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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One could say it would be impolite to write about the Corton vineyard without mentioning Louis Latour, its largest owner by far. Louis Latour owns 26.59 ha - equivalent to almost 17% of the Corton hill. This is impressive and interesting seen from a vineyard perspective. I taste Louis Latour …
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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 Le Corton, one of …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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