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Wine Description
The Story
Revered as the crowned monarch of the Côte de Nuits and the benchmark against which all masculine Burgundian power is measured, Joseph Drouhin Chambertin Grand Cru represents a masterful dialogue between formidable terroir density and the Drouhin house signature of purity, precision, and silk. Perched immediately adjacent to Clos de Bèze on the classic mid-slope of Gevrey-Chambertin, where thin, rocky topsoils overlie hard Jurassic crinoidal l...
Vintage 2018
Burgundy 2018: An ideal vintage
The 2018 vintage was unanimously greeted with satisfaction from the north of Burgundy to the south. The exceptional weather, especially during the harvest period, made it possible to obtain grapes in perfect health, allowing harvesting for almost an entire month. The first tastings before the Hospices de Beaune wine auction gave a first idea that 2018 will be a truly great year.
The vines had accumulated s...
