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White Wine by Joseph Drouhin from Burgundy, France - regions. Admirably
situated on a hill between Pommard and Beaune, with a direct southern
exposure, Clos des Mouches is one of the most famous Premier Cru vineyards
of Beaune. The name Clos des Mouches probably goes back to the beginning
of the Middle-Ages (around 1550) because of its slopes facing South/South-East:
a very favourable place for keeping bees. The word Mouches (Flies) was
actually the local name for bees. As bee keepers started to set up their
bee-hives, the area became known as Clos des Mouches (i.e. the Enclosure
of the Honey Bees). After the destruction of the Burgundy vineyards due
to the phylloxera epidemic of 1875-1880, Clos des Mouches was entirely
replanted with Pinot Noir. Having fortunately come across some ancient
documents which revealed that the vineyard had previously produced an
excellent white wine, Maurice Drouhin, in 1921, began replanting with
some Chardonnay. The result was of exceptional quality. To-day, there
is an almost equal balance between white and red. Some of the stocks he
planted are still alive to-day. They constitute a precious genetic pool,
especially when grafted onto superior root-stocks. They are not vigorous
and produce tiny berries with a thick skin. The density of plantation
is high and the yield is low. Soil doesn't change much in the Clos. Lighter
and stony at the top, coloured with broken stones at the bottom, with
a good variety of chalky marls bringing complexity. Once harvested, the
white grapes are crushed in a pneumatic press. The juice obtained is then
fermented in oak barrels for a year during which the malolactic fermentation
will take place. Clos des Mouches white is a generous wine combining the
body of Corton Charlemagne and the elegance of Montrachet. Its hue is
bright, limpid, and pale golden. It has an elegantly perfumed nose of
smoky citrus with tinges of vanilla. On the palate, the aromas are reminiscent
of honey, almond, lemon and,
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