2023 Joseph Drouhin "Clos des Mouches" Premier Cru, Beaune France Walla Walla 98 POINTS - JAMES SUCKLING

98 POINTS - JAMES SUCKLING

The tannins in this vintage are notably gentle and approachable

While this wine can be enjoyed now it will benefit greatly from additional cellaring and

followed by forest floor and bay leaf undertones with a hint of vanilla

Deep ruby in color

2023 Joseph Drouhin "Clos des Mouches" Premier Cru, Beaune France Walla Walla 98 POINTS - JAMES SUCKLINGAn exceptional wine. Beautiful, deep red ruby colour, with the bright sheen of great Burgundies. Intense and fresh nose for the young wines. Primary notes of red fruit dominate, such as Morello cherry ( griotte , or wild cherry), raspberry, blackberry. There are hints of complexity with smoky flavours evolving towards liquorice. When the wine is maturing, aromas of pepper, tobacco, humus and undergrowth appear. When drinking the wine, the first