Jean Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Grenouilles 2023

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Jean Paul & Benoit Droin
Label Name:
 
Chablis Grand Cru Les Grenouilles
Vintage:
 
2023
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Chablis, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate: 93 (review Mar 2025). Burghound: 90–93 (Oct 2024). Retail tasting/notes reference (KLWines) 93 and favorable notes

Tasting Note
Generous, full-bodied Chablis: honeyed orchard fruit, peach, apricot, quince, butter-pastry and underlying flinty mineral notes. Textured, layered and slightly creamy with ripe fruit and a long, sappy, savory finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled/roasted lobster, scallops in beurre blanc, creamy seafood pasta, roast chicken with herb butter, foie gras; Asian: miso‑glazed black cod, seared scallops with soy‑butter, lobster tempura, Hainanese or soy‑roasted chicken, delicate sushi (fatty cuts).

Production Method
Pneumatic pressing, natural enzymatic settling, fermentation with indigenous yeasts partly in stainless steel and partly in barrel, systematic malolactic fermentation and élevage ~8–10 months with a proportion of new/used oak.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Jean‑Paul & Benoît Droin is a long‑established family domaine (c.26 ha) in Chablis; Grenouilles parcel ~0.4825 ha, vines ~55–60 years, annual production ~3,000 bottles. Soils: Kimmeridgian limestone marls.