Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge, Joseph Drouhin 2009

Very mild reduction is not enough to completely hide the otherwise pretty nose of red berry fruit, violets and earth aromas though if you're going to drink one young, I would recommend 20 to 30 minutes of aeration first. The rich but well detailed and quite finely mineral-inflected flavors possess a fleshy mouth feel as well as excellent volume and length. This is quite ripe but not over the top and this should age well. 92/2017+

(tasted from tank; recently racked) Medium red. Black cherry, clove, menthol and black pepper on the nose, plus a whiff of leathery reduction. Supple and moderately sweet, with good but not outstanding depth to the black fruit and mint flavors. I get a wide range of fruit ripeness here (in fact, this large vineyard is always picked in a series of passes, over a period of a week or more. Finishes with a firm tannic edge. I look forward to tasting the finished wine.