Corton Grand Cru 'Les Renardes' by Domaine Etienne Delarche is produced in the Côte d'Or, in Aloxe-Corton, one of the most renowned villages in Burgundy. 100% Pinot Noir from 40-year-old vineyards located at an altitude of 250-300 meters on clay-limestone soil, which gives the grapes richness and aromatic complexity as well as a fine and elegant structure. Traditional vinification and aging in oak barrels (30% new) for 12 months before bottling. Elegant and complex wine, with notes of red berries such as cherries, blueberries and currants, floral notes of violet and walnut, light balsamic notes and spicy notes. with a fresh and intense flavour, with soft and elegant tannins, excellent minerality and persistence, perfectly balanced.
- Product Category
- Red Wine
- Designation
- Corton AOC
- Grape / Raw material
- pinot noir
- Vintage - Cuvée
- 2020
- Size
- 750 ml.
- Country
- France
- Region
- FR - Bourgogne - Còte D'Or
- Alcohol Content
- 13.5% vol.
- Service Temperature
- 16° – 18° C.
- Suggested Glass
- Large calyx with a long stem
- Special Features
- Limited Edition, Small Wine Makers
- Food Matches
- Game, Roasted Beef, White Meat, Red Meat, Aged Cheese
- Allergens
- Contains sulphites (by sulphites we mean the sulphur dioxide that is added to wine, to preserve it, thanks to its disinfectant, antioxidant and stabilizing action)
Etienne Delarche manages a 9-hectare family estate in the municipalities of Pernand-vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton. It was Marius, his grandfather, who took over the vineyards from his wife Jeanne in the 1950s. Then his son Philippe, in 1987, gave new impetus by planting new plots and building a 3-level vat-cellar complex. It was after his death in 2008 that Etienne took over management. In 2016 the Domaine wanted to expand the range of wines offered by creating a trading company. After purchasing the grapes at the time of harvest, Etienne vinifies them like the Domaine's vintages to give you just as much pleasure.
Address:
3, rue Jacques Copeau 21420, Pernand-Vergelesses, France
Color: ruby red.
Bouquet: intense notes of dark berries such as blackberry and cherry followed by earthy and smoky notes with fresh balsamic and slightly spicy hints.
Taste: elegant and fine, with velvety tannins and intense hints of red fruits, fresh floral and balsamic notes followed by a light spiciness on the finish.