LE MUSIGNY
2011 Grand Cru Domaine Joseph Drouhin
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Nuits |
| Village | Chambolle Musigny |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Musigny |
Nose is more reticent but broader than the Amoureuses. Spicy. Complex and bright. Very Vosne in its texture of lots of fine, tightly woven tannin. Carpets the mouth with silky weight. Very rich. Not as 'exciting' (or excitable?) as the Amoureuses, but stately, truly grand. L&S (Jan 2013)
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Bright crimson. Savoury and far from showy. But lovely cool richness on the palate. Really very lovely. Low-key nose may be because it has just been bottled but it is really a star on the palate and in terms of texture. 2019-2035 Rating: 18+ Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2013)
The best of Drouhin’s reds in 2011, as it is most years, this is classically refined and elegant, with subtle, yet intense perfume, silky, fine-grained tannins, a combination of bramble and wild strawberry fruit and a crunchy, mouth-watering finish that pulls the wine together on the palate. 2016-25 Rating: 95 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (Dec 2012)
Intense, lucid aroma; distilled perfume of red roses. The first impression on the palate is delicate and seductive at the same time. Delightfully smooth tannins. It is very refined, but underscored with such tension and drive. Virile wine. Finely and tightly layered and very complex. Gorgeous texture of flowing satin. Wonderful long and perfumed finish; which is fresh, vibrant and so very scented on the finish. Very Fine indeed. From 2018. Rating: 19.5 Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Nov 2012)
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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