2002 | Prince Florent De Merode | Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru

Very ripe, with exotic kirsch, black cherry, spice and mineral aromas and flavors riding a vibrant structure. The tannins are mouthcoating and well-integrated.

Reviews:

• Wine Spectator: Very ripe, with exotic kirsch, black cherry, spice and mineral aromas and flavors riding a vibrant structure. The tannins are mouthcoating and well-integrated. It's very forward, but hard to deny its charms. Drink now through 2012. 170 cases made.

• Burghound: Perhaps the ripest of these 4 Corton grands crus but it stops just short of any hints of surmaturité with expansive black fruit aromas that display an intensely soil-inflected character leading to very rich, full-bodied and powerful flavors of impressive depth and despite the robust tannins, they are completely buffered by buckets of sappy extract. This is not a particularly elegant wine but it's admirably long and offers excellent future potential.

Producer Information

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, one of Burgundy's most important estates, has signed a lease agreement with Domaine Prince Florent de Mérode for almost 6 acres of vineyards on the hillside of Corton and will produce three grands crus red wines from the parcels.The trio of Cortons will be the first red wines DRC produces from the Côte de Beaune. The famed producer is based in Vosne-Romanée in Côte de Nuits and owns land in that commune and the adjoining village of Flagey-Echézeaux. It does produce a white from Côte de Beaune, from a small amount of land in Montrachet.Under the agreement, DRC will add nearly 3 acres of Corton Bressandes, 1.4 acres of Corton Clos du Roi and 1.26 acres of Corton Les Renardes to its 61.75 acres of prime grands crus vineyards."When Prince and Princess de Mérode, whom I knew, died six months apart, their children contacted us and offered to lease three grands crus they own in Corton," said DRC codirector Aubert de Villaine. "These vineyards are situated in the heart of the historic part of the appellation with a good proportion of old vines. These two factors give a high potential to produce great wines."

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