2023 Joseph Drouhin Clos Des Mouches

Blackberry, cherry, lavender, Indian spice, flint, with silky tannins that seem to go on forever. 2023 was one of Burgundy's warmest vintages, yet this wine wears it gracefully — ripe and generous with a sapid mineral core that keeps everything focused. Decant it now or give it a few years. Drinking window: 2027–2040.

The name comes from "mouches à miel" — old Burgundian dialect for honey bees that once lived in this sun-drenched clos bordering Pommard. It's technically Premier Cru, but Clos des Mouches trades and drinks like something grander. Drouhin owns over half the vineyard — 14 of 25 hectares — assembled parcel by parcel in the 1920s by the founder's son. Both the red and white have achieved near-mythical status for the house.

Native yeast fermentation, 14–18 months in French oak (25% new). Organic since the late 1980s, biodynamic since the 1990s. 98 points James Suckling.