Last week, we offered Drouhin's 2010 Clos des Mouches Rouge. We are happy to return with the 2009 vintage.
Last week's offer made clear that there is a big fan club for back-vintages of this gem from Drouhin's stable.
In many ways, the 2010 and 2009 can be viewed as bookends. The 2010 is bright and sleekly agile; the 2009 is thunderously profound and powerful. Many hold the 2009 as one of the great Mouches of the past couple of decades.
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Clos des Mouches is a very special site. It was one of the first sites that Joseph Drouhin bought in the 1920s, situated in a choice mid-slope location. Simply put: If Beaune is known for being somewhat sturdy and rustic, Clos des Mouches is something of an anomaly; the wine is strikingly elegant, suave, and silky in texture.
In 2009, the natural volume and amplitude of the vintage marries perfectly to the jewel-box fruit quality that Drouhin somehow also manages to tease out without losing any clarity, any sparkle. This is a deep wine, with the broad shoulders and meatiness that might remind you of Gevrey-Chambertin.
Yet at the same time, it shows a more bold minerality, a fine-ness and detail that is simply extraordinary not only for Beaune, but for just about any 1er Crus in this vintage. This is a village that is known more for rustic, surly reds; the Clos des Mouches is not that. It is elegant, suave, and finessed.
This is a great wine. I'm very happy to have an opportunity to offer it.
To order, email offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Ian McFadden
Director, Fine & Rare
Crush Wine & Spirits
