Unwinding in the glass with notions of citrus oil, dried white flowers, fresh hay and light reduction, the 2019 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains is medium to full-bodied, taut and youthfully reserved, with chalky grip and a saline finish. This will require a bit of patience but shows plenty of promise.

The 2016 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains offers up notes of lime zest, citrus pith and spring flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, glossy palate that's quite saline and textural but underpinned by fresh, mouthwatering acids. It's an elegant, supple rendition of a climat that can sometimes be rather blocky, and it should drink well on release.

The 2015 Chablis 1Er Cru Montmains has never quite delivered the same intensity as the Mont de Milieu on the nose and that appears to be the same now the wine is in bottle. It is quite stern and steely, as Chablis ought to be, yet it needs a touch more complexity to come through. The palate is well balanced with a brisk, saline opening. There is good weight on the mid-palate and there is plenty of salinity on the finish. This has improved since its showing in barrel and should give a decade's worth of pleasure.

The 2014 Chablis 1Er Cru Montmains was picked on September 29, the last of Drouin's vineyards to be harvested. It has a refined bouquet with touches of mirabelle and honeysuckle on the nose, granite and slate notes tucked in just behind. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, quite tensile and energetic. it has crisp citrus fruit lining up on the finish. It deserves 3-4 years in bottle, but it should turn into a fine Montmains.

The 2013 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains has plenty of fresh green apple on the nose complemented by light floral scents that gain more intensity in the glass. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry with good weight in the mouth, just a faint touch of dried honey in the background flanked by hints of lemongrass. It just needs a little more tension towards the linear, saline finish, but it provides a more approachable style of Montmains that should give pleasure over the next eight years.