2013 Domaine Maillard Père & Fils Corton Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 92 points

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  6/25/2018 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 93 Points

  It’s not often that I have the pleasure of opening Grand Cru white Burgundy, and I picked this one up for a song ($65 from Wine Library) a while back
  
  To be honest, I didn’t expect too much, as the first rule of Burgundy White Club is “producer.” That’s the second and third rule, too
  
  I had never heard of this one, but had always wanted to taste a Corton blanc GC, so in the name of education, I took a punt
  
  Well, it turned out to be much better than I expected. There was quite a bit of oak, but it did not completely dominate the fruit, which was rich, broad, dense and quite expressive. It also had a chalky imprint on the finish (along with toasty spice) and was really delicious and enjoyable - serious without being austere, and a friendly introduction to the style of Corton. Was happy to open it now, but it will age well in the next 5 years I’d imagine
  
  The Maillard family has cultivated vineyards in Burgundy since the 1650s, and their parcel on the famed hill of Corton is in the lauded Les Renardes climat
  
  If you see it at this price, I’d pull the trigger. Not the most contemplative wine but very lovely to enjoy with friends/family

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  5/12/2018 - Guns and Rosés Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A lot of well integrated oak but still a very nice corton. Acidity is medium or plus and there is a symphony of other fruit and non fruit aromas here that are interesting.

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  4/9/2018 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Quite rich and had a candied fruit profile. There’s a riot of flavour in the mouth and acidity is relatively soft.

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  10/5/2016 - jnewman77 wrote:

  This is ok, but has too much wood for my tastes; smokey, oaky, vanilla, apple pie. Not my style.

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