In 1880 Joseph Drouhin founded the eponymous wine merchant, but it was his son, Maurice, who after the First World War, started to buy some of the good parcels around Beaune, including the famous Clos des Mouches. Maurice's nephew, Robert, continued his uncle's good work and expanded the domain in to certain prestigious terrroirs, such as Musigny, Griotte-Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Bonnes Mares, Grands Échézeaux, etc. A pioneer in vinification methods, he was one of the first winemakers in Burgundy to move towards sustainable farming principles: limited fertilisers and treatments, yield management, etc. The Joseph Drouhin house has been managed by Robert Drouhin's four children since 2003. This famous house in Beaune is internationally renowned and consists of 72 hectares of vineyard, divided in to 26 ha of red and 46 ha of white. It spreads from north to south between Chablis (38 hectares), Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune (30 hectares). In 1987 the Domaine also acquired vines in Orégon.

This wine is one of the biggest rarities from the Drouhin estate as it was only produced in 2005 with an extremely limited run. Created to honour both the estate’s current oenologist, Véronique Boss-Drouhin, and her predecessor, Laurence Jobard, this wine, which comes from a single ouvrée (1/24 of a hectare) in the famous Clos des Mouches plot, has been produced by an artist who added the estate’s values of femininity, grace, elegance, rarity and exceptional quality to their design for the wine.
Pressed in a 16th century press, this wine from Clos des Mouches highlights a part of the production techniques used in the past which the estate can be proud to have been a part of.
So here is this extremely rare wine, to be collected or to be drunk so that you too can enjoy this great vintage made by Laurence Jobard.
Just in case you did not know, Domaine Joseph Drouhin is a part of one of the largest trading companies in Burgundy. Still owned by the Drouhin family and managed by Véronique Drouhin, a descendant of the founder, this company, which is also a large estate of more than 80 hectares split between the Côte d'Or and Chablis, respects the environment and its soil. In fact, as the owner of large climats such as Le Montrachet, Les Grèves in Beaune, the famous Clos des Mouches and even Les Folatières in Puligny-Montrachet, the estate has never lost its status and knows how to honour the great Burgundy name. The ageing process is just right, the ripeness is spot on, the vines are grown organically or are in the process of being moved over to organic cultivation, and additives in the cellar are limited.