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2018 Corton, Renardes, Grand Cru, Domaine Michel Gaunoux, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
For laying down
Allen Meadows
94/100
Product: 20188219233
2018 Corton, Renardes, Grand Cru, Domaine Michel Gaunoux, Burgundy

Description

Save 10% on the 75cl bottle, previously priced at £135.50. Offer valid while stocks last. BBX listings excluded.

Like the Bourgogne, there is a mentholated element to the ripe aromas of poached plum and a mix of various red and dark cherry scents that convey a whisper of the Sauvage. The highly seductive, indeed suave medium, weight plus flavours envelop the palate with sappy dry extract that does a fine job of buffering the very firm tannic spine shaping the wonderfully long, dusty, austere and lengthy finish that also displays just a barely perceptible trace of warmth. Lovely stuff, and in contrast to several of the preceding wines, this could be reasonably approached after 7 to 8 years though it should repay up to twenty.

Drink from 2034 onward

Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (April 2021)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Michel Gaunoux

Critics reviews

Allen Meadows 94/100
Like the Bourgogne, there is a mentholated element to the ripe aromas of poached plum and a mix of various red and dark cherry scents that convey a whisper of the Sauvage. The highly seductive, indeed suave medium, weight plus flavours envelop the palate with sappy dry extract that does a fine job of buffering the very firm tannic spine shaping the wonderfully long, dusty, austere and lengthy finish that also displays just a barely perceptible trace of warmth. Lovely stuff, and in contrast to several of the preceding wines, this could be reasonably approached after 7 to 8 years though it should repay up to twenty.Drink from 2034 onwardallen_meadows, burghound_com.com (April 2021)
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Apr 2021)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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