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    1 303
  • Producer ranking ?

    246
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    from 2018
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted pigeon with black truffles

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Parker 90-92 points / The 2010 Corton comes across as a bit light in this vintage. Attractive floral, spiced notes emerge from the glass in this perfumed, delicate wine. The Corton is pretty, but it is a clear notch or two below the rest of the wines in the lineup and is equally distant from the level of the thrilling 2009. The Corton is made in two vinifications, an old-vine cuvee and a young-vine cuvee. This blend was assembled about a week ...

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The Story

The Hill of Corton lies in the midst of a cluster of famous wine-growing villages - Ladoix- Serrigny, Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Savigny-lès-Beaune - with, to the north, the southern end of the Côte de Nuits where vineyards mingle with stone quarries (Comblanchien limestone). The vineyards lie at heights of 250-330 metres and form a kind of amphitheatre not found elsewhere in the Côte. The Hill of Corton produces white Corton-Charle...

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Wine Information

2010 Harvest The vigneron's work throughout the year is nothing other than a dialogue with his natural environment. The dialogue often becomes a combat in order to lead the vineyards and the crop towards the harvest and away from the precipices that lurk and have names such as: Mildew, Oidium, Botrytis... and many others.

Rarely has a vintage been so close to the precipice and then managed to save itself so successfully as the 2010. At the ...

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Vintage 2010

THE 2010 BURGUNDY VINTAGE 

Compared with 2009, these figures represent a deficit of 25 percent in red and 16 percent in white.

It was a cold, drawn-out winter, some two degrees cooler than the average, though rainfall and sunshine were normal. There was one severe attack of frost on December 22nd, just before Christmas, which caused widespread damage on the upside of the main road from Beaune to Dijon. In many places the road is on highe...

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Ruby red and Bright

ending

Long, Pure and Flavorful

flavors

Cranberry, Cherry, Voluptuous, Leather, Floral and Nutty

nose

Complex, Refined, Charming and Youthful

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Balanced, Concentrated, Well-structured, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Harmonious, Focused, Elegant and Drying tannins

Verdict

Intelligent and Sophisticated

Written Notes

Medium red. Captivating high notes of strawberry, raspberry, white pepper and pungent oak spices. Juicy, intense and soil-driven, with complex saline soil tones to the flavors of redcurrant, spices and pepper. Finishes long and salty, with very good lift. Aubert de Villaine told me he preferred both the 2011 and 2009 versions of this wine.

  • 92p
Bit closed nose shows still a plethora of aromas – Asian spices, leather, bit wild, floral, nutmeg. Medium-bodied palate shows vivid yet gentle acidity, refined silky tannins and delicate flavours. A feminine wine with power and persistence. Great with panfried duck fillet served with spinach and cranberry sauce.
  • 91p
Bright ruby red with darker streaks. Dark and dense aromas of blackberry, smoke and tar hits you directly, the nose then evolves into a brighter scale of ripe red fruits, cherry candy, dried roses and a generous dose of oak. The palate is firmly structured, just ripe tannins and vivid acidity, all balanced out by dark red fruits, oriental spices, black tea, blackened toast, undergrowth, and an intense presence of oak.
  • 91p
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Origin

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Poor

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

Be Cautious

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

16

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Inside Information

Burghound 93 points

A very ripe yet fresh nose of dark berry fruit, violets and plum enjoy added breadth from the presence of spice, earth and distinct sauvage nuances. This sauvage aspect also characterizes the remarkably rich and full-bodied flavors that possess a velvety texture from the copious amounts of dry extract. The supporting structure possesses a high degree of phenolic maturity and outstanding length on the ever-so-slightly warm finish. This is relatively fine, at least within the context of the typical robust and chewy style of a classic Corton.

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