2016 CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE BÈZE Grand Cru Domaine Joseph Drouhin, Lea & Sandeman

CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE BÈZE

2017 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 13%
Vineyard Chambertin

Crazy aromas of smoked meat, white pepper, dried fruit, orange peel and flowers. Full body, round and chewy tannins and a flavorful and intense finish. Shows so much richness and depth. A great wine for the vintage. Rating: 96 Nick Stock, www.jamessuckling.com (Feb 2019)


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Nicely rich. Some cocoa-powder like dusting. Fruit is nice, rich plum juice and some firmer darker berries too. A cooler drive and a nice feel. Fruit ripens as it opens on the palate. 40% Whole cluster. This is serious and seriously charming too. Drinking range: 2022 - 2030L&S (Nov 2018)

The 2017 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru shows a more delicate, nuanced side of Bèze, a site where the wines are often more powerful. Dark cherry, plum, lavender and spice flesh out in the glass. Pliant, nuanced and inviting, the Bèze is quite expressive in the early going. There is a good bit of tannin lurking in the background, but all the elements are very nicely balanced. Rating: 91-94 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jul 2019)

(40% whole clusters). While not quite as aromatically complex as the GE, it’s close as this also features a panoply of spice elements along with exceptionally fresh and dense red currant, violet and plum aromas. Interestingly the mouth feel of the middle weight flavors is super-fine, indeed almost lilting and delicate, with a relatively pliant if sneaky long finish. This is lovely if a bit atypical. Drinking range: 2025 - Rating: 91-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2019)

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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