2022 Joseph Drouhin 'Marquis de Laguiche' Grand Cru Montrachet

Winemaker Notes: This wine is an authentic masterpiece, serving as a benchmark for all other Burgundies, with a splendid golden sheen and a nose that reveals a multitude of aromas, including lily of the valley, peach blossom, exotic fruit, honey, grilled almonds, and occasionally exotic woods, while the palate is harmoniously rounded without heaviness and the exceptionally long finish enhances the overall finesse, creating a glorious symphony of sensations.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Jasper Morris - "A fine fresh very pale primrose colour. Super discreet nose, just offering some light floral notes at first, but you know there is so much more to come. It is not over exuberant but the fruit comes across the palate in little wavelets, perfectly balanced acidity, the oak subsumed into the intensity of the fruit. The 2022 Marquis de Laguiche Montrachet bows out with a wonderfully long and fine finish. (96-98pts)"


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The 2022 Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru was harvested in three picks this year. Exhibiting aromas of pear, peach, honeycomb, toasted nuts, baking spices and buttered toast, it's full-bodied, ample and unctuous, with a richly layered core of fruit, lively acids and a long, resonant finish. Tasted from a barrel sample before an aerating racking, it displayed fine tension. (94-96pts)"


Burghound - "Smoky notes of mineral reduction add breadth to the cool and airy nose of mildly exotic white peach, citrus confit and a plenitude of floral wisps that are trimmed in discreet oak influence. The refined medium weight flavors possess good if not genuinely special density but with a positively gorgeous texture that carries over to the stony bitter lemon zest finale that possesses stunningly good length and terrific complexity. This is very classy and a wine that I suspect will add weight with bottle aging. *Don't miss!* (93-96pts)"