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Maison Joseph Drouhin Musigny Grand Cru(2004)
- Winery:
- Maison Joseph Drouhin
- Varietal:
- Region:
- France > Burgundy
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- spicy, classy, red, clove, bramble fruits, licorice, forward, wine cocktails, spices, fine
- Burghound
- Issue 22, Apr 01, 2006
- 93/100
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May 2008
- Véronique Drouhin characterized the 2004 vintage as one in which we reduced our purchases because the quality just wasn't there except among a handful of growers. In the vineyards that we own or manage, we had no particular problems with oidium or rot in general though of course there was nothing to be done about the hail. Indeed, we were so hard hit in Clos des Mouches that there isn't one in 2004. The spring was relatively dry but there was plenty of rain in July and August so the maturities weren't blocked. Thankfully, September was magnificent and it really saved the harvest as read more...I can't really imagine what quality would have been like without it. We began picking the reds in the Côte de Beaune on September 22nd and in the Côte de Nuits on September 28th. There was of course some fairly serious sorting to do but sugars were very good, in fact surprisingly good though the phenolic ripeness was just good enough to avoid dry and astringent wines. Overall, I like the style of the vintage a lot as it produced very transparent wines. (Dreyfus-Ashby & Co., New York, NY; UK agent is Dreyfus-Ashby with a number of additional sources, including Howard Ripley, Ballantynes of Cowbridge, Lea & Sandeman and Decorum Vintners). An exotic and spicy nose features raspberry, red current, anise and clove notes that give way to sweet, classy and notably finely detailed flavors that are also relatively forward early but tighten up considerably on the backend. In most vintages, this is the undisputed class of the cellar and while it may ultimately be so once again, in 2004 it has competition. Still, lovely stuff by any standard. (hide)
