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90-92 NM.
"The 2015 Corton Perrières Grand Cru, which comes from 0.65-hectares of vine, also sees 30% new oak and includes 90% whole bunch. The nose is charming with raspberry, cranberry leaf and sous-bois aromas. The tannin comes through quite strongly on the palate, showing good concentration with firm grip in the mouth, plenty of raspberry and strawberry fruit here . . . . Whilst this domaine is not as well known as others in this report, it is always important to keep track on the young winemakers. Freddy Meuneveaux (and he did say that it was 'Freddy' and not 'Frédéric') told me that his whites were bottled the first week of September, whilst the red wines had been racked the previous week. He found his 2015s sweet and fruit-driven and was careful with the punching down to avoid any over-extraction, conducting pumping over when he felt it was the right thing to do. 'I was thinking that the vintage is similar to 2009 and 2012,' he remarked. 'We compare it with 2005 in terms of weather but the acidity really went down in August. I think the wines are less acidic than 2005.' I found a little rusticity with the wines, and the Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru was unsettled by the oak and it was not syncing with the fruit when I tasted it from barrel. However, the Corton-Bresandes is superb and the Aloxe-Corton Village demonstrated more cohesion than the premier cru at present. This is still a domaine to keep an eye on." Wine Advocate #228, Dec 2016 |