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joseph drouhin, beaune premier cru, le clos des mouches rouge 2019
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2019 joseph drouhin, beaune premier cru, le clos des mouches rouge

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Investing in 2016 Joseph Drouhin Clos Des Mouches means investing in history. The vineyard at the southern end of the Beaune appellation was one of the first that Maurice Drouhin purchased in the 1920s. Nearly a century later, this pinot noir has retained the mythical stature that made it an international sensation. On the palate, 2016 Clos Des Mouches is deep, sweeping, and graceful. The medium body unleashes layers of sweet dark fruit, spice, coffee, cocoa, orange, and oak. Silky tannins blend harmoniously into the body, while notes of oyster shells punctuate the air. Anyone who gives this pinot noir a decade in the cellar will be richly rewarded. Joseph Drouhin doesn't just make one investment-worthy wine from Le Clos des Mouches. It makes two, a red and a white. The pinot noir serves as a slightly more affordable companion to the estate's chardonnay. According to Wine-Searcher.com, it's the most critically acclaimed wine from the appellation.

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The 2019 Beaune Clos des Mouches 1er Cru (Rouge) contains 30 whole cluster. Dark berry fruit commingles with wet clay and light minty aromas. The palate is well balanced with a silky texture a little "fatter" than the Beaune Grèves with hints of licorice toward the persistent and very saline finish. This deserves four to five years in bottle but it has a long prosperous future ahead. (Drink between 2023-2040)