Joseph Drouhin, Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru, 2018 SO100323_Loire and others from their experimental

and others from their experimental plantings

fifth generation

Domaine Fourrier’s 2023 Clos Saint-Jacques is a benchmark Premier Cru from one of Gevrey-Chambertin’s most revered sites

and Laurent Cazottes planted a parcel of it in 2001

but this wine has the potential to age beautifully

Joseph Drouhin, Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru, 2018 SO100323_Loire and others from their experimentalGriotte Chambertin is the smallest Grand Cru in Gevrey Chambertin, named for the size and shape of the limestone pebbles in the vineyard. Maison Joseph Drouhin has a prime parcel. The 2018 plays the warm, generous side of the vintage with restraint: silky and perfumed, with dark fruits, rose petal, and savory spice unfolding over a mineral, classically Gevrey core. Ample early drinking pleasure now, with the structure to reward another decade or more