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Corton Clos du Roi 2012
Corton / Pousse d'Or
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| Units | Size | Case size | GBP Price: | Quantities | Buy |
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| 12 | 75cl Bottle | Case 6 | £490 per Case | Cases | [Add to shopping basket] |
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Bright red. Slightly high-toned aromas of strawberry, raspberry and smoky, soil-inflected minerals. Densely packed and extremely young, boasting impressive thickness to its black fruit, mineral and licorice flavors. Real grand cru size here, as well as energy. Saturates the palate on the very long, ripely tannic back end. This one calls for patience. Score: 93 Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com Maturity: 2023-2034 01 November 2014 |
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Dark ruby-red. Sexy, soil-driven aromas of black raspberry, tobacco, minerals and earth. Sweeter and finer-grained than the Bressandes, showing a distinctly wild character to its raspberry, red cherry, mineral and earth flavors. Full, broad and intense, with lovely building length. The suave tannins spread out to coat the palate. Clearly better than the Bressandes in 2012 Score: 91 - 93 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 January 2014 |
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A more deeply pitched and overtly sauvage nose displays notes of iron-infused earth along with ripe and fresh dark currant and cassis aromas. There is excellent size, weight, power and concentration to the big-bodied flavors that coat the palate with dry extract on the intensely mineral-infused finish where a touch of wood surfaces. This is a substantial wine even by the outsized standards of a fine Clos du Roi. Score: 92 Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2024+ 01 April 2014 |
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The 2012 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru is from the domaine's 1.45-hectare east-facing vines planted in 1979 and 1987. It has a more mineral-driven bouquet compared directly against the Corton-Bressandes. It boasts fine definition with lovely sous-bois aromas bubbling up. The palate is well-balanced with crisp, almost chalky tannins. It is bright and bushy tailed before closing up on the tannic, slightly chalky textured finish. This is one of the best wines from the domaine this year. Score: 92 - 94 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 December 2013 |
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