Domaine Joseph Drouhin Chambertin-Clos de Beze Pinot Noir Burgundy Cote de Nuits 2018

Maison Joseph Drouhin 2018 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Red 750 ml Score: 95 Burghound Tasted: Apr 10, 2020 Drink: 2036+ Issue: 78 Don't miss! Producer note: As is usually the case, I met with Véronique Drouhin who had an interesting tagline for the 2018 vintage, calling "The Tranquil Force. The idea behind the phrase is to capture the vintage's deceptively easy-going nature as there is real power and energy hiding beneath the veneer of baby fat. Now things are much clearer but the winter and early spring did not begin propitiously as they were cold and very wet. Then, in seemingly the blink of an eye, a warm second half of April caused the vegetative cycle to explode. Remarkably, we saw the initial flowering on the 19th of May, and it was done in record time. The first signs of véraison were noticed in the middle of July though a very hot and dry August would see it advance slowly. Other than some early season mildew the season was essentially without disease pr