BEAUNE
2023 Rouge 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Domaine Joseph Drouhin
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Beaune |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| Vineyard | Clos des Mouches |
Very open on the nose (there is always a good bit of whole cluster use here) with a drizzle of balsamic, the palate has many flourishes of complexity. Flavors of crushed blueberries, cherry cordial and candied rose petals are accented by wisps of chimney smoke. Talc-like tannins and thirst-quenching acidity keep the palate feel light and ethereal. The finessed craftsmanship really shines through. Véronique feels this is going to age very well. Rating: 94 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Jan 2025)
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Cask sample. Such a sweet, easy nose! Smells ready to drink! Creamy (almost a little yogurty). Red fruit in abundance, lactic tang in abundance. The tannins circle and pull the wine in like a drawstring. Sour cherries, rose hip, red-plum skin, salt. Something wonderfully pencil-line, quinine-cut savoury on the finish. I love the precision of this wine. Drinking range: 2026 - 2037 Rating: 17 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2024)
Deep purple, with a fresh energy. Intense fresh dark raspberry, with just the right structure, tannins present but refined, adequate acidity, a touch of velvet and very persistent. Drinking range: 2028 - 2035 Rating: **** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Nov 2024)
The 2023 Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru comes from 35 separate plots with different geology. It's comprised of ten different lots picked over a week. This opens with dark chocolate and white pepper scents. It has slightly darker fruit on the nose and is a little more introspective at first. The palate is medium-bodied and quite sapid with a firm structure on the entry and a touch of licorice on the finish. This should be very fine once in bottle. Drinking range: 2027 - 2045 Rating: 91-93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Nov 2024)
Domaine Joseph Drouhin
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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