2018 Cote de Beaune
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Offering up aromas of smoky plums, berries and spices, the 2018 Côte de Beaune is medium-bodied, supple and fleshy, with a generous core of fruit, melting tannins and succulent acids. A cuvée that's complemented by declassified barrels of young-vine Beaune and Beaune 1er Cru, it's a fine value.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Open on the nose with citrus and creamy green-apple fruit. Soft and fruity in the middle but with a crisp finish. Builds in the mouth and lasts on the finish. Harmonious white burgundy. (JH)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.