1996 Corton Renardes
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Pierre Rovani
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The dark-colored 1996 Corton-Renardes displays fresh blackberry aromas. This satin-textured wine is lively, densely packed with red/black fruits, stones, as well as herbs, and has a firm, tannic finish. Still youthfully backward, it will require a half-dozen years or more of cellaring. Drink it between 2007-2012.
The dark-colored 1996 Corton-Renardes displays fresh blackberry aromas. This satin-textured wine is lively, densely packed with red/black fruits, stones, as well as herbs, and has a firm, tannic finish. Still youthfully backward, it will require a half-dozen years or more of cellaring. Drink it between 2007-2012. Oct 2000, www.robertparker.com
Sauvage, musky, smoky, redcurrant-scented nose. Big, dense and supple, with lovely mouthfilling sweetness. Again, powerful but not at all hard. Rather massive for the year yet not at all heavy. This seems as powerful as the '95, but with even more fruit. Long, palate-saturating finish, with ripe tannins buried in fruit.
About the producer
For many, Domaine Leroy represents the pinnacle of fine Burgundy. Owned and run by the legendary Lalou Bize-Leroy, the domaine in Vosne-Romanée is one strand of the Leroy empire, along with Maison Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay.