Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis 1er cru Mont de Milieu 2017

92 points James Suckling: “Beautiful aromas of wet stones and limes, as well as grapefruit. The palate has a very succulent and attractive feel with lithe and linear acidity as a feature. Drink or hold. (2/12/19)”

91+ points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): “As usual, the 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu is the most blocky and broad-shouldered of the domaine’s premiers crus, revealing notes of smoky citrus oil, white flowers and oyster shell, followed by a medium to full-bodied, powerful palate that’s still youthfully firm, balanced by tangy acids and concluding with a distinctly saline finish. Drink: 2020-2037. (Apr 2019)”

91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): “Mont de Milieu is on the Right Bank in Chablis and this sector was far more severely hit by the late April frosts than was the case across the Yonne, so yields here are decidedly lower than was the case with the estate’s Sécher, Montmains or Vaillons. The wine is more forward out of the blocks in 2017 than the Sécher, offering up a precise and inviting bouquet of lemon, green apple, limestone soil tones, spring flowers and a topnote of beeswax. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and very elegant in profile, with a bright, but easy-going structural chassis, fine mid-palate depth and a long, bouncy and complex finish. This is already very tasty, but seems to have the balance to age quite well, despite not being particularly steely in terms of acidity. Drinking Window: 2018-2040. (Nov/Dec 2018)”

91 points Jasper Morris, MW: “Pure clear and fresh, with some weight of fruit behind, yellow fruit notes, but lightly done. Good crisp saline sea shell tension on the palate, not the most opulent Mont de Milieu but well balanced and very persistent. Blend of their own recently purchased vineyard and some bought in grapes. (Nov 2018)”

91 points and ‘Outstanding,’ Allen Meadows (Burghound): “(a négociant wine). A distinct whiff of the exotic can be found on the layered and riper nose that combines notes of apricot, white peach, lychee and hint of tidal pool. Once again there is plenty of citrus influence to the bigger and richer medium-bodied flavors that possess good muscle and punch, all wrapped in an impressively powerful, long and serious finale. This youthfully austere effort is clearly built-to-age and is going to need at least some forbearance. Drink: 2025+. (Oct 2019)”