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2021 Aloxe-Corton, Domaine Follin-Arbelet, Burgundy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Pinot Noir
Ready - youthful
(Drink 2024 - 2034)
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 16/20
- Jasper Morris MW
- 86-88/100
- Allen Meadows
- 89/100_❤
- Neal Martin
- 90/100
Product: 20211031898
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Description
From two plots, in La Toppe Martineau (south-west) and Boulmeau (south-east). This is always a bright and juicy wine but often with a hint of chunky Corton bite, given that the vineyards are in the lee of the hill. Empirically we know that this wine has just a bit more to it than first impressions would suggest.
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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - youthful
(2024 - 2034)
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Follin-Arbelet
Critics reviews
Jancis Robinson MW 16/20
Racked and ready to bottle.
Blueish crimson. Nicely composed with fresh fruit, even if not that concentrated. Easy, though a tad simple, but not austere.
Drink 2025 - 2034
Drink 2025 - 2034
Jasper Morris MW 86-88/100
Dense, rich, ripe purple. There is not much nose as yet. Indeed, the whole profile of the wine is sturdy and backward, yet with a bit of crunch to finish. Slightly reductive notes. In its shell at the moment.
Drink 2025 - 2028
Drink 2025 - 2028
Allen Meadows 89/100_❤
From La Toppe Marteneau and Boulmeau.
This is also aromatically ripe yet cool, with its array of red and dark currant scents that exhibit more subtle earth influence. The sleeker and more energetic, if less concentrated and powerful, flavours possess a lovely texture while offering fine length on the youthfully austere finale. This is a very good Aloxe Villages that should age well over the medium term and is worth checking out.
Drink 2028+
Neal Martin 90/100
The 2021 Aloxe-Corton Village, a blend of two parcels, is matured in used barrels. It has a delightful bouquet with a little more fruit concentration than the Les Fichots, lifted red cherries and cranberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. There's fine depth here, and it's quite bold, fresh and sappy on the finish.
Drink 2024 - 2034
Drink 2024 - 2034
About this wine
Aloxe-Corton
These two Grand Cru vineyards, Corton and Corton-Charlemagne, lie astride three villages at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune: Ladoix, Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses. The main body of the hill of Corton faces due south, with the white wines mostly coming from the west and south-west expositions. Corton is almost entirely red but there are a few white wines too.
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