth coating while finishing with almost painful intensity on the citrusinfused finish. One of the better examples from the ’07 vintage and definitely worth considering.
93/100 Burghound

Yellow-green. Musky, metallic aromas of lime zest, white pepper, minerals and crushed stone, along with hints of yellow fruits. Superrich, opulent and tactile: this has the volume of a grand cru. In fact, it's almost oily yet boasts excellent verve and minerality. Notes of lime and spearmint, along with firm acids, give superb definition to the flavors of white peach, grapefruit and lemon. A vin de garde in the context of the year. The crop level was barely 30 hectoliters per hectare due to hail, noted Droin, who picked all of this holding by hand in 2007.
- 90-93/100 Stephen Tanzer