Domaine Drouhin-Laroze
2015Chambertin-Clos de BèzeGrand Cru Red barrel
Score: 93-95
Tasted: Jan 15, 2017
Drink: 2032+
Issue: 65
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Note: from a parcel of 1.5 ha of vines planted in 1949
Producer note: Philippe Drouhin described the 2015 growing season as “one that was marked by relatively dry conditions that actually began in the winter and continued into the spring. This pronounced dryness was only accentuated by the high heat of the summer months and wouldn’t be partially alleviated until August. Just to provide some perspective, July alone saw a moisture deficit of between 50 and 90%. On the plus side, the heat and dryness allowed the vines to largely escape the usual disease pressure and thus when we began picking on the 3rd of September, the fruit was as clean as I have ever seen it. I’m happy that we picked when we did because beginning on the 12th it began to rain and basically didn’t stop and depending on where the measurements were taken, there was an excess of moisture that ranged from 65 to 115%! Yields were generally good though not high with strong potential alcohols. The vinifications were straightforward as the colors and extractions came quickly and easily. As to the wines, it’s obviously early but they appear to be extremely promising with evident concentration and tannins. What I find so interesting about the wines is that despite the heat, the acidities are sufficient such that they do not drink like they normally do from very warm vintages.” My sense is that the domaine performed quite well in 2015 and this is true up and down the hierarchy. In short, these are 2015s to consider buying. See also the wines from Maison Laroze de Drouhin below. (Atherton Wine Imports, www.awiwine.com, Atherton, CA, Encore Wine Imports, www.encorewineimports.net, Pleasanton, CA, Terlato Wines, Lake Bluff, Il, Winebow, Inc., www.winebow.com, Montvale, NJ, Fines Wines Melrose Park IL, Favorite Brand Dallas TX ; Bibendum Wine Ltd., www.bibendum-wine.co.uk, The Wine Society, www.thewinesociety.com, Fine & Rare Wines, www.frw.co.uk, Davy & Co., www.davywine.co.uk, Goedhuis & Co., www.goedhuis.com, Decorum Vintners, www.decvin.com, Averys Fine Wine Merchants, www.averys.com, Tanners Wine, www.tanners-wines.co.uk, Laytons, www.laytons.co.uk, Bowes Wine, www.boweswine.co.uk, Justerini & Brooks, www.justerinis.com, Anthony Sarjeant, anthony@anthonysarjeant.co.uk and Fields, Morris & Verdin, www.fmvwines.com, all UK).
Tasting note: Here too the nose is quite ripe yet remains fresh and inviting with its more elegant combination of spice and floral elements adding breadth to the red currant, plum, violet and underbrush scents where there is just enough wood to remark upon. The more refined and highly energetic medium weight plus flavors also display more evident minerality on the sleek, focused and explosively long finale. I very much like the interplay of dry extract, tannin and supporting acidity as the sense of harmony and vibrancy is lovely.
Domaine Drouhin Laroze, Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru
US$2,500 / 每箱價格
Domaine Drouhin-Laroze
2015Chambertin-Clos de BèzeGrand Cru Red barrel
Score: 93-95
Tasted: Jan 15, 2017
Drink: 2032+
Issue: 65
Don’t miss!
Note: from a parcel of 1.5 ha of vines planted in 1949
Producer note: Philippe Drouhin described the 2015 growing season as “one that was marked by relatively dry conditions that actually began in the winter and continued into the spring. This pronounced dryness was only accentuated by the high heat of the summer months and wouldn’t be partially alleviated until August. Just to provide some perspective, July alone saw a moisture deficit of between 50 and 90%. On the plus side, the heat and dryness allowed the vines to largely escape the usual disease pressure and thus when we began picking on the 3rd of September, the fruit was as clean as I have ever seen it. I’m happy that we picked when we did because beginning on the 12th it began to rain and basically didn’t stop and depending on where the measurements were taken, there was an excess of moisture that ranged from 65 to 115%! Yields were generally good though not high with strong potential alcohols. The vinifications were straightforward as the colors and extractions came quickly and easily. As to the wines, it’s obviously early but they appear to be extremely promising with evident concentration and tannins. What I find so interesting about the wines is that despite the heat, the acidities are sufficient such that they do not drink like they normally do from very warm vintages.” My sense is that the domaine performed quite well in 2015 and this is true up and down the hierarchy. In short, these are 2015s to consider buying. See also the wines from Maison Laroze de Drouhin below. (Atherton Wine Imports, www.awiwine.com, Atherton, CA, Encore Wine Imports, www.encorewineimports.net, Pleasanton, CA, Terlato Wines, Lake Bluff, Il, Winebow, Inc., www.winebow.com, Montvale, NJ, Fines Wines Melrose Park IL, Favorite Brand Dallas TX ; Bibendum Wine Ltd., www.bibendum-wine.co.uk, The Wine Society, www.thewinesociety.com, Fine & Rare Wines, www.frw.co.uk, Davy & Co., www.davywine.co.uk, Goedhuis & Co., www.goedhuis.com, Decorum Vintners, www.decvin.com, Averys Fine Wine Merchants, www.averys.com, Tanners Wine, www.tanners-wines.co.uk, Laytons, www.laytons.co.uk, Bowes Wine, www.boweswine.co.uk, Justerini & Brooks, www.justerinis.com, Anthony Sarjeant, anthony@anthonysarjeant.co.uk and Fields, Morris & Verdin, www.fmvwines.com, all UK).
Tasting note: Here too the nose is quite ripe yet remains fresh and inviting with its more elegant combination of spice and floral elements adding breadth to the red currant, plum, violet and underbrush scents where there is just enough wood to remark upon. The more refined and highly energetic medium weight plus flavors also display more evident minerality on the sleek, focused and explosively long finale. I very much like the interplay of dry extract, tannin and supporting acidity as the sense of harmony and vibrancy is lovely.
