Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Jean Paul & Benoit Droin |
Label Name: | Chablis Grand Cru Hommage A Louis |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Chablis (Bourgogne) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Burghound (Allen Meadows) 92–95; Vinous (Neal Martin) 91–93; Tim Atkin 92–95; Christy Canterbury 96; listed by Berry Bros. & Rudd with strong praise
Tasting Note
Concentrated Chablis: green apple, pear, white peach, oyster shell, citron, and wet stone with smoky, saline minerality. Powerful, linear palate with vivid acidity and long, mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Oysters, scallops, turbot, lobster, sole meunière; mushroom risotto, grilled white fish; sushi, sashimi, miso‑glazed black cod, yuzu‑dressed ceviche, Chinese steamed fish.
Production Method
Pneumatic pressing, brief enzymatic settling, indigenous-yeast fermentation partly in stainless steel and partly in oak; malolactic completed; élevage 8–10 months in barrel and cuve.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Jean‑Paul & Benoît Droin, family producers in Chablis for centuries; 1.4195 ha in Les Clos on Kimmeridgian soils; vines ~40 years; lutte raisonnée.