2012 Corton Grand Cru 'Clos du Roi' 0,75 l Pousse d'Or
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Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Corton Clos du Roi from Domaine de la Pousse d'Or is showing a fair amount of new oak on the nose that needs another couple of years to be subsumed. The palate is medium-bodied with a strong saline entry, rounded in the mouth with plenty of extraction, though it requires more detail, more tension on the finish. It just seems rather heavy-handed at the moment although I suspect it will repay cellaring as that carapace of oak melts away.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright red. Slightly high-toned aromas of strawberry, raspberry and smoky, soil-inflected minerals. Densely packed and extremely young, boasting impressive thickness to its black fruit, mineral and licorice flavors. Real grand cru size here, as well as energy. Saturates the palate on the very long, ripely tannic back end. This one calls for patience.
Dark ruby-red. Sexy, soil-driven aromas of black raspberry, tobacco, minerals and earth. Sweeter and finer-grained than the Bressandes, showing a distinctly wild character to its raspberry, red cherry, mineral and earth flavors. Full, broad and intense, with lovely building length. The suave tannins spread out to coat the palate. Clearly better than the Bressandes in 2012.