DOMAINE DROUHIN-LAROZE GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN DIX CLIMATS
Wonderful red Burgundy. This shows why French Pinot Noir is some of the best in the world.
Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy
2018
13% ABV.
100% Pinot Noir
75cl
£69.95
Price includes VAT
Tasting notes:
Floral, expressive and sweetly-scented flavours of damson and plum with a twist of salt. Easy, engaging and supple, this is bursting with Pinot beauty.
About the wine:
A complete Gevrey village blend of 10 different parcels. 25% whole-bunch fermentation, ageing in 30% new oak.
About the producer:
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 the 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.
