Loading lot details…
The May 2021 Auction: Part 2
Swipe left for previous · Swipe right for next
1 / 2Lot 35
Estimate: $85
Sold:
This auction has ended. Bidding is closed.
Collection name
Reviews
92-95AG
"A big wine with searing tannins, the 2016 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru is not going to be ready to drink anytime soon. Not that readers should have that in mind with this powerful Burgundy. Graphite, smoke, leather, licorice, plum and menthol add shades of nuance, but the Clos du Roi first and foremost speaks to structure, as wines from this site usually do. Time in the glass brings out brightness and redder shades of fruit. The late malo here almost certainly contributes to an impression of austerity. The 2016 was done with fully destemmed fruit. I wouldn't touch a bottle before age fifteen, and even that may not be enough."
Region
Red
Country
Score
"A big wine with searing tannins, the 2016 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru is not going to be ready to drink anytime soon. Not that readers should have that in mind with this powerful Burgundy. Graphite, smoke, leather, licorice, plum and menthol add shades of nuance, but the Clos du Roi first and foremost speaks to structure, as wines from this site usually do. Time in the glass brings out brightness and redder shades of fruit. The late malo here almost certainly contributes to an impression of austerity. The 2016 was done with fully destemmed fruit. I wouldn't touch a bottle before age fifteen, and even that may not be enough."
Have questions?
The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Aloxe-Corton is a village AOC in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune, ringing the Corton hill and holding Premier Cru vineyards; it produces mostly firm, structured, earthy Pinot Noir reds built for medium-term aging.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.