Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru
Joseph Drouhin

Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru


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2017
75cl
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£423.20


Joseph Drouhin, Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, 2017

2017

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Joseph Drouhin, Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, 2017

A really quite lavish, opulent Bonnes-Mares. Suave fruit liqueur notes with fresh raspberry and bramble characteristics. Generous but fine and gourmand, with enough brightness to prolong the finish and leave you wanting more. Noble and complete. Stellar. From 1.5ha planted on white soils on the Chambolle side of the appellation. Fermented with 40% whole bunches.

ABV:
13.5%
91-93/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 2017 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru was picked on September 13 with around 35% whole cluster fruit. This has a generous, pure bouquet of black and blue fruit, delineated and focused if not quite as complex as the best Bonnes-Mares. The palate is sappy on the entry with grippy dark berry fruit, lightly spiced and quite sinewy. This year I prefer the femininity and terroir expression displayed by the Les Amoureuses. Not bad, but not my favorite among Drouhin’s Grand Crus. Two barrels produced.
Date Reviewed:
01/2019

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France

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Burgundy

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Joseph Drouhin

Joseph Drouhin

Joseph Drouhin are a family own Domaines and Negociant who command the greatest respect of all the big Burgundy houses. Their knowledge of the land combined with their attention to details in the vineyards as well as their gentle wine making style results in very fine Burgundy that reflect its origin. Little use of new oak, gentle extraction and whole bunch fermentation according to the year or the cuvee are whole part of their belief that good burgundy can't be made by firm hand of the winemaker. The crown jewels in the Drouhin portfolio are without doubt the Domaine Marquis de Laguiche, which has the largest percentage of land in Le Montrachet (30%) of all the owners, and the Domaine Drouhin-owned Clos des Mouches. Drouhin have had exclusive control over the former estate, from cultivation to distribution, since 1947, while Clos des Mouches is one of those rare breeds in Burgundy, a monopole. Originally planted with Pinot Noir, almost half the vineyard was replanted with Chardonnay in 1921 by Maurice Drouhin.

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