Joseph Drouhin, Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru, 2018 SO100323_Loire abundant limestone gravel

abundant limestone gravel

but this wine has the potential to age beautifully

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

to whom the vineyard is leased

and others from their experimental plantings

Joseph Drouhin, Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru, 2018 SO100323_Loire abundant limestone gravelGriotte 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