Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Drouhin-Laroze |
Label Name: | Bonnes Mares Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Chambolle-Musigny, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Neal Martin (Vinous) 92–94; Burghound 90–93; Jasper Morris (Inside Burgundy) 92–95; James Suckling 98
Tasting Note
Dense, elegant Pinot Noir: truffle-tinged black cherry, boysenberry and plum, violet and rose floral lift, spicy licorice and iron-mineral earth, fine-grained tannins and a long, filigree finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck with foie gras, venison fillet with mustard, roasted Bresse chicken, mushroom risotto. Asian: Peking duck, Korean bulgogi, char siu, miso-glazed aubergine, shoyu-grilled salmon.
Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit; c.50% whole-cluster fermentation; native yeasts; 12–18 months élevage in 60–80% new Allier/Nivernais oak; very low yields (~25 hl/ha).
Vineyard Info
Domaine Drouhin-Laroze, family domaine founded mid-19th century (~1850). Owns ~11 ha in Côte de Nuits; 1.5 ha parcel of Bonnes Mares on the Chambolle side (red, ferruginous soils).