Domaine Michel Mallard

The original Michel Mallard who began domaine-bottling is the grandfather of the current Michel, who both advises his father Patrick here at the family domaine, and manages Domaine d’Eugénie in Vosne-Romanée. Patrick Mallard is a man with clear views – moderate yields, machine harvesting, more or less 100 per cent new oak.

Michel (junior) is bringing a little more subtlety into play, rowing back on the new oak, trying some experiments in the cellar, refining the vineyard work and perhaps rethinking the machine-harvesting policy. The Cortons and the premier cru Ladoix Les Joyeuses are the best wines here.

Red Wines
Corton Les Renardes Grand Cru 0.65ha
Corton Les Maréchaudes Grand Cru 0.30ha
Corton Rognet Grand Cru 1.28ha
Aloxe-Corton Les Valozières 1er Cru 0.39ha
Aloxe-Corton La Toppe au Vert 1er Cru 0.43ha
Ladoix Les Joyeuses 1er Cru 0.37ha
Savigny Serpentières 1er Cru 1.10ha
Ladoix Clos Royer (red and white) 0.48ha
Aloxe-Corton 0.82ha
Côte de Nuits-Villages 1.34ha

White Wines
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 0.11ha
Ladoix Les Gréchons 1er Cru Blanc 0.77ha
Ladoix Clos Royer 0.34ha

Jasper Morris MW
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