Joseph Drouhin Rully Rouge 2010

The Côte Chalonnaise village of Rully is renowned for its bold, full-bodied expressions of red and white Burgundies. Employing gentle vinification techniques, Drouhin’s Rully rouge offers the beautiful limestone-infused red currant and red raspberry notes that mark the finest Côte d’Or Pinot Noirs. Transparent ruby in the glass, Drouhin’s Rully rouge opens with high-toned raspberry, red currant and pie cherry fruit notes accented by suggestions of limestone soil, cinnamon, and yeast aromatics. Bright on the palate with strawberry, pomegranate and raspberry notes coming to the fore, Drouhin’s Rully rouge adds hints of sappy herbs, mushroom underbrush and fruitwood smoke. Bright, snappy and bristling with energy, the wine finishes with firm, chewy tannins, brilliant tensile energy and Volnay-like dusty limestone minerality. Buy this beauty by the case and serve it over the coming twelve years with pheasant, roast chicken, turkey, potatoes au gratin, pork rillettes, and broiled salmon. A sensational red Burgundy value! Limited.

Biodynamically grown. A November and December 2012 Newsletter selection.