An exceptional wine, and an icon of Joseph Drouhin, who owns the majority of this highly-respected Premier Cru vineyard. It shows intense, fresh Morello cherry, raspberry and blackberry aromas, evolving into complex hints of smoke, liquorice, pepper, tobacco, and freshly-turned earth. Defined and precise on the palate, it is silky-textured, with beautiful length. The refined tannins constrain the wine and give it shape, without drying the palate. This will provide sublime enjoyment anywhere between five and 25 years of age. (The wine, not the drinker.) The Mouches in the name and on the label are Mouches à Miel - honeybees in local dialect - since this location was historically where beehives were situated.
Beaune Clos des Mouches Premier Cru
Joseph Drouhin
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Winemaking
Harvesting by hand, in small open crates in order to preserve the integrity of the fruit.Sorting of the grapes is done in the vineyard and at the cuverie (winery) if necessary. Macerationa and takes 2 to 3 weeks and indigenous yeasts are used. All is done in a temperature controlled environment. "Pigeage" (punching down of the cap during fermentation) once a day until half of fermentation is done; one pumping over (remontage) per day till the end of the fermentation. Separation of free run juice from pressed juice. Aged in barrels (20% in new oak) for 14 to 18 months. French oak forests (Tronçay in particular). Weathering of the wood is a period of 3 years, one of the contributing elements to the elegance of the wine.
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Product Specification
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ColourRed
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CountryFrance
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RegionBurgundy
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StyleMedium Bodied
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ClosureNatural Cork
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SKUH7496117
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Alcohol %14%
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GrapePinot Noir
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Unit Volume75cl