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Manage Subscriptions2010 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Beaune 1er Cru
Community Tasting Notes 87
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RayOB Likes this wine: 94 points
February 19, 2024 - Drank in London
A real beauty -
paul wrote: flawed
November 17, 2023 - pre-mox
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Ericsson wrote:
October 29, 2023 - Couleur maïs mûr, pas très engageante.
Début d’oxydation, noix, marsala, mais le palais est mieux, rond avec de l’acidité.
Rebouché et mis au frigo, le vin est mieux le lendemain, surtout au nez avec des arômes de citron confit, de zeste de citron et de kumquat.
Palais inchangé.
Plutôt agréable pour mon palais mais cette bouteille en a rebuté certains… -
ovenmitt wrote: 93 points
August 18, 2023 - Much better than previous bottle. Drinking very nicely but with many years ahead of it. Medium golden. Peaches, mint and some mineral. Very nice balance.
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Sandbar Likes this wine: 94 points
June 16, 2023 - First of five purchased at auction from a restaurant going out of business, so provenance is uncertain. This bottle was fine, showing all of the right characteristics of a premiere cru white Burgundy. Good acidity, long finish, lemon and white flowers. It was comparable to some of the best Puligny Montrachet and Chevalier Montrachet in my history. This was an odd opportunity to buy some pretty special wine at a great price.
Having been burned by premoxed wines from vintages earlier in the decade this seemed like a good bet. If the other four are as good, it will be a pleasure to drink them over the next couple of years.
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Elegance and Power: The 2010 White Burgundies (Aug 2012) (link)(Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos Des Mouches White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
June 2012, Issue #47 (link)(Domaine/Maison Joseph Drouhin Beaune "Clos des Mouches" 1er 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
1/11/2012 (link)(Dom Joseph Drouhin, Le Clos des Mouches Premier Cru Beaune White) Subscribe to see review text.
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1/9/2012 (link)(Dom Joseph Drouhin, Le Clos des Mouches Premier Cru Beaune White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Nov/Dec 2011, Issue #36, The 2010 Burgundy Vintage: Low Yields Deliver Profound Elegance(Beaune “Clos des Mouches” Blanc- Maison Joseph Drouhin) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2011, IWC Issue #158 (link)(Domaine/Maison Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
6/15/2013 (link) 92 points(Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc) Light golden yellow color; reduction, lemon nose; tart lemon, reduction, mineral palate with focus and medium acidity; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type White
- Producer Joseph Drouhin
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Blanc
- Vineyard Clos des Mouches
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Beaune 1er Cru
- UPC Code 012086361012
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 27 (3%)
- In Cellars 574 (54%)
- Consumed 455 (43%)
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- ProducerJoseph Drouhin
- VarietyChardonnay
- VineyardClos des Mouches
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
- AppellationBeaune 1er Cru
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