Tanzer Score: 91

Other Scores: 90

Region: Burgundy

District: Beaune

Type: Still Wine

Color: White

Varietal: Chardonnay

Vintage: 2008

Size: 750ML

Available: 18

Brand: See more from Maison Joseph Drouhin

Sku: 134369

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Tanzer Review:
Musky pineapple and stone on the nose. Rich and voluminous, with sexy yellow fruit and herbal tea flavors conveying a strong impression of sucrosite Very complex and brisk wine minerally and firm but not at all hard or dry. Finishes suave and long, with lingering oily perfume. This large cuvee is the product of seven different vinifications, according to Philippe Drouhin.

Other Notes:
A very subtle reductive character knocks down the expressiveness of the lemon and pretty white flower aromas so I would strongly suggest decanting this for 20 to 30 minutes first. The detailed, pure and lightly mineral-driven flavors possess really lovely balance and fine length. If there is a nit it is that this doesn't possess the complexity of the best 1ers here though the track record of this wine is such that I wouldn't bet against it developing materially more complexity in the bottle. (Drink 2014) Burghound