"Stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the finest growers" - Neal Martin, eRobertparker.com
As a general rule, one should never turn down an opportunity to spend some time with a vertical of Montrachet. We were lucky enough recently to attend a tasting of back vintages of Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche at The Connaught and it was evident that Drouhin have been ratcheting up the quality of this wine over the years. Neal Martin was also at the tasting and in his recap noted that "as you move towards the more recent vintages the quality steadily improves, the wine achieving greater clarity and mineralité, especially with respect to the Montrachet 2008 and 2009." What's more, these wines are priced in an altogether different division from some of its rivals - you can literally own a dozen bottles of it for the price of one bottle from DRC or Leflaive! Neal also pointed out a unique leg-up: with approximately thirty-four barrels each vintage, Veronique Drouhin is able to reject between two and four barrels that aren't up to snuff - a luxury of which producers with smaller holdings can only dream.
The best value examples of the world's finest white wine? We think so. /CC
2010 Burgundy barrel sample tasting
Thursday 26 January, 12-8pm
Bishopsgate shop
Walkaround
£25 per person inc VAT (redeemable against 2010 Burgundy en primeur purchases over £500)
A reminder that as this email goes out to you, Jim and Andrew are driving fresh cask samples back from Burgundy for our 2010 Burgundy tasting, tomorrow, from noon to 8pm. Perhaps there will even be some 2010 Montrachet... There are sure to be some killer, fresh samples.
