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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of the more complex - and changeable - plots on the Corton hill is the Corton Pougets of Domaine de Montille. Etienne de Montille acquired the parcel in 2004, and at the time it was planted with pinot noir and sold under the Corton Pougets label. Etienne decided almost immediately to …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Corton Pougets – or is it Charlemagne?
Bouchard Pere et Fils produces two classic wines from the Corton hill: its Le Corton and Corton-Charlemagne, The Beaune-based estate acquired about 60% of the magnificent Le Corton lieu-dit in 1909, and consequently created two of its top cuvées. So let's take a closer look at the white from …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne
Jean-Nicolas Meo has expanded his presence on the Corton hill, and now produces three single-vineyard Cortons and a negociant Corton-Charlemagne. At the same time, he seems to have lightened his extraction somewhat since 2007-08. As a result, the wines now seem a bit more hedonistic and …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Meo-Camuzet – Corton La Vigne au Saint
Vin d'émotion: La Vigne au Saint in the hands of David Croix often has that special touch and energy. David Croix is for me one of Corton's masters, who on occasion transforms this grand cru into a hedonistic treasure and a true wine of pleasure. La Vigne au Saint is an overlooked Corton that …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine des Croix – Corton La Vigne au Saint
Minerality, emotional energy and hedonistic joy are for me very important parts of a good wine. A wine without a lively, defined or precise expression of terroir cannot be a great wine, much less a vin d'émotion. Even lesser wines need freshness and a mineral impression to give them the liveliness …
