VINEYARD
Color: Red
Grape variety: Pinot Noir
Dates of plantation: 1982
Soil: clayey-limestone, brown and stony
Aspect: South East
Altitude: 269 meters
Annual production: 4,440 bottles
VINIFICATION
Manual harvest – Selective picking on sorting table – 100% destemming – Open fermentor – 20 days vatting – Temperature control – Natural yeast – Low intrusive, with such a level of concentration, the structure comes naturally and allows all the soil expression. Vertical press.
CELLARD MATURING
18 months in oak barrels – 40% new barrels – Malolactic fermentation completed.
TASTING COMMENTS
Allen Meadows: “A ripe and brooding nose is dense and serious with aromas of earth, animal, dark pinot and underbrush hints. The equally serious and concentrated broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent volume as well as the same evident minerality before concluding in an austere, backward and very firm finish. This will need plenty of cellar time as it will require at least 7 to 8 years before the tannic backbone becomes more supple.”
GASTRONOMIC AGREEMENTS
“Lièvre Farci à la Royale, Jus Lié à la Purée de Foie Gras”
(Hare royale, gravy thickened with a foie gras purée)
Ideally served at: 16°C – Ageing potential: 15 – 18 years
AWARDS AND PRESS MARKS
Allen Meadows: 92/2019+ (Vintage 2011) – 92/2027+ (Vintage 2012) – 91/2021+ (Vintage 2013)
Concours Agricole de Paris 2013: Gold Medal (Vintage 2010)
Le Point September, 5th 2013: 14,5/20 (Vintage 2011)
Les meilleurs vins de France 2015: 16,5/20 – “The Corton Perrières is of a good level with extra power and finesse. ” (Vintage 2012)
Bettane & Desseauve 2016: 16,5/20 / 2017-2023 (Vintage 2013)