Drouhin Joseph

2005 Drouhin Joseph Chablis

By on March 31, 2007 #asides

This high-toned, slightly nervous nose shows really ample depth, minerality and just a twist of citrus. Lovely acidity that rolls around the mouth with a good citrus bite. The flavours nicely expand on the palate and there is an uncommon intensity for a wine of this appellation. Super, crisp wine with a medium-plus length of finish. Really excellent for the label. If I can find it, I suspect this to be a wine to buy by the case-load for my ‘house-wine 2007? and perhaps beyond…

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2004 Drouhin Joseph Rully

By on March 31, 2007 #asides

The nose is denser than the 05 Chablis, a little fatter too. Hidden in there is an interesting note that gives me the impression of beans – haricot blancs sounds better – but it’s much nicer than it sounds, honest! Made in barrel means the texture in the mouth is more plump and less mineral than the Chablis, but it gives a longer impression on the palate, there’s nice acidity too. Very good and stylistically very, very different to the Chablis which is my preferred style. The oak has added shape, rather than flavour.

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2004 Drouhin Joseph Puligny-Montrachet

By on March 31, 2007 #asides

The nose is both wide and deep; neither fat nor high-toned it delivers subtle blossom and cream. Very well textured in the mouth, giving the impression that real muscle could be under the jacket, but the jacket stayed on in our short time together. There is good minerality and super acidity that pushes long into the good finish. Perhaps it’s just a little tight as there was little I could put my finger on – I summarised by writing ‘very efficient and understated Puilgny’.

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1990 Drouhin Joseph Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots

By on March 31, 2007 #asides

Deeply coloured – still. The nose is super, wide, faintly spicy and complex – tobacco notes and an impression (in the mind) first of brown but slowly changing to red. At the same time the nose slowly becomes softer with sweeter spice. In the mouth my first impression is ’size’ – this is big – followed by plenty of dry tannin. There is quite enough concentration to buffer the tannin, and this concentration really expands on the palate. It’s hardly elegant, but it’s very impressive. I would say this is aromatically excellent and quite ‘ready’, but the palate trails behind, needing at least another 5 years in the cellar. A super bottle.

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2003 Drouhin Joseph Beaune Clos des Mouches

By on March 31, 2007 #asides

It’s a wide, slightly dense nose that slowly develops baked red fruit notes. The palate is also a little dense, showing plenty of grainy tannin – though it’s not so astringent. The fruit has a slightly roast impression, but for all that is really quite interesting. Overall this comes across a little rustic and lacking finesse. Fans of 2003 will enjoy it for sure, but it’s not my ‘bag’.

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2001 Drouhin Joseph Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru

By on March 31, 2007 #asides

In 2001 this was assembled from 4 vineyards: Borniques, Les Plantes, Les Combottes and 13 rows of Hautes-Doix. The nose starts a little dense, but slowly opens, softens and becomes more subtle; minerality somehow wrapped in fine fruit. In the mouth this is quite linear with some slightly dry but well-textured tannin. There is lovely complexity and a good length. Understated concentration (30 hl/ha this year), this is very young, but very lovely

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2002 Drouhin Joseph Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Garenne

By on November 30, 2006 #asides

A young looking medium yellow. The nose is wide but subtle, quite complex, faint honeysuckle and subtle ginger. The palate is a model of balance and elegance, building concentration in the mid-palate and very slowly fading into a coconut-edged finish. A wine to slowly savour – lovely.

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2002 Drouhin Joseph Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Garenne

By on July 31, 2006 #asides

A young looking medium yellow. The nose is wide but subtle, quite complex, faint honeysuckle and subtle ginger. The palate is a model of balance and elegance, building concentration in the mid-palate and very slowly fading into a coconut-edged finish. A wine to slowly savour – lovely.

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2002 Drouhin Joseph Vosne-Romanée Les Petits Monts

By on February 28, 2006 #asides

More of a tasting recollection as this note is taken around two days later. Medium cherry-red colour. The nose is a beauty; impressively deep red fruit swirling with creamy notes that have a subtle vanilla edge. In the mouth the wine shows a classic structure for long aging; very good acidity, fine tannins and fruit that shows a real burst of intensity. Not the concentration of the 1999 and also very primary, but still it’s very tasty. A haunting creamy finish that is redolent of the nose – a very fine wine.

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