Joseph Drouhin, Beaune Greves Rouge

Joseph Drouhin, Beaune Greves Rouge(from a . 80 ha parcel in the climat of Sur les Grves). A deft application of wood frames slightly riper aromas of spicy black raspberry, cherry and lovely floral nuances and in particular, violet. The delicious and tautly muscular flavors possess very good verve while the firm, serious and youthfully austere finish makes clear that this is definitely built to age. This is excellent though a wine that will need at least a few years of patience.

elegant and lush

but not for the Chardonnay

especially in cooler years

black fruits and cherry liqueur

It fermented with indigenous yeasts for four to five weeks

This wine offers an impeccable balance between nose and mouth

perfumed and exquisitely beautiful

the 2008 is quite a bit less tannic than some recent vintages have been

tar and iron notes

leather and spice lead to a core of cherry and strawberry fruit

20 days skin contact

tilled soil and mossy bark over a core of fresh blackcurrants