2008-GRIOTTE-CHAMBERTIN-Grand-Cru-Domaine-Joseph-Drouhin

GRIOTTE CHAMBERTIN

2008 Grand Cru Domaine Joseph Drouhin

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Nuits
Village Gevrey Chambertin
Classification Grand Cru
ABV 14%
Vineyard Griotte Chambertin

Reductive and tricky to fathom in November 2009. Quite a big oaky note comes out, probably because the fruit is still tight and subdued. There are three barrels, and one is new - quite high-toast? Certainly smoky notes of torrefaction. Texture is there though, and this should come together once the fruit regains the ascendancy. L&S (Dec 2009)


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Medium red. Musky, slightly candied aromas of red berry syrup, iron and smoke. Silky, suave, lush and primary but not a particularly sweet style. A round and pliant wine with a firm spicy, herbal back end. I like the use of stems here. Rating: 92 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar 2011)

Bright red-ruby. Nose blocked by reduction. Sweet, broad and generous in the mouth, with a suggestion of bitter chocolate, yet at the same time fine-grained and delicate. This very suave wine's red fruit flavors really explode with air. Finishes with serious but supple and broad tannins. Vinified with a solid percentage of whole clusters. Rating: 92-94 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar 2010)

Fresh and tense and tight. There is an intensity of vibrant fruit. Bright, tight dark cherry notes. It dances on the palate. It is not the most complex Griotte I have tasted in the vintage, but it is undeniably joyous. It has piquancy, plenty of tight spice, firm, fine grained tannin and a vivacious finish. I like it. Fine +. 2015 Nuits-Saint- Rating: 18.5 Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Jan 2010)

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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