Joseph Drouhin, Cote de Beaune Blanc 2016

Grapes are harvested from some parcels of the Drouhin Family Properties as well as from grapes and musts purchased from supply partners according to rigorous specifications. Grapes are  harvested by hand in open-work crates. A careful sorting is carried out in order to ensure only the best fruit is used. Vinification starts with a slow pressing in a pneumatic press. The alcoholic fermentation and malolactic and the ageing is all in oak barrels. The proportion of new barrels is around 10% to 15%. 
The ageing lasts between 12 to 14 months.

Founded in 1880 by the then 22 year old Joseph Drouhin, this famous Burgundy Negociant is still family owned. Maison Joseph Drouhin owns extensive parcels throughout the region and in Chablis, extending to 73 hectares, including the world-renowned Clos des Mouches, one of the earliest purchases made by Joseph. From Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche through to Meursault and to Corton Charlemagne in the Côte de Beaune, Echezaux to Clos de Vougeot in the Côte de Nuits, the domaines produce a wide spectrum from Laforêt Bourgogne Blanc and Rouge to Grands Crus in Musigny and Chambertin. Joseph Drouhin’s foremost concern is to express the exact character of each terroir. Since 1993 they have worked their vineyards to organic and biodynamic principles, “bringing natural answers to natural problems”. The progress of every wine is meticulously monitored and recorded at every stage; they were one of the first houses in Burgundy to apply bar codes to the barrels to ensure total traceability.