Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Valmur Grand Cru Chablis 2023 750ml
- Color
- White
- Type
- Table Wine
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Country
- France
- Region
- Burgundy
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Sub-Appellation
- Chablis Grand Cru
- ABV
- 13%
Availability & Pricing
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7980 Transit Road, Williamsville
2023 vintage
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Details
- Product Type
- Wine
- Size
- 750ml
- Package Type
- Bottle
- Closure
- Cork
- ABV
- 13%
- UPC
- 000004637462
About This Wine
Producer Notes
Valmur is a very powerful, imposing "climat" with a lot of minerality. This confers on the wine an austerity and a sense of reserve that are the signature of the great wines of Chablis. Yellow and white fleshed fruits like peach and apricot are revealed. In sunny years, these notes develop towards concentrated fruits "confits" and quince. In cool years, the floral notes such as hawthorn offer the wine of this "climat" all its distinctiveness. It is a great wine for keeping and it generally needs more than 10 years for the wine to decompress and reveal all its substance. It will be perfect with white meat in sauce, with lobster or also with mature cheeses.
Critical Acclaim
The 2023 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur is lovely, unfurling in the glass with notes of green orchard fruit, citrus zest, wet stones and oyster shell. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and racy, it's deep and saline, with as usual a quintessentially Chablisien profile. Drink 2027-2043.
The 2023 Chablus Valmur Grand Cru has a touch more expression than the Vaudesir. Orchard fruit, a light smoky scent, and a hint of petrichor develop in the glass. The palate is well balanced on the entry and quite powerful. Yet, I find the finish is just missing some of the mineralite of its peers, and indeed some of Droin's Premier Crus. (Neal Martin)