Edmond Cornu & Fils Bourgogne Rouge 'Les Barrigards' 2024

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Edmond Cornu & Fils Bourgogne Rouge 'Les Barrigards' 2024Cornus exemplary Bourgogne Rouge comes from a single parcel of vines planted in the 1980s downslope of Chorey ls Beaune, across the Route Nationale on gravelly soils of clay and limestone. Pierre judiciously employs no new oak during its 12 month levage. This pinot noir offers lovely purity in its profile of bright red fruits, damp earth, and incense, capturing the essence of this sector of the Cte de Beaune.

and a perfectly measured dose of animale ushers in a palate of raw power with a nearly opaque density of material

1593 refers to the date of the first written documentation of Dolcetto in the archives of Dogliani

undergoing a lengthy 11 ½-year stint on its lees before being disgorged in January 2023 with 3 grams per liter of dosage

dusty tannins

this exceptionally complex and age-worthy Zierfandler hails from 50-year-old vines planted in the Mandel-Höh vineyard (“Mandel” means “almond tree”—and where almonds thrive

fermentation takes place in cuve

Unpretentious

the silex dominated soils of the hill of Piniere in Aubignan and the clay-limestone mix in the soils of the commune of Barroux

then to old 225-liter barriques for an additional year

Produced completely naturally

a crossing of Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon particularly well suited to the climatic specificities of the south of France—is a sterling example of their acumen in that regard

always from a single vintage but not indicated as such on the label

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