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Joseph Drouhin Bonnes Mares(2001)
- Winery:
- Domaine Joseph Drouhin
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Region:
- France > Burgundy > Côte de Nuits > Chambolle-musigny
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- big, structure, red, chewy, bruiser, robust, intense, complex, lenoir grape, herb
- The Wine Messenger
- Issue 10, 2nd Quarter, 2003
- 90-93
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July 2007
- In contrast to the subtlety of the Petits Monts, this is a full out bruiser with big, robust, admirably intense flavors that are, with the Amoureuses, perhaps the most complex of any wines presented today. Very structured and chewy but not at all hard yet purchasers should be prepared for at least a decade of patience as this will require time to reveal all of its considerable potential. A very impressive effort here.
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 113, March/April 2004
- 92/100
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July 2007
- ($120) Medium red. Sweetly oaky aromas of redcurrant, raspberry, tobacco and fresh herbs. Dense, fat and lush, with vibrant flavors of red fruits, minerals, wild herbs and earthy underbrush. Not quite as silky-sweet as Drouhin's Musigny, but finishes very long and aromatic, with firm but suave tannins.
- Burghound
- Issue 10, Apr 01, 2003
- 90/100
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May 2008
- Philippe Drouhin and resident enologist Laurence Jobard described the 2001 vintage as good to very good despite the hail, which was more widespread than many people believe - it hit a bit of everything though actual damage was limited except in certain parts of Volnay, Pommard, Beaune and Meursault. They went on to characterize the vintage as a pleasant surprise even though it was a big harvest and as with 2000, it was necessary to be very serious about controlling yields; Drouhin noted that yield control is less of an issue than before as all of their owned vineyards are now farmed organically and read more...even less of a problem in those famed via la biodynamie. Sugars came in at or near 12% and Drouhin noted that it was necessary to do a great deal of triage (sorting) work, as much for under ripe grapes as for rot and/or hail tainted fruit. In particular he emphasized that we were very careful about our punch down and maceration times as we wanted to avoid extracting too much structure. A number of the grands crus had been racked the morning of my visit so Drouhin was understandably reluctant to present these wines, which unfortunately included the Musigny, Clos de Vougeot and Griotte-Chambertin among others. As an aside, Drouhin shared my view that Gevrey-Chambertin was perhaps the best commune of all in 2001. (Dreyfus-Ashby, New York, New York). In contrast to the subtlety of the Petits Monts, this is a full out bruiser with big, robust, admirably intense flavors that are, with the Amoureuses, perhaps the most complex of any wines presented today. Very structured and chewy but not at all hard yet purchasers should be prepared for at least a decade of patience as this will require time to reveal all of its considerable potential. A very impressive effort here. (hide)
- International Wine Cellar
- 92/100
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July 2007
