BEAUNE

2009 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Domaine Joseph Drouhin

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Beaune
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Clos des Mouches

Volume, full feel, with a certain energy and grip and direction; muscular, sinewy green fruit, attention-grabbing. A classic from this vineyard, positive, energetic, long. L&S (Dec 2010)


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Bright medium yellow. Alluring, very expressive scents of stone fruits, musky iodiney minerality, grilled nuts, butter and white truffle. Fat, silky and ripe, displaying a lovely sweetness as well as an element of salinity to its stone fruit and almond flavors. This round, horizontal, even plump wine can be enjoyed now for its delicious, still-fresh fruit but has the underlying structure to last for up to another decade. The slightly edgy finish shows good grip and a hint of warmth. (50 h/h; 3.3 pH; 3.85 g/l acidity) Drinking range: 2018 - 2027 Rating: 90 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Feb 2019)

The 2009 Beaune Clos des Mouches is quite round seamless for a young Beaune. Yellow stone fruits and minerals are some of the notes that wrap around the palate in this striking white from Drouhin. I especially like to focus and energy of the finish. Though fabulous today, I am very curious to see where the 2009 might be headed over the coming years. In 2009 the estate picked the fruit from this site in nine separate passes. Rating: 93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Nov 2013)

The 2009 Beaune Clos des Mouches is quite round seamless for a young Beaune. Yellow stone fruits and minerals are some of the notes that wrap around the palate in this striking white from Drouhin. I especially like to focus and energy of the finish. Though fabulous today, I am very curious to see where the 2009 might be headed over the coming years. In 2009 the estate picked the fruit from this site in nine separate passes. Drinking range: 2014 - 2014 Rating: 93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Aug 2011)

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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