23 Jul, 2021 – Exuberant and joyful, this white Beaune is brimming with pineapple, pear, honeysuckle and vanilla. Ripe and concentrated, but not a jot too big. Stunning mineral acidity that turns the finish into a firework display of fruit and terroir colors. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

(93-95 points) Pale to mid-lemon. As always, this wine has a powerful deep white fruit nose, even with a few spices. Everything has been concentrated, including the acidity. Terrific finish, not just in the length, but the quality of the flavour. A selection – some gets declassified. Top stuff!

Ripe, juicy yellow-plum and pear flavors are calibrated by a fresh mineral undertone in this voluptuous expression of one Burgundy's most celebrated vineyards. Matured 12 to15 months in 25% new oak, it's a big, powerful wine adorned in layers of sweet spice, smoke and dill undertones, but held upright by a spine of acidity. The wineneeds some time to meld but should drink at peak from 2025 to 2035 and hold longer still. - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA

(92 - 94 points) Mingling aromas of citrus zest and pear with hints of white flowers, buttered toast and almonds, Drouhin's 2019 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc (Domaine) is medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with lively acids and a gourmand profile, concluding with a saline finish.- WK

Despite coaxing from the glass, the 2019 Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc 1er Cru is much more subdued on the nose than its peers, but in retrospect, I applaud its restraint. Moving on to the palate, it is well balanced with admirable tension, lightly spiced with white pepper and stem ginger. It gains weight and substance toward the finish. The 2019 is crafted in a more low-key style, brushes aside the opulence of the growing season and contains the sapidity to tempt you back for another sip. This is a bit of a dark horse. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. -- Neal Martin

Lacy and pure on the nose with aromatic, fresh notes of acacia flowers, sweet peaches, apricots, lemon curd and a tinge of brioche. There is inspiring acidity, despite coming from a warmer vintage, which really adds zest and sense of weightlessness to this fuller bodied wine. Extended lees contact no doubt has added to its freshness and complexity. It finishes mineral and fresh.