2013 Corton, Les Renardes, Grand Cru, Domaine Thibault Liger Belair
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Neal Martin - 30/12/2014
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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.
Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.
The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.
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The 2013 Corton Grand Cru Les Renardes was 100% destemmed. It has a distant bouquet at first that seems quite timid, but affording it 10-15 minutes in the glass it opens beautifully with pure and precise red cherries, crushed strawberry and mineral notes. The palate is quite spicy on the entry with crisp tannins, a little pinched at the moment, but with a very elegant finish. This cerebral Corton-Renards is one of Thibaults favorite wines of the vintage and it is also one of mine. Alas, there are but just three barrels made.
Neal Martin - 30/12/2014
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