Burgundy and Champagne
Timed Online Auction, 28 August - 9 September 2024
Burgundy - Red
About the SessionBurgundy, a region steeped in history with vineyards tracing their origins back to medieval times, boasts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir varieties that have gained worldwide recognition as the epitome of quality.
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Domaine Prince Florent de Merode is a 15-acre domaine in Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny and Pommard. It has been owned by the same family since 1700 and it includes a splendid moated castle. Wine has always been made at the domain in very small amounts. When the prince and then his wife died a few years ago, their children leased out six acres of their Corton parcel to Domaine de la Romanee Conti. The first Prince Florent de Merode wines made by DRC were from the 2009 vintage. Even before 2009, Clive Coates wrote that the “Prince de Merode’s wines are well colored, rich, concentrated, individual and stylish. This is one of the best sources today for a range of quality Corton.”
The Florent de Merode Corton-Bressandes is a Grand Cru red Burgundy from the Corton-Bressandes vineyard, located in the Côte de Beaune region of Burgundy, France. The 2005 vintage in Burgundy is widely regarded as exceptional, producing wines with excellent balance, structure, and aging potential.
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'This is simply pure fruit and terroir. After a slightly funky nose, the palate settles into concentrated cherry, plum, sandalwood and sweet leather notes. Keeps building on the palate to a fresh finish that goes on and on. Best from 2015 through 2030.' - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, 94/100 (May 2008)
'Relatively pale, light nose. Easy, round and supple with lots of easy, quite simple, fruit. Lots of lift, not for those who seek mass. Good tension though.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Aug 2007)
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