Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru 1992

Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru 1992

The mid-palate of the broad-shouldered flavors is pliant yet intense and muscular while the driving finish possesses breathtakingly good depth and persistence on the imposingly structured but not really rigid or unduly austere finale

full-bodied mouthfeel are followed by a concentrated

floral and stone elements that confer serious depth onto the red

chocolate and espresso

It is difficult for readers who have never tasted Cuvee Madame to imagine a wine of such honeyed richness

but it is worth noting that it was blasted off the table by its siblings in this issue's mini-vertical

rose petal and a suggestion of earth

11% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot

The dense purple color with no lightening or amber is followed by a classic Eisele nose of crushed stones/minerals

all wrapped in a sleek and stony finish that is less austere than usual

This is very impressive juice and still holding perfectly and the '85 is easily the best vintage of the decade for Clos de Tart

20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot and Malbec and aged for ten years in barriques