Drouhin-Laroze was one of the domaines I managed to get myself into when my wife and I visited Burgundy in 2019. It was a lovely visit with Christine Laroze. The wines at this point reflected her son's more restrained style which I enjoyed enough to buy a case. I was able to coax out of her a bottle of Musigny and some their grand crus for Gevrey. I'm giving those more time to age but I thought I'd try this 1er cru tonight, it's a tiny parcel from just below Mazi-Chambertin.
After 8-9 years, it is drinking wonderfully. Pretty high acidity matched by fine tannins that together make you salivate and dry out at the same time. Tart red cherry core carried on the acid and rounded out by significant organic and floral notes – rhubarb, moss, violet, a slight vegetal, and mineral of wet gravel, followed by secondary toasted oak, cedar. The finish is fairly long.
When I visited in 2017 I left surprised the domaine didn't have more of a reputation given the quality of the wines and their extensive holdings.
Maybe that is changing?
by Financial-Gene-8870