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Domaine Drouhin-Laroze, Chambolle-Musigny

Burgundy, France 2007 (750mL)
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Domaine Drouhin-Laroze, Chambolle-Musigny


As many of you know, we recently came across a collection of fine, mature Burgundy in the cellar of private-collectors-turned-importers, which included today’s offering. Consisting mostly of California doctors, the group began visiting Burgundy in the 60’s and 70’s and had perfectly stored gems from some of Burgundy’s top sites. They purchased and meticulously cellared their wines in a dark and cold 50ºF warehouse along the San Francisco Bay. I tasted every wine in their library, and each showed exceptionally well. A rare opportunity, we purchased all of their wines at the original release price. Since prices in Burgundy have skyrocketed in the past decade, I’m delighted to offer you this at a price that is less than its potential wholesale price. This wine is pristine, mature, and as close to the Domaine’s own cellar condition as you’re going to get.
 
Today’s wine is more than a mere village-level Chambolle-Musigny. It is derived from two advantageously situated vineyards that sandwich the famed Grand Cru vineyard of Bonnes Mares. Perched just above Bonnes Mares, the lieu-dit, Les Véroilles, delivers 20% of the blend while the majority of this wine is sourced from the outstanding Premier Cru Les Baudes that lies just below Bonnes Mares on the prime mid-slope. With limestone, gravel and pebble soils at over 250 meters in elevation, these two premium sites combine to deliver one of the most profound expressions of Chambolle-Musigny on the market.
 
Jean-Baptiste Laroze first worked the soils of Gevrey-Chambertin back in 1850. His granddaughter, Suzanne Laroze married Alexandre Drouhin, and combined her Gevrey holdings with his Chambolle-Musigny vineyards and the Domaine Drouhin-Laroze name was born. Today, 166 years after Jean-Baptiste founded the Domaine, the family business is run by sixth-generation Philippe and Christine Drouhin who have drastically reduced yields and worked to craft wine in pristine conditions with traditional practices. After manual harvest, the wine is fermented, then aged in 20% new French oak for eighteen months and is finally bottled without fining or filtration. Each of their wines is a stunning, individual expression of vintage and terroir that is built to last; today’s 2007 Chambolle-Musigny is no exception.
 
The 2007 Chambolle-Musigny displays a dark ruby core with light garnet and a touch of orange on the rim. The high-toned and incredibly perfumed nose enchants with aromas of black strawberry, raspberry, cherry and pomegranate over notes of wet roses, black tea, a touch of dried mushroom and black truffles. The beautiful richness and texture on the palate is harmonious, and met with soft, layered elegance and stony minerality on the mid-palate, which weaves a compelling sensory narrative that concludes in a seemingly endless finish that you will savor long after the bottle is empty. This wine doesn’t need decanting. Simply pull the cork 1-2 hours prior to serving and pour into Burgundy stems at between 60-65 degrees. The wine will blossom in the glass within 5-10 minutes, beginning a magical conversation with your senses. Chanterelle Mushrooms are currently in season and reveal an extraordinary interplay with this wine; why not try this recipe for Chanterelle’s with Chicken Pasta for the ultimate marriage of flavors.
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France
Region
Burgundy
Sub-Region
FranceCôte de Nuits
Soil
Limestone and Clay
Farming
Sustainable
Blend
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
13.0
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Partial New French

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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