Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru, Domaine Drouhin-Laroze, 2023 low-alcohol Sweet frail de bois fruit

Sweet frail de bois fruit with floral notes above is supported by fine but elegant tannins

It’s a hard task to impress us and an even harder task to impress us with something that has no alcohol in it

this is a serious Bourgogne Rouge — approachable in youth

The vines are currently around 90 years of age and in each successive vintage they offer greater and greater complexity to the resulting wine

with a little Merlot added for extra juiciness

Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru, Domaine Drouhin-Laroze, 2023 low-alcohol Sweet frail de bois fruitThis wonderful Grand Cru from the Drouhin Laroze stable is made from old vines which are naturally low cropping and thus give a wine of great concentration. Black fruits and mineral dominate the palate and the fruit shows great ripeness. On the palate it's generous and has great depth of flavour, a moderate body with the ripe black fruit supported by plenty of ripe tannin too. Drink it with some well hung venison. In the Middle Ages, Latricires