Just Released - Domaine Jean-Paul et Benoît Droin 2024s - Nice Scores

Domaine Jean-Paul et Benoît Droin

An exciting domaine to watch in recent years has been Domaine Jean-Paul et Benoit Droin.  Benoit's biggest addition to this historic Domaine has been consistency and upholding quality even some of their most challenging vintages.

"One of the reference points for the region, Benoît Droin's immensely dependable wines are among the most consistent in the region...These wines need a few years in bottle to show their best. But everything invariably comes together to impressive effect, and the wines age very gracefully indeed." - William Kelley

2024 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Hommage a Louis
• 93+WA, 92-94JM, 93-94VN, 92-94BH

"The 2024 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru Hommage à Louis (the name is now officially ratified by the authorities) has the best aromatics among the Grand Crus, with more mineralité and intensity. Wet limestone and sea cave aromas burst from the glass. The palate is vibrant with energy and tension. It has a light reduction that Droin attributes to the blue clay soils and a complex, persistent finish. The 2024 is excellent!" - Neal Martin

"A citrus and mineral reduction-tinged nose is comprised mostly of green fruit, iodine and oyster shell nuances. The palate impression is much like that of the Valmur as the big-bodied flavors are dense and muscular while exhibiting excellent power on the borderline aggressively stony, sappy, very dry and youthfully austere finale. As is virtually always the case, this is very much built-to-age and a wine that is going to need at least some bottle aging." - Allen Meadows

2024 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Valmur
• 93WA, 92-93JM, 90-92VN, 91-94BH

"The 2024 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur, classically Chablisien in profile this year, opens from the glass with aromas of spring flowers, oyster juice, lemon oil and nashi pear. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, notably concentrated in the context of the vintage and racy, concluding with a long, saline finish. Attaining 12% alcohol at harvest, it has turned out very nicely." - Kristaps Karklins

"As is often the case with the Droin Valmur, the nose instantly makes clear that this could be from nowhere else but Chablis. On the palate there is more volume, power and weight, if not nearly the same refinement, to the rich and caressing bigger-bodied flavors, all wrapped in an impressively persistent and balanced finale. Like several wines in the range, this too would benefit from having more depth so I would advise allowing it at least mid-term cellaring." - Allen Meadows

2024 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir
• 93WA, 91-93JM, 90-92VN, 91-93BH

"The 2024 Chablis Vaudésir Grand Cru was not too impacted by the hail. It has a tightly wound, petrichor- and Crustacea-tinged bouquet that remains tight-lipped at the moment. The palate is fresh on the entry with citrus peel, clementine and grapefruit notes. It is harmonious, with finely judged acidity and a poised finish. This is a Grand Cru that stays within its means and benefits from that. The 2024 is very fine." - Neal Martin

"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." - Allen Meadows

2024 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre
• 90WA, 90-93JM, 88-90VN, 90-93(Outstanding)BH

"Prominent petrol nuances are present on the ripe and smoky mix of mineral reduction, acacia blossom, lemon-lime and ocean breeze are trimmed in subtle but not invisible wood. There is both better volume and a bit more punch as well to the utterly delicious flavors that deliver fine length on the balanced, dry and sleek finale. While this could use better depth, it's very stylish, indeed the word classy comes to mind." - Allen Meadows

"30% oak component. A lively fresh lemon. Immediate personality without the super-succulence of the hotter years. A little smoky reduction. White orchard fruit with good energy behind, attractive kimmeridgian texture behind. Fine persistence." - Jasper Morris

2024 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
• 91WA, 89-91JM, 90-92VN, 89-91BH

"The 2024 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru has a comparatively strict and correct nose for this vineyard. It's stonier than I expected. The palate is more generous with hints of fresh apricot and peach. This is well balanced, pretty and quite persistent. Give it 18 months in bottle for the aromatics to open up." - Neal Martin

"The 2024 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons, 30% of which is vinified in wood, wafts from the glass with aromas of orange zest, pastry and honeysuckle, followed by a medium- to full-bodied palate with a crisp yet demonstrative core of pure, open-knit fruit. Sourced from a warm site of higher maturity—where Droin typically begins the harvest—it has, unsurprisingly, turned out very well this year." - Kristaps Karklins

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