2011 Maison Joseph Drouhin Vaudon Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru 2011 from Drouhin-Vaudon has a crisp and vivid citric bouquet with an understated sense of minerality, although it is missing the vigor one would expect from a grand cru. The palate is clean and fresh with a saline entry and sharp acidity, but missing real penetration toward the finish that pulls up too short.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Closed on the nose, but a lovely buttery note and pert acid gives a nice combination of broadness with a cleansing finish. Just-ripe fruit. Enticing. (RH)
Concentrated and nervy on the nose. Not as concentrated as a great vintage but very solid and with lots of early maturing pleasure. Sweet start – a little sweeter than the Chablis norm. Good for airlines? (JR)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.