Winemaker Notes
Notes of black fruits, especially blackcurrant, floral and leathery aromas. Elegant attack with beautiful tannins. Blackcurrant and raspberry flavors.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
You could easily mistake this for a Corton Grand Cru! Licorice and hibiscus aromas, plus a touch of soot, make this really stand out on the nose. So much grip right from the front of the focused, medium-to full-bodied palate, but the tannins are plush and give it a wonderfully velvety texture. Then comes the firm licorice and mineral finish that really packs a punch. A de facto house monopole for red wines.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Another charming village of the Côte de Beaune district of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or, Ladoix-Serrigny produces mainly Premier Cru Pinot Noir, but also some Chardonnay. Interestingly, some of the villages’ Premiers Crus vineyards overlap with nearby Aloxe-Corton.