2023 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Drinking Window Optimal consumption 2–5 years; ageing potential 7 years
Classification Village wine
Region Cote de Beaune-Villages
Soil Clay and limestone
Sites Joseph Drouhin selects grapes from only a few of the 16 Côte de Beaune villages permitted for this blended appellation; Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Volnay are excluded.
Pressing Method Vertical Or Pneumatic Pressing
Serving Temperature 16°C · 61°F
Production Details Grapes are harvested by hand in open-work crates and carefully sorted if necessary. The fruit is fully destemmed; maceration and fermentation last 1–2 weeks, using either indigenous yeasts or inoculation. Maturation is in barrels, including 15–20% new oak barrels, for 10–14 months.
Tasting Notes Véronique Boss-Drouhin: simple and elegant, purple-coloured, with delicate red-fruit aromas.

2022 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Drinking Window Optimal consumption 2–5 years; ageing potential 7 years
Classification Village wine
Region Cote de Beaune-Villages
Soil Clay and limestone
Sites Joseph Drouhin selects grapes from only a few of the 16 Côte de Beaune villages permitted for this blended appellation; Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Volnay are excluded.
Pressing Method Vertical Or Pneumatic Pressing
Serving Temperature 16°C · 61°F
Production Details Grapes are harvested by hand in open-work crates and carefully sorted if necessary. The fruit is fully destemmed; maceration and fermentation last 1–2 weeks, using either indigenous yeasts or inoculation. Maturation is in barrels, including 15–20% new oak barrels, for 10–14 months.
Tasting Notes Véronique Boss-Drouhin: simple and elegant, purple-coloured, with delicate red-fruit aromas.

2021 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties Pinot Noir
Drinking Window Optimal consumption 2–5 years; ageing potential 7 years
Region Cote de Beaune-Villages
Soil Clay and limestone
Sites Joseph Drouhin selects grapes from only a few of the 16 Côte de Beaune villages permitted for this blended appellation; Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Volnay are excluded.
Pressing Method Vertical Or Pneumatic Pressing
Serving Temperature 16°C · 61°F
Production Details Grapes are harvested by hand in open-work crates and carefully sorted if necessary. The fruit is fully destemmed; maceration and fermentation last 1–2 weeks, using either indigenous yeasts or inoculation. Maturation is in barrels, including 15–20% new oak barrels, for 10–14 months.
Tasting Notes Véronique Boss-Drouhin: simple and elegant, purple-coloured, with delicate red-fruit aromas.

2020 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties Pinot Noir
Drinking Window Optimal consumption 2–8 years; ageing potential 10 years
Region Cote de Beaune-Villages
Soil Clay and limestone
Sites Joseph Drouhin selects grapes from only a few of the 16 Côte de Beaune villages permitted for this blended appellation; Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Volnay are excluded.
Pressing Method Vertical Or Pneumatic Pressing
Serving Temperature 16°C · 61°F
Production Details Grapes are harvested by hand in open-work crates and carefully sorted if necessary. The fruit is fully destemmed; maceration and fermentation last 1–2 weeks, using either indigenous yeasts or inoculation. Maturation is in barrels, including 15–20% new oak barrels, for 10–14 months.
Tasting Notes Véronique Boss-Drouhin: simple and elegant, purple-coloured, with delicate red-fruit aromas.

Producer Information

Address
7 Rue d’Enfer, 21200 Beaune, France
Phone
+33 3 80 24 68 88
Owner
Drouhin family
Cellarmaster
Véronique Boss-Drouhin

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