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Albert Bichot (Domaine du Pavillon), Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches 2023
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2023 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches is a strong performer again this year, exhibiting notes of pear, white flowers and freshly baked bread, followed by a medium to full-bodied, pure and seamless palate that's lively and precise. As readers may remember, it's derived from a parcel at the very top of the slope, below the tree line.
Reviewed by: Stuart Pigott
Rich and slightly exotic, this is mouth-filling and quite full-bodied, but there’s some good herbal and citrus freshness alongside the abundant candied citrus and pineapple. Quite a bit of tannin structure and chalky minerality, particularly in the long, firm finish. From the upper part of this famous site. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
About the Producer
Since 1350, the Bichot family has called Burgundy home. But, it was in 1831 that Bernard Bichot founded a merchant house bearing his name in Monthélie, a couple of kilometers south of Beaune. At the end of the 19th century, his grandson Albert Bichot took the family business into a new direction and created the winery, Maison Albert Bichot as we know it. The family heritage has been perpetuated from father to son since then. The family crest, consisting of a deer and antlers, has been synonymous with the winery since its inception.
