GRIOTTE CHAMBERTIN
2023 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 |
| Vineyard | Griotte Chambertin |
An earthier and not so intensely floral nose reflects spicy notes of ripe maraschino cherry, underbrush and hints of just turned earth. The delicious, succulent and seductive medium-bodied flavors are at once seductive yet powerful while delivering excellent length on the sappy finish where the only nit is a touch of warmth. This is a lovely Griotte that should also age gracefully over the next 12 to 15 years. Drinking range: 2035 - Rating: 92-95 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (May 2025)
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Dark crimson purple with also a darker cherry fruit, the Griotte-Chambertin unsurprisingly comes across as a little sterner and less sensual when tasted immediately after Les Amoureuses. Instead, it is much more structured, with fine tannins and fair persistence. Drinking range: 2032 - 2040 Rating: *** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Feb 2025)
Forest floor, dried roses, cherry cobbler and bergamot sing from the glass. Véronique uses lots of whole cluster here, and what a lovely effect it has! The impressive fruit depth and succulence are held in check by good acidic tension and flowing, drizzle-soft tannins. Downright divine, this textbook Griotte has impressive potential. Rating: 96 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Jan 2025)
Cask sample. Almost plump! Meaty. Pillowy. Fatty. There’s a fatty density to this wine combined with sinewy chewiness that reminds me a bit of rare steak. Very resistant right now. Liquorice length and bitterness and resistance. Stately magnificence but at the moment more edifice than wine. (TC) Drinking range: 2032 - 2043 Rating: 17.5 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.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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