Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92
/100
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13
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1
2017
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92/100
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94
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Taster #8093
· Oct 12, 2025
92/100
Same thoughts as DBKITC below, with a caveat. It did improve as it opened up, but we guzzled it within half an hour. I think this has upside of a few points after an hour in a decanter.
2017 vintage
Taster #4331
· Sep 5, 2025
93/100
Very good! Will benefit from further cellaring. 93+
2017 vintage
Taster #0950
· Aug 18, 2025
Older and drier than the 2022 Jonathan Didier Pabiot Pouilly Fume 'Elisa' it was paired with, it was only just starting to open up when we got to the bottom of the glass. A very very good wine that didn't get a fair chance, IMO.
2017 vintage
Taster #6531
· Nov 17, 2024
Youthful but delicious to drink now, good weight of fruit and depth of flavour, ripe orchard fruits, not quite getting to tropical, a citrus twist on the long finish makes it a very satisfying wine indeed
2017 vintage
Taster #1126
· Nov 29, 2023
92/100
Nick's 64 Goodge Street (Mainly) Burg Dinner (64 Goodge St) : Under DIAM (10). Lovely nose - youthful, quite ripe, almost tropical but plenty of salinity and minerality too. Medium bodied, middleweight with a touch of weight, vibrant acids, again that combination of ripe fruit and salty minerals, crisp acids, long finish. Excellent.
2017 vintage
Taster #5841
· Nov 29, 2023
92/100
Nick A's 64 Goodge Street Burgundy Dinner (64 Goodge Street, London) : Lemon posset and planed lime zest on the nose with a couple of ppm of tutti fruiti ice cream. Lovely refreshing palate, brisk acidity and classic Chablis oyster shell.
2017 vintage
Taster #8972
· Nov 29, 2023
93/100
Nick's Burgundy evening at 64 Goodge Street : Very pale. Crystalline. Very acidic, sharp, with sea shells, marine spray and grit. Really good. There is a very attractive underlying sweetness on the palate that you would never guess from the nose, and this slight change of tack whilst surprising is a neat trick. Liked this a lot, and I think the tingly freshness of this made the Bessin 2014 appear more tired than it maybe was.
2017 vintage
Taster #7858
· Oct 27, 2023
94/100
Pale, restrained, steely; chiselled, sleek, well balanced.
2017 vintage
Taster #0515
· Apr 18, 2023
93/100
Really enjoyable bottle. Nose is pure Chablis; saline, minerals, lemon/pineapple. Nice medium-bodied mouthfeel with flavors of lemon, pineapple, minerals. Ripe with nice extraction. Nearly sweet on the finish but balanced by fresh acidity and grip. Medium long on the finish. Really good stuff.
2017 vintage
Taster #2032
· May 16, 2022
Delicious; ripe fruits, a hint of tropical notes initially followed by green apple, lemon peel, sea breeze, floral notes. The palate is intense and excellent, but coiled and young. This needs several more years in the cellar for me.
2017 vintage
Taster #4185
· Apr 15, 2022
91/100
(at Petite Louis - Baltimore) Liked but did not find magic in this bottle. Full throdle Chablis that is rich and floral with some minerality. Not heavy but not as precise as I would like. Certainly a fine wine but I expected a bit more. (91)
2017 vintage
Taster #5539
· Sep 12, 2021
83/100
Enjoyed with Stewart, Steve, Jeremy and Mike at Boys Lakes trip. Still acidic, sharp, lovely but lots of time to go
2017 vintage
Taster #3127
· Aug 21, 2021
93/100
Undervalued beauty here and always delivers in its youth. Mineral , bright soft flinty and full on energetic . Young and with lots of life but definitely we loved it at this vibrant stage . 93
2017 vintage
Taster #6962
· Jul 30, 2021
94/100
Pale straw color. Fresh apricot and limestone on the nose. Crisp palate with stone and mineral flavors. Tropical fruit. Also some peach. A nice tartness to it. Overall an excellent Chablis. A great way to celebrate the birth of our first child; cheers!
2017 vintage
Taster #0165
· Nov 22, 2020
93/100
Soil of Kimmeridgian Marl. South – South/West Facing. Age of vines 15 years. 7000 bottles produced. Powerful and big nose of crushed oyster shells, more stone fruits, rustic old school aromas. The palate is rich, big Iron fist in a velvet glove style of win, rich and succulent stone fruit, mandarin, crushed oyster shells, oil texture, with a rich finish. This certainly can support food better than his other wines, yet I just feel this big wine was missing a …
2017 vintage
Taster #2370
· Jul 8, 2019
94/100
At lunch Chez Monsieur, Madeline, Paris with SA and FA Light nose but good fruit and an excellent presentation of Chardonnay without being over the top or over-oaked
2017 vintage
Taster #6708
· Feb 18, 2019
Expressive from the get go, with ripe orchard fruits up front and chalk and salt down back. It is complex, with some freshly grated ginger and preserved citrus notes. It has excellent purity and depth and that river rock, pristine quality that you get in great year Chablis. Far too young but a joy to drink.
2017 vintage