I see it under $20 at times. WS pro currently shows one listing for the 2017 under $20, best 2018 price listed is $21.28. Several of these wines, Michel, definitely Droin, maybe even Carillon, are not regularly under $20, but can sometimes be found for that price. I’m sure tariffs are a factor at the moment.
I commented on this wine in another thread. Over the Summer I was looking for a nice white I could open whenever I wanted without even having to care about the price or vintage or whatever…I found the Drouhin Saint Veran for $16 and it perfectly fit the bill. A really nice, balanced, White Burg with a screwcap that is better than most whites that cost 2-3x as much
It’s gotten warm in my area, so my better half and I split a bottle of the 2017 J.M. Brocard ‘Sainte Claire’ [Chablis]. She liked it more than I did as I tend to favor popular styled Cali Chard rather than these cooler, straw and lemon infused versions of this varietal. 12.5% abv, and tastes tight to me. I did get some light crystalline deposits in the last glass, which has been noted in other WB comments from this producer. To me, this tastes more like ‘white Burgundy’ than ‘Chablis’ as I find that it falls into the odd spot of being too lean versus California expressions of the varietal, yet too round to be obviously (and pleasingly) Chablis. When I opened this chilled bottle, we were looking for a zippy refresher, and I ended up underwhelmed, thus assigning it a B- in my ledger. Perhaps the 2018 will be better, as I have one of those as well.
We used to buy CASES of the JMB Kimmeridgien at about 10 bucks. It was a great lean, acidic cooking wine which was also drinkable. Now I find that the quality has not kept pace with the price increases.