Joseph Drouhin
Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir
Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
A few hours slow ox served perfectly for this beauty to flaunt its seductive, complex and layered bouquet of red fruit, rose petals, and now, at age 10, revealing signature scents of truffle and game. A captivating perfume. The palate is deep, structured and sensual with such a luxurious mouthfeel and a saline-mineral finish that keeps on going. A fantastic 13.
A few hours slow ox served perfectly for this beauty to flaunt its seductive, complex and layered bouquet of red fruit, rose petals, and now, at age 10, revealing signature scents of truffle and game. A captivating perfume. The palate is deep, structured and sensual with such a luxurious mouthfeel and a saline-mineral finish that keeps on going. A fantastic 13.
May 1st, 2023
Bright and pure. Lovely fruit. Clear and lifted but still has depth. Delicious
Bright and pure. Lovely fruit. Clear and lifted but still has depth. Delicious
Jul 14th, 2021Pretty. Floral notes, black cherry, light minerality. Great purity. Light in the palate. Delicious and precise.
Pretty. Floral notes, black cherry, light minerality. Great purity. Light in the palate. Delicious and precise.
Sep 25th, 2020
Palish red with a brick rim. Mellow, soil-driven scents of coffee, faded rose, mocha, cedar and truffle, with red berry notes in the background; comes across as complex and mature. Quite suave but a bit peppery and lean on first pour, showing moderate flesh but surprising energy thanks to its firm acidity and minerality. Initially seemed a bit lacking in intensity (perhaps from the vintage's generally high yields) but gained in suppleness and volume with aeration. Finishes with a firm spine of dusty tannins that avoid dryness. I find this quite sexy now with some aeration and would certainly want to drink it within the next several years. Incidentally, Jérôme Faure-Brac did not start vinifying at Drouhin until 2005. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, March 2018)
Palish red with a brick rim. Mellow, soil-driven scents of coffee, faded rose, mocha, cedar and truffle, with red berry notes in the background; comes across as complex and mature. Quite suave but a bit peppery and lean on first pour, showing moderate flesh but surprising energy thanks to its firm acidity and minerality. Initially seemed a bit lacking in intensity (perhaps from the vintage's generally high yields) but gained in suppleness and volume with aeration. Finishes with a firm spine of dusty tannins that avoid dryness. I find this quite sexy now with some aeration and would certainly want to drink it within the next several years. Incidentally, Jérôme Faure-Brac did not start vinifying at Drouhin until 2005. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, March 2018)
Mar 14th, 2018
1988 Phenomenal Burg pairs with duck confit and foie gras. Dried roses, faint lovely muskiness. Stayed balanced. Didn't lose its window.
1988 Phenomenal Burg pairs with duck confit and foie gras. Dried roses, faint lovely muskiness. Stayed balanced. Didn't lose its window.
Apr 29th, 2017
Sizzling acid make the cherries and raspberries perfectly sour. Laser focus here.
Sizzling acid make the cherries and raspberries perfectly sour. Laser focus here.
Aug 12th, 2016
Fruit on the Rouge still hanging in there. Desiccated cherry and pomegranate. Tar. Wet leaves. Dried roses. Amazing.
The Coche-Dury tasted like 2006. Lemon curd, marzipan, flint, toasted hazelnuts. Perfection. 9.9.
Fruit on the Rouge still hanging in there. Desiccated cherry and pomegranate. Tar. Wet leaves. Dried roses. Amazing.
The Coche-Dury tasted like 2006. Lemon curd, marzipan, flint, toasted hazelnuts. Perfection. 9.9.
An '83 that isn't past its prime. Still charged.
An '83 that isn't past its prime. Still charged.
May 21st, 2015
Floral and red fruit aromas; smacked around by bloody, savory tastes. Pretty cool.
Floral and red fruit aromas; smacked around by bloody, savory tastes. Pretty cool.
Nov 11th, 2014