Domaine De La Pousse D'or - Corton Clos Du Roi Grand Cru 2020 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Domaine De La Pousse D'or
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2020
Sku	210000002435
Size	750ml

Domaine de la Pousse d'Or Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru 2020

Domaine de la Pousse d’Or has for decades been the collector’s choice for expressive and memorable wines from Burgundy’s most hallowed terroirs. This historic estate is one of the Burgundian elite, in a similar realm of such exclusive wineries like Romanée-Conti and Comte de Vogüé, with its strict selection and seamless winemaking. The history of Pousse d’Or in Volnay underscores its influence throughout the ages. In 1855, the winery was part of a larger domaine that included such names as Romanée-Conti and Clos de Tart. Originally called La Bousse d’Or (Bousse, in old French, means earth; thus, “golden earth”), the Domaine changed owners a number of times until legend Gérard Potel took the reins. It was Potel that put the estate’s wines on the map, with the elegant, refined style that Pousse d’Or is still known for today. In 1997, Patrick Landanger purchased the winery and its vineyards. In the mid-2000s, Landanger added an impressive collection of Côte de Nuits vineyards (from Domaine Moine-Hudelot) to his portfolio. Pousse d’Or has three premier cru monopoles, or exclusively estate-owned vineyards, in Volnay: ‘Clos de la Bousse d’Or,’ ‘Clos des Soixante (60)-Ouvrées’ and ‘Clos d’Audignac.’ Pousse’s attention to detail and dedication to organic viticulture (the estate is not certified but has followed organic principles for years) is serious. Vineyards are cared for without the use of pesticides or herbicides and are regularly plowed. Grapes are harvested and sorted by hand, and bunches are destemmed and fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks. Wines are aged from 15 to 18 months in French oak barrels, with between 30 to 50 percent new wood, depending on the cru. In recent vintages, Landanger has been experimenting with terracotta amphorae for aging some of his premier cru wines. All wines are bottled by gravity and are unfined and unfiltered.

Winemaker Notes: An historic walled plot located above Corton-Bressandes, Clos du Roi is full, broad and intense. Aromas of black cherry, licorice and warm baking spices alongside sweet fruit, a structured core and fine-grained tannins on the palate.

Sophisticated and supple in texture, this red is saturated with black cherry, blackberry, loam, iron and spice aromas and flavors. Shows dense, interwoven tannins, while the acidity keeps everything focused and drives the lingering aftertaste. Feels approachable, given the harmony, but give this another three to five years of aging.