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Joseph Drouhin, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2014
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(Drouhin works with a parcel near the little tower in front of the chateau and another in the southeast section of the cru but in 2014 only kept the tower portion and sold off the rest): Medium bright red. Complex nose melds plum, red cherry, licorice, pepper and herbs. Juicy and firm-edged; more minerally, tight and backward than the preceding 2014s. Shows a slight medicinal reserve and finishes with dustier tannins than the Clos de Bèze but also good length. This precise, energetic wine will need time in bottle to blossom and gain in complexity.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright medium red. Reticent, high-pitched perfume of raspberry, clove and floral oils. A tight, even slightly lean but very elegant style of Clos Vougeot showing surprising acidity and cut to its dark berry and rose petal flavors. Not at all a high-pH style of this grand cru. Finishes with building, granular, slightly edgy tannins. Drouhin sold off its fruit from the lower part of the vineyard in bulk in 2014.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Drouhin's 2014 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is a wine that I might have underestimated from barrel, or perhaps it has just blossomed in bottle. It has a conservative bouquet that needs coaxing from the glass: red cherries, strawberry, scorched earth and just a touch of vanilla from the residual new oak waiting to be subsumed. The palate is medium-bodied with finely tuned tannin and bright red fruit, tensile and poised with a taut, quite linear finish that has class and refinement. This was one of the best in the flight of Clos de Vougeot, and I scored this even higher than Etienne Grivot's. Tasted September 2017.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2014 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru was picked on September 18 and contains 20% whole cluster fruit. Deep in color, it has a voluminous blackberry and raspberry coulis-scented nose that does not quite deliver the panache of the Petits-Monts for example. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly "furry" tannin, clean and pure black cherry and raspberry fruit laced with white pepper and a touch of sage on the mild-mannered finish. A little austere perhaps, but it finishes with some style.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
This is surprisingly open with spice, berry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Medium body. Almond, dark-fruit and Spanish-cedar character. Drink or hold.
About the Producer
DEDICATION TO THE DIVERSITY OF BURGUNDY With close to 90 different appellations, Joseph Drouhin offers a fascinating array of Burgundy terroirs in all their authenticity and subtle variations. A FAMILY HERITAGE For the last 140 years, Maison Joseph Drouhin has been in the hands of the Drouhin family. Today, the fourth generation is at the helm, animated by the same passion that inspired the founder of the company. LISTENING TO NATURE Joseph Drouhin has adopted the biological and biodynamic approach. Only natural products are used in the vineyards and all procedures show the utmost respect for the soil, the vine and the environment. AN IDEAL OF PERFECTION AND ELEGANCE The style of Joseph Drouhin is an alliance between character, balance and harmony. Wines meant to be drunk young are fresh and subtle; wines meant for keeping acquire with age a luscious complexity. SHARING WITH THE WORLD The wines of Joseph Drouhin are found on the finest tables. Joseph Drouhin is proud to bring the best of Burgundy to the whole world.
