Vanessa

9.3

Happy Bastille Day!  Joyeux 14 juillet! 🇫🇷

A great day to sip something fabulous and French, like this 2020 Maison Joseph Drouhin Clos des Mouches. 🍷

Maison Joseph Drouhin is a dynamic, family-run estate, established by Joseph Drouhin in 1880 in the Beaune region of Burgundy.  It’s now run by Joseph’s four great-grandchildren – Philippe, Véronique, Laurent, and Frédéric – with operations spanning from Burgundy to the Dundee Hills of Willamette Valley, Oregon (Domaine Drouhin). 🫶🏻🫶🏻

This wine has a medium ruby hue and an array of aromas and flavors such as strawberry, raspberry, cherry (red and black), mulberry, rose, spice, potpourri, black licorice, forest floor, toast, vanilla bean, crème brûlée, nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, and clove.

It aged 14-18 months in French oak (25% new), lending those baking spice, vanilla, and confectionery notes.

On the palate, it is dry, with vibrant acidity, creating tension, and a medium (+) body, with warming alcohol (14% ABV), medium tannins that are polished and velveteen, and a lingering finish.

This is an outstanding wine capable of long-term aging with potential to gain complexity unveiling additional tertiary dimensions over time. 🕰️ — 10 months ago

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Mitja Sirk

Production La Subida, Aceto Sirk

9.5

Nobody was aspecting such a lovely fruit and precise taste — 9 years ago

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Jeroen Koenen

9.2

In this line-up this seemed a tad bland an uninspiring. Well made, sure. But not very memorable. — 10 months ago

Ed Tostanoski

9.2

Still a baby — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Lemon citrus with lots of stony, mineral, flint & crisp acids. — 6 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.3

Popped my #domaineroulot cherry. Incredibly well made with beautiful floral notes and great complexity for a #meursault #aoc wine. There was great underlying power and tension which will make this wine very special in a few years #burgundy #chardonnay — 9 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.3

Very rich and robust shows a little heat from the riper vintage . Very good not profound . — 2 years ago

Kate Sky

9.8

The balance of mineral undertone with pops of apricot was $$. Would have let it breathe a bit longer but can’t complain overly — 2 years ago

Patrick Rousseau

9.3

Subtle earth and black fruit on the nose. Well balanced palate featuring sour cherry and a long finish. Delish! — 8 years ago

Patrick Cappiello

Wine Director/Partner Pearl & Ash, Rebelle NYC; Wine Writer Playboy.com

9.7

Kaboom!! #lapaulee — 10 years ago