Domaine Jean Paul et Benoit Droin Chablis Montée De Tonnerre 1991 Bottle (75cl)
The 1991 Domaine Jean Paul et Benoit Droin Chablis Montée de Tonnerre is a white Burgundy wine from the Chablis appellation and crafted exclusively from Chardonnay. This cuvée comes from the Montée de Tonnerre parcel, classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru. The estate farms 1.76 hectares of west-facing vines here, rooted in shallow Kimmeridgian marly limestone soils. The vinification combines stainless steel tanks and barrels, with malolactic fermentation and an eight- to ten-month aging period prior to blending.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Jean Paul et Benoit Droin
- Parcelle / Cru
- Montée de Tonnerre
- Millésime
- 1991
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Jean Paul et Benoit Droin
The Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin estate is a family-run estate based in Chablis, in the Yonne department. It cultivates 26 hectares spread across Petit Chablis, Chablis, nine Premiers Crus and five Grands Crus. Benoît Droin, representing the thirteenth generation of the family’s winegrowers in Chablis, now runs the estate and oversees its winemaking.
- Owner
- Famille Droin (Benoît Droin)
- Maître de chais
- Benoît Droin
- Surface (ha)
- 26.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin estate is part of the Droin family’s long-standing presence in the Chablis vineyards. The estate states that families bearing this name already owned vineyards in Chablis prior to 1537, whilst presenting this ancient lineage as plausible. The family has been cultivating vines in Chablis for nearly four centuries and, according to the estate’s website, Benoît Droin represents the thirteenth generation. In 1908, Louis Droin helped found the Chablis Winegrowers’ Union to combat fraud. He became president of the Union of Chablis Winegrowers and Owners in 1923, a year which also marked the start of the estate’s wines being sold in bottles. Marcel Droin co-founded the Yonne Wine Exhibition in 1949 and chaired the Yonne wine-growing associations from 1952 onwards. From 1973, Paul Droin began replanting the vineyard and developed the bottling of the estate’s production. Jean-Paul Droin joined the family estate in 1965; a first wine storehouse was built in 1981, and between 1984 and 1987 he and his wife Catherine acquired and rebuilt cellars in the centre of Chablis. Benoît Droin joined the estate in 1999 after training at the Beaune wine-growing college and obtaining the national oenology diploma in Dijon. Jean-Paul retired in 2014, whilst Benoît continues to run the estate, which bottles its entire production.
Montée de Tonnerre
Montée de Tonnerre is a Premier Cru climat on the right bank of the Serein, located set back from the Grands Crus hill and facing Blanchot. It also constitutes a flagship climat of approximately 42.5 hectares grouping together Montée de Tonnerre proper, Chapelot, Côte de Bréchain, and Pied d'Aloup. Its moderate to steep slopes, facing west and sheltered from eastern winds, receive the afternoon sun. The cadastral origin of Montée de Tonnerre proper is located in Chablis, in the Fyé sector, section P2.
- Vineyard commune
- Chablis (Fyé)
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name refers to the ancient Roman road that climbed through the hill towards Tonnerre, on the axis linking Tonnerre to Auxerre.
- Exposure
- West
- Slope
- Moderate to steep
- Soil
- Shallow soils featuring veins of blue clay.
- Subsoil and geology
- Kimmeridgian marly limestones.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.760000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Average age of the vines: 50 years, according to the official 2024 vintage datasheet.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Montée de Tonnerre is attested with this spelling as early as 1537. The climat is among the names classified as premier cru in accordance with the regulatory framework resulting from the decree of January 13, 1938; its official cadastral origin is specified in the classification of the climats of Chablis.
