Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir

The Drouhins have to be one of the best known families in Burgundy, and can trace their wine making routes back to 1880.

Le Clos des Mouches is one of the best known "Clos" in Burgundy located at the southern end of the Beaune appellation, next to Pommard. Beautiful, deep-red ruby colour, with the bright sheen of great Burgundies. Intense and fresh nose for the young wines. Primary notes of red fruit dominate, such as Morello cherry (« griotte », or wild cherry), raspberry, blackberry. There are hints of complexity with smoky flavours evolving towards liquorice. When the wine is maturing, aromas of pepper, tobacco, humus and undergrowth appear. When drinking the wine, the first impression is always clear-cut and the texture fleshy. The body is firm without being rough, well meshed without being heavy. There is great freshness in the younger wines.

With age, the wine gets rounder. It takes on « gras » (velvety texture) and a more precise architecture, supported by silky tannins. It is lively and refined at the same time. The 2023 vintage channels that finesse with generosity — ripe red fruit meets poised structure, all wrapped in terroir-driven clarity.

James Suckling: 98 points