2011 Maison Joseph Drouhin Marquis de Laguiche Montrachet Grand Cru
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The 2011 Montrachet Grand Cru corresponds to the bottle tasted four years earlier. Again, it's pretty reticent at first, toying with you and opening with linden and marine scents, though not furnishing the drinker with the full complement of aromas a Montrachet can deliver. The palate is well-balanced, a little waxy in texture and poised with an unexpected quasi-Sémillon finish. A quirky Montrachet... But that's not written pejoratively.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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Complex, assertive nose is definitely worthy of the appellation. This wine has weight and richness and enough acidity to beguile drinkers already without any disappointment. The grand cru for current drinking (if you can afford it)? Just the job. Very long. (JR)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.