The nose may be somewhat restrained here but the palate is unexpectedly lush, with notes of crème patissière and an attractive apple-tinged acidity which maintains balance.

Every year we ask the question: how does Olivier manage to achieve so much elegance while delivering the signature punch of Les Cras? Full of plump fruit and with a soft, rewarding texture, this has real length and purity. Les Cras is a spectacular site capable of producing wines which age extremely well. This is fully open for business but will still keep.

The pickers were sent into this vineyard on six separate occasions in order to pick the bunches at optimum ripeness and this extra work has clearly paid off. With a rich and seductive nose, Drouhin's Le Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru wine is incredibly complex on the palate, needing more time to come together of course, but nonetheless displaying an immense volume of fruit, with nicely judged mineral acidity and a truly stunning aftertaste.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Burgundy Buyer - June 2012)