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CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE BÈZE

2021 Grand Cru Domaine Joseph Drouhin

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Pinot NoirRedFrance,BurgundyCôte d'OrCôte de NuitsGevrey ChambertinGrand Cru 13%Chambertin

Lots of spice and tobacco along with a slew of black cherries and a touch of plums on the nose. Lots of power, structure and darkness, but the acidity keeps this very bright. Still tightly wound and firm at the finish, in the best sense. This was the last vineyard Drouhin picked in 2021. Best from 2025. Rating: 96 Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com (Aug 2023)

75cl bottles (wood case of 6)

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Here the restrained nose is cooler and not quite as ripe on the fresh aromas of rose petal, spiced tea and a broad array of mostly red berry scents. The intense medium-bodied flavors aren’t quite as dense but they are finer while flashing focused power on the strikingly long, even explosive, finish that just goes on and on. This is a seriously impressive and very classy example of a Clos de Bèze that embodies power without weight. Drinking range: 2023 - 2033 Rating: 94-96 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2023)

Part owned and part purchased, this has a beautiful, open nose with underbrush, spring blooms and cherry-berry fruit galore. The oak notes add baking spice and tea leaves on the palate. Fine, supple tannins blend with bracing acidity to pull the wine into a long, mouthcoating finish. This is always one of the more balletic expressions of this vineyard. Drinking range: 2023 - Rating: 96 *** Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2023)

The 2021 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru is more backward than the Griotte, almost introspective with dark berry fruit, tobacco and tertiary scents. Just a touch of spice emerges with time. The palate displays very fine structure, good backbone, quite peppery towards the finish with a long tail. Whilst not as gregarious as the Griotte, this has a simmering intensity that I appreciate. Drinking range: 2026 - 2050 Rating: 93-95 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2023)

A blend of their own grapes and their usual external source. Another deep purple. The Clos de Bèze has been vinified in barrels with stems, in the same style as the Griotte-Chambertin. Again the spice is to the fore, while the fruit is less immediately exuberant. There is very good density here, a touch of spice behind, slightly firmer tannins, reasonable length of fruit. Drinking range: 2028 - 2036 Rating: 92-95 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Nov 2022)

Joseph Drouhin, founded in 1880 and still family owned, are one of the most well-respected names in Burgundy, especially through their flagship wine, the iconic Clos des Mouches.

A huge part of the Drouhin production comes from their own domaine fruit (78 hectares), and much of the rest comes from contracts such as that with the Marquis de Laguiche, who shook hands with the grandfather of the current generation, agreeing to let him manage his vineyards which included an important part of Le Montrachet; this collaboration endures. Today, the fourth generation is at the helm

Small refinements continue to be made here. The presses have been changed - a reversion to basket pressing for the reds, and for whites the presses are open - along with a number of other growers they are following the trend to think that slight oxidation of the juice before fermentation is not a problem and may add complexity as well as avoiding later problems of premature oxidation in bottle.

For the reds there has been the introduction of selective whole-bunch fermentation in the Côte de Nuits wines. The house style remains one that 'emphasises the natural elegance of great Burgundies' as they describe it. The domaine is all cultivated with an organic and biodynamic approach.

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