I find that Drouhin Mouches red and white are sweet spot Burgundys for me. Wines I continue to seek without hesitation.
2001 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge- France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru (2/9/2014)
Decanted for 90 mins. Still young, but beginning to drink. Beginning to show some secondary aromas of earth and mushroom. Fruit leans to the dark spectrum, but it’s also cool and slightly thin. Low acid. Fairly one dimensional right now. Good. Perhaps better in a few years, though, I’ve drunk very little '01 red Burg lately.
Dennis, some youthful exploration can be fun with these. The 2010 was very tasty last year, as was the 08 shortly after release (and probably shut down now). I’ve had mixed luck with the '01s. Some have been funky (brett) while some have been quite attractive. Bought the 01 near release for $35. It’s hard for me not to hesitate at the '11 price of $90.
'01 was a hail vintage in the CdB - this is one of my favorite bottlings in the CdB but haven’t had the '01 - I know that Volnay suffered from the hail that year and the wines aren’t to their usual standards. Don’t know about Beaune. The '78, '83, '85, '93, '96 and '99s of this are all great. I thought the '90 was a little bit roasted, but certainly a good wine.
