2018
6x75cl
DP
£919.22
vintage
Broking
2018
6x75cl
DP
£919.22
2018
3x1.5L
DP
£859.22
As is so often the case, this is a little reticent at first, almost surly. However, the texture and shape are fine and nicely curved. Initially thick-set with a blast of flavour on the palate - deep, earthy dark berry and sloe flavours and then the wine kicks on and moves up a gear, the back half of the palate revealing more ethereal, elegant and floral fruit which persist and echo on the finish. This may take a little coaxing from the glass, but it is mightily impressive when it opens up. From 1.5ha planted on white soils on the Chambolle side of the appellation. Fermented with 30% percent whole bunches and aged in 80% new oak.
Drouhin-Laroze is a great domaine re-born. Set up in 1919 when Suzanne, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Laroze, married Alexandre Drouhin. Her father’s Gevrey-Chambertin and her husband’s Chambolle-Musigny estates were united to form Drouhin-Laroze, a domaine that has been exploiting the Côte de Nuits’ best vineyards ever since. After sharing the winemaking with his father in 2000, Philippe Drouhin took full control of the vineyard and winery from the 2001 vintage, beginning the re-incarnation of this great Burgundian domaine. As of ths 2017 vintage Philippe's son and daughter, Caroline and Nicolas, have taken the reins and as a result the domaine looks set to reach even higher levels of quality. Judicious use of whole bunch ferments, depending on the vineyard and vintage, and a more closely managed oak barrel regime designed to reduce oak impact on the wines, are just two noticeable enhancements that have given the wines greater clarity and personality.
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