Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin 2018
Bottle (75cl) White

About Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin 2018
Bottle (75cl)

Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin's Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2018 is a 100% Chardonnay wine. The grapes used in its composition come from a beautiful plot of almost 5 ha, facing South / South West, composed of clay soils on Kimmeridgian limestone subsoil.

In order to respect the environment and the living, the estate works its land according to the principles of sustainable viticulture, maintaining its soils by regular ploughing.

After meticulous manual harvesting and vinification partly in stainless steel vats and partly in oak barrels, the Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin is blended and then aged for 8 to 10 months. Fining and light filtration are also carried out if the vintage requires it.

The Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin 2018 finds its exceptional character in the blend of 5 climates (Epinottes, Roncières, Séchet, Chatains and Beugnons).

Classical and typical of the AOC Chablis, it has a beautiful pale yellow robe and releases a bouquet of ripe white fruits and white flowers interspersed with a subtle touch of iodine minerality.
It is on the palate that the Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin 2018 finds all its originality. Already mature in its youth, it does not have the austerity typical of recent Chablis: it already offers a rich and powerful palate with well-defined fruit aromas supported by beautiful floral notes.
After a few years of ageing in the cellar, the floral notes fade away to give way to tertiary aromas of menthol and a beautiful iodine minerality.

The Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2018 is undoubtedly one of the most interesting wines in the Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin range. It will go marvellously with fish, seafood or pressed cheese platters.

Food and wine pairing

Pork - Lean fish (bass, monkfish, etc.) - Seafood - Pressed cheese

Features and characteristics

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