Tollot Beaut Corton Grand Cru
| Vintage: | 2019 |
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| Description: | Wine Advocate 92 - 94 Points - "The 2016 Corton Grand Cru, which comes from Les Combes, had a sultry bouquet of mulberry and blackberry, nicely defined but introspective at the moment. The palate is smooth and harmonious, sweet and ripe with a grainy texture and notes of blood orange complementing the red fruit toward the structured and persistence finish. This is very classy, voluminous and with very satisfying purity from start to finish. A splendid Corton from l'equipe Tollot-Beaut. The domaine lost two-thirds of the crop, Nathalie Tollot rued when I visited her domaine in Chorey-ls-Beaune, especially in Savigny-ls-Beaune. We started the harvest around 22 September. We had to sell many barrels back to the cooperage after the frost, but we decided to put part of the Bourgogne Rouge in tank for 2017, as we did not want to increase the proportion in that year. This was a shorter tasting since the domaine had no choice but to blend some crus in Savigny-ls-Beaune and Beaune together, to great success in my opinionparticularly the former, which one could argue ended up being more than a sum of its parts. Some Burgundy-lovers get a bit sniffy about Tollot-Beaut because their style is unapologetically fruit-forward, occasionally opulent wines that are designed to give pleasure. However, that overlooks the craftsmanship, not to mention there is nothing wrong and everything right about sheer deliciousness.". Burghound 92 Points - "Copious amounts of wood and menthol elements fight somewhat with the otherwise ultra-fresh red berry fruit aromas that are liberally laced with earth. The agreeably textured yet muscular and powerful big-bodied flavors possess fine depth on the equally firm, serious and youthfully austere finish where the wood resurfaces. This is currently somewhat awkward and will need a few years to harmonize as well as more completely absorb the oak treatment." |
| Price: | $ 139.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on January 23, 2023.
