Joseph Drouhin

Beaune, Clos des Mouches, 1er Cru, Rouge, 2018

Name: Beaune, Clos des Mouches, 1er Cru, Rouge
Brand: Joseph Drouhin
Price: 622.33 GBP

92/100

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2018
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A bold and broad as ever but with a tactile, svelte quality you don't often find in young Clos des Mouches. Surprisingly open and floral, the mid palate offers a welcome bit of crunch and freshness to the kirsch and raspberry liqueur fruit. Juicy, ripe and slick. Fermented with 25% whole bunches. This is the Drouhin flagship vineyard; half of which is planted to Chardonnay and half to Pinot Noir. Situated mid slope with a fine east and south-east exposure, producing intense, spicy, round wines. Ageing is for 15 months in 25% new oak barrels.

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2018 Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru, which includes 25% whole clusters and a maximum of 25% new oak, has a well-defined nose with dark cherries, raspberry and perhaps less of the blueberry element that I remarked upon from barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with a very smooth texture, fleshy and generous with a cashmere textured second half. This lovely, beguiling Clos des Mouches embraces the warmth and precocity of the growing season, and as such, it will be irresistible in its youth.

drinking window 2025 - 2042

date of review 03/2023

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