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The March 2020 Auction: Part 1
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Estimate: $850
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92-94NM
"The 2014 Corton Perrières Grand Cru, which is in fact lighter in colour than the premier cru, has a delightful bouquet in the making with effervescent red cherry and bergamot scents, very well defined, elegant and refined. The palate is medium-bodied with well-integrated oak. I like the salinity here, the edginess and terroir expression that come through on the finish. This has great potential. In the picturesque village of Aloxe-Corton, Domaine Meuneveaux occupies a quixotic setting, peeking over vineyard walls to the distinctive, diagonal-patterned Mansard roofs of Château Corton-Andre and yonder towards Corton-Charlemagne. Winemaker Freddy Meuneveaux told me that he was not touched by hail except for some of his vineyards in Beaune. He commenced picking on September 15, ten days later than he did in 2015. His 2014s are being matured in used oak, though some of his 2015s will have a brush of new wood next year. I tasted his reds and single white, the former have not been racked (some of the white were still going through their malolactic). I must say, that these were some of the best wines that I have tasted from the domaine, displaying very commendable precision and terroir expression. In particular, the Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru is well worth seeking out, his two parcels more than a sum of their parts, whilst his Corton-Bressandes is outstanding, powerful and swarthy compared to the much more mineral-driven Corton-Perrières. What was pleasing was to see two almost dichotomous Cortons, each with their own virtues."
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"The 2014 Corton Perrières Grand Cru, which is in fact lighter in colour than the premier cru, has a delightful bouquet in the making with effervescent red cherry and bergamot scents, very well defined, elegant and refined. The palate is medium-bodied with well-integrated oak. I like the salinity here, the edginess and terroir expression that come through on the finish. This has great potential. In the picturesque village of Aloxe-Corton, Domaine Meuneveaux occupies a quixotic setting, peeking over vineyard walls to the distinctive, diagonal-patterned Mansard roofs of Château Corton-Andre and yonder towards Corton-Charlemagne. Winemaker Freddy Meuneveaux told me that he was not touched by hail except for some of his vineyards in Beaune. He commenced picking on September 15, ten days later than he did in 2015. His 2014s are being matured in used oak, though some of his 2015s will have a brush of new wood next year. I tasted his reds and single white, the former have not been racked (some of the white were still going through their malolactic). I must say, that these were some of the best wines that I have tasted from the domaine, displaying very commendable precision and terroir expression. In particular, the Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru is well worth seeking out, his two parcels more than a sum of their parts, whilst his Corton-Bressandes is outstanding, powerful and swarthy compared to the much more mineral-driven Corton-Perrières. What was pleasing was to see two almost dichotomous Cortons, each with their own virtues."
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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.
2014 in Burgundy is a benchmark white vintage, tense, fresh and mineral, though Cote de Beaune hail cut yields; the reds are balanced and classically proportioned, with good freshness and medium-term aging potential.
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.