2002 Corton Renardes
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Moderately saturated red-ruby. Mellow aromas of plum, leather, smoke and earth. Creamy-sweet on the palate, with a noble leathery rusticity. This has a very firm acid spine, especially for a wine with such ripe flavors.
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Pierre Rovani
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Mouth-watering aromas of plummy cherries, spices and mocha can be found in the nose of the 2002 Corton-Renardes. Soft, inviting, and plush, this huge wine is rich, extremely ripe, and ample. Its sweet cherry-flavored personality is immensely generous yet does not appear to have the structure for extended cellaring. Drink it over the next 7 years. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802. Readers should note that Vincent Girardin also bottles some of these same wines under the Baron de la Charriere label, imported by Eric Solomon (European Cellars, Charlotte, NC; tel. 704-358-1565)
Medium ruby. Big roasted nose combines black raspberry, chocolate and oak; distinct suggestion of surmaturite Atypically supple for this cru, with lovely sweetness in the middle palate. Less fine than the Bressandes but not at all hard. These vines are 40 years old, while the Bressandes is 25.
Mouth-watering aromas of plummy cherries, spices and mocha can be found in the nose of the 2002 Corton-Renardes. Soft, inviting, and plush, this huge wine is rich, extremely ripe, and ample. Its sweet cherry-flavored personality is immensely generous yet does not appear to have the structure for extended cellaring. Drink it over the next 7 years. Jun 2004, www.robertparker.com