Winemaker Notes
This Corton Grand Cru Clos des Maréchaudes features well-balanced notes of vanilla and toast on the nose with nuances of raspberry. Starts off very round, rich and powerful, a harmonious combination of richness and the finesse of the terroir. The tannins are dense, mature and round. Very nice volume and length on the palate.
Serve with red meats and game, dishes prepared with wine, and delicate cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Graced with black cherry, blackberry, spice and earth flavors, this red is exuberant and intense. A healthy dose of oak adds to the structure and spicy character. Finishes long and is built to age. Best from 2023 through 2043.
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James Suckling
Quite minerally with flinty, stony accents, as well as bright cherries, raspberries, wild forest notes and hints of pastry. The palate has a very fine texture and a firm, long shape. Really fresh cherries here. Good depth and salient acidity, too. Try from 2022.
Range: 92-93 -
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Corton Clos des Maréchaudes Grand Cru, released under the "Domaine du Pavillon" label, includes 40% whole-bunch fruit and is matured in 40% new oak. It has a tightly wound bouquet at first, one that gradually unfurls to reveal a mixture of red and black fruit, a subtle marine influence (seaweed and oyster shells) emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition, a pinch of white pepper on the entry, robust tannin, maybe missing some complexity toward the finish but there is good substance here. Give this two or three years in bottle.
Range: 90-92
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