Joseph Drouhin Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France 1.5L 2002

Producing commune: Vougeot.

Site: Clos Vougeot is a large vineyard (50 hectares - 125 acres) located bewteen Vosne-Romanée and Chambolle-Musigny. Joseph Drouhin owns two parcels in this mythical vineyard, both on a mild incline with a due east exposure.

History & tradition: the most glorious and famous of all Burgundy vineyards. The Clos (French for « enclosure ») was first planted and surrounded by a wall at the end of the 12th Century by the monks of Citeaux. They built a castle which is now the seat of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.

Soil: very diverse and a true mosaic, a mix of clay and limestone in various proportions.

Véronique Boss-Drouhin

A revelation and a true wonder! The ruby red colour is magnificent and takes on a deeper hue with age. The aromas are intense and evoke raspberry and wild cherry, becoming more complex with age: undergrowth, truffle, candied fruit. A sublime structure, with refined tannins. It is a perfect example of this ideal of elegance according to Drouhin. A remarkable balance and a lingering persistence of flavours on the palate. It is a wine that always leaves the greatest impression.