2016 Cote de Beaune
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Aromas of succulent red cherries, dried flowers and currant leaf introduce Drouhin's 2016 Côte de Beaune, a medium-bodied wine with tangy acids, youthfully chewy tannins and a bright core of fruit that's just a touch compact and firm on the finish. My sense is that the 2015 rendition has a slight edge over the 2016.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Thirteen months in oak. Bottled. Light to mid cherry red. Really dark red fruit but with the sweetness of cherry. On the palate, beautifully sweet-fruited, deep and generous in fruit and still perfectly balanced. Delicious, and lightly tannic on the finish. (JH)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.