Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune AOC - Joseph Drouhin

With the Joseph Drouhin Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune comes a first-class red wine in the glass. In this it reveals a wonderfully dense, light red color. After the first swirl, this red wine reveals a high density and richness, which is evident in distinct church windows at the edge of the glass. The first nose of Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune flatters with nuances of blackberries and raspberries. The fruity components of the bouquet are joined by notes of barrel aging such as smoky, black cherry and pepper.

On the palate, Joseph Drouhin's Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune opens pleasantly aromatic, fruit-driven and balanced. On the tongue, this punchy red wine is characterized by an immensely velvety texture. Due to its lively fruit acidity, the Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune is fantastically fresh and lively on the palate. The finale of this excellent aging red wine from the wine-growing region of Burgundy, more precisely from Côte de Beaune and Haute Côtes de Beaune, finally captivates with extraordinary reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets of the soils dominated by marl and clay.

Vinification of the Joseph Drouhin Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune

The powerful Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune from France is a single-vineyard wine, pressed from the Pinot Noir grape variety. In Burgundy, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of clay and marl. Of course, Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune is also determined by climatic and stylistic factors Côte de Beaune and Haute Côtes de Beaune. This French wine can literally be described as an Old World wine that is exceptionally distinguished. When perfectly ripe, the grapes for Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune are harvested exclusively by hand without the aid of crude and barely selective machinery. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately transferred to the press house. Here they are selected and gently broken up. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, the powerful Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune is aged for another 16 months in French oak barriques.

Food recommendation for the Joseph Drouhin Clos des Mouches Rouge 1er Cru Beaune

This French red wine is best enjoyed tempered at 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to goose breast with gingered red cabbage and marjoram, roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce or duck breast with sugar snap peas.

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