2017 Drouhin Beaune 1er Clos des Mouches Blanc 1x75cl

Neal Martin 89

The 2017 Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc 1er Cru has a light bouquet of apple peelings, hints of candle wax and white flower, though I would like a little more delineation. The palate is well balanced with good weight, opulent, slightly waxy in texture and richer on the finish than I would have expected for a 2017. I would drink this over the next several years. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting. [Neal Martin, 18/01/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2021-2028

Wine Advocate 93

Tasted from bottle, Drouhin’s 2017 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc is showing very well, offering up aromas of fresh pear, Meyer lemon and grapefruit zest that are still quite youthfully marked by a generous application of buttery new oak that experience shows will integrate nicely with a little age. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and textural, with racy underlying acids, a fragrant core of fruit and a long, penetrating finish. This is a very elegant, aromatic rendition of this emblematic Drouhin cuvee. [William Kelley, 22/12/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2040

John Gilman 94

The 2017 Clos des Mouches Blanc is an absolute classic in the making. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a complex and pristine blend of apple, lemon, beeswax, chalky soil tones, citrus peel, dried flowers and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and beautifully reserved in personality, with a rock solid core, excellent structure and grip, bright, zesty acids and lovely focus and grip on the very long and youthful finish. This was still in cask in November and showing beautifully. It will be a long-lived, complex and very classy vintage of this iconic bottling chez Drouhin. [John Gilman, 15/12/2018]

Anticipated maturity: 2021-2055

Jasper Morris 91

This is the white version, which missed being included in our White Burgfest earlier this year. Brisk mid yellow, a little bit of pineapple, fresh peaches, a youthful waxiness, clearly a wine of considerable volume and density. There is an attractive lick of oak on the palate along with a luscious layer of fruit, just enough acidity, all very well balanced. A final taste later in the day showed that the wine had gained in precision and freshness. [Jasper Morris, 01/09/2021]

Burghound 91

A very pretty, airy and ripe nose freely displays its aromas of mostly red berries, spice and a whiff of earth. The delicious, vibrant and detailed middle weight flavors possess an attractive mouth feel along with delivering solid depth and persistence on the still moderately structured finale. 2017 is a lovely and understated vintage for the Drouhin Clos des Mouches and one that is still improving though with that noted, it’s not so far away from its peak that it couldn’t be enjoyed now. [Burghound, 10/07/2024]