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Winery Joseph Drouhin
The winery offers 196 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 22 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Burgundy
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The Winery Joseph Drouhin is one of the world's great estates. It offers 196 wines for sale in of Burgundy to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Joseph Drouhin Estate is located in Burgundy, France, and has been producing wines since 1868. It spans 83 hectares of vineyards spread across the main terroirs of the region (Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune). The vines are carefully cultivated, using the most modern agricultural techniques that cover all aspects of the winemaking cycle, from the selection of the best varieties to the harvest and vinification. The grape varieties used are the best known of the appellation, notably Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, although the Estate also produces Gamay, César, and other varieties, resulting in wines ranging from sublime grand crus to delicious village and regional appellations. The Château de Marsannay is the headquarters of the Joseph Drouhin house and its wine museum (open to the public during certain months of the year) allows you to discover history through samples and images. During your visit, you can also taste wines from the estate and even buy bottles at preferential rates. With its parent company in Beaune, the Joseph Drouhin Estate produces excellent wines that are widely appreciated and considered as the pinnacle of Burgundy. From the beginning, the company opts for traditional approaches in winemaking. All the estate's wines can be aged for years, developing complex and intense flavors that you will not find anywhere else.

Top Winery Joseph Drouhin wines

Looking for the best Winery Joseph Drouhin wines in Burgundy among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Joseph Drouhin wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Joseph Drouhin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin

How Winery Joseph Drouhin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties, chicken and sausage stew with carrots or mymy's golden apples (squash).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

On the nose the red wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

  • 1990With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.29/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Burgundy

Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.

The top white wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin

How Winery Joseph Drouhin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, pasta or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of fish shells, pasta with chicken, peppers and mushrooms or red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

On the nose the white wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or smoke. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Lively, taut whites with chiselled acidity and an airy palate, with aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and chalky notes. Typically saline finish. Star of Bouzeron AOC (the only single-variety aligoté appellation) and Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Also used in Crémant de Bourgogne and the iconic kir cocktail (with blackcurrant liqueur). Historic Burgundian variety, a cross of pinot noir × gouais blanc, half-sibling of chardonnay.

The top sweet wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin

How Winery Joseph Drouhin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sot- l- leaves, salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon or roast wild boar with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Joseph Drouhin. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, plum or leather.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Joseph Drouhin.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Rough

Wine without finesse with rough tannins.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.