2016 RED BURGUNDY VINTAGE REPORT
The 2016 harvest was, of course, later for Pinot Noir in the Côtes de Nuits, and some climats had different productions depending on how they weathered the frost of April 26th. In this report I will talk about each of the producers’ allocations to illustrate the variations between the totals from the 2015 and 2016 vintages. I will also seek to give you an idea of the style of the 2016 red wines versus those ...
A classic, chiseled, and profoundly energetic Grand Cru from a historic, low-yielding vintage marked by spring frost and a cool, sunny late summer. Drouhin’s 2016 Richebourg stands out for its laser-focused precision, vibrant structural tension, and pure, crystalline expression of terroir.
The bouquet is high-toned, complex, and intensely perfumed, offering crushed wild raspberries, tart red cherries, and pomegranate, intermingled with fine scents of violets, camphor wood, fresh truffle, and earthy sous-bois. On the palate, the wine is sleek, focused, and deeply detailed. A concentrated core of bright red fruit is carried by fine, architectural tannins and a driving, mineral-laden acid spine that gives the wine extraordinary tension and length. The finish is long, taut, and mouthwatering, leaving a persistent trail of blood orange zest, wet limestone, and dried herbs. A brilliant, classic 2016 at the beginning of a long, glorious window of maturity.
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