Benoit Ente Bourgogne Blanc Golden Jubilée 2020 vs Joseph Drouhin Meursault 2022
Benoit Ente Bourgogne Blanc Golden Jubilée 2020 vs Joseph Drouhin Meursault 2022
by simon_kroon
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We do a bring your own bottle event with some other local wine lovers every month. After having his Puligny-Montrachet 2020, which did not leave much of an impression on me, I decided to give this cuvée a go. This time I had a way better experience, and it’s safe to say that this is the best AOC Bourgogne blanc I have had the pleasure of tasting. It was paired with the Meursault of Drouhin, one of the bigger and more well known négociants. I think it’s safe to say that this match up really showed the producer versus appellation we wine nerds talk about. While the Drouhin is not a bad wine by any means, it got completely outclassed by the Benoit Ente.
Benoit Ente Bourgogne Golden Jubilée 2020
From a plot of old massal selection vines planted in 1963 just east of Puligny-Montrachet called Les Équinces. Aged for 18 months on a mix of RVS, old 600L vats, and 228L glass wine globes. Interesting to hear that he removed all regular 228L vats from the cellar and replaced them with glass globes.
Nice, light, flinty reduction on the nose which carries through to the palate, lemon curd, butter, apple, white peach, fresh acidity and a superb finish. This one can easily compete with some 1er cru wines from top producers.
Price: €121
Drouhin Meursault 2022
Made from grapes and must bought from other producers/farmers, from no particular vineyard. Aged 16 months in oak, of which 20% is new oak. Drouhin was my gateway into Burgundy, so it still has a place in my heart, but I don’t really buy it anymore since they started increasing the price so much. Their appeal was being an affordable but reliable producer. With the exception of their prestige cuvées like Clos des Mouches, which are honestly also a level above their négoce wines.
Butterscotch, vanilla, ripe peach, apple, medium acidity, and medium-plus finish. Clearly a very classical and old-school Burgundy, the oak and butter dominate right now and will integrate somewhat with time, but will still be dominant. Obviously, quite a lot of battonage at work here as well. Don’t get a lot of minerality from this wine as of now.
Price: €79
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I love Benoit Ente’s wine. They’re much cheaper than his brothers. Benoit Ente also makes an Aligote that’s incredible also. Nice bottles!
2 Comments
We do a bring your own bottle event with some other local wine lovers every month. After having his Puligny-Montrachet 2020, which did not leave much of an impression on me, I decided to give this cuvée a go. This time I had a way better experience, and it’s safe to say that this is the best AOC Bourgogne blanc I have had the pleasure of tasting. It was paired with the Meursault of Drouhin, one of the bigger and more well known négociants. I think it’s safe to say that this match up really showed the producer versus appellation we wine nerds talk about. While the Drouhin is not a bad wine by any means, it got completely outclassed by the Benoit Ente.
Benoit Ente Bourgogne Golden Jubilée 2020
From a plot of old massal selection vines planted in 1963 just east of Puligny-Montrachet called Les Équinces. Aged for 18 months on a mix of RVS, old 600L vats, and 228L glass wine globes. Interesting to hear that he removed all regular 228L vats from the cellar and replaced them with glass globes.
Nice, light, flinty reduction on the nose which carries through to the palate, lemon curd, butter, apple, white peach, fresh acidity and a superb finish. This one can easily compete with some 1er cru wines from top producers.
Price: €121
Drouhin Meursault 2022
Made from grapes and must bought from other producers/farmers, from no particular vineyard. Aged 16 months in oak, of which 20% is new oak. Drouhin was my gateway into Burgundy, so it still has a place in my heart, but I don’t really buy it anymore since they started increasing the price so much. Their appeal was being an affordable but reliable producer. With the exception of their prestige cuvées like Clos des Mouches, which are honestly also a level above their négoce wines.
Butterscotch, vanilla, ripe peach, apple, medium acidity, and medium-plus finish. Clearly a very classical and old-school Burgundy, the oak and butter dominate right now and will integrate somewhat with time, but will still be dominant. Obviously, quite a lot of battonage at work here as well. Don’t get a lot of minerality from this wine as of now.
Price: €79
I love Benoit Ente’s wine. They’re much cheaper than his brothers. Benoit Ente also makes an Aligote that’s incredible also. Nice bottles!