Domaine Corcia - Mercurey Rouge "Le Clos Pontot" 2023

Domaine Corcia - Mercurey Rouge "Le Clos Pontot" 2023This Mercurey Le Clos Pontot exhibits aromas of sweet plums and spices mingled with hints of forest floor. The estate previously known as Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine, was taken over at the beginning of 2021 by the Corcia family. Alain Corcia is a successful ngociant based in Savigny les Beaune, specialising in the marketing of great Burgundy wines for over 35 years. Raphael, the youngest son, is the key driver for the takeover of the domaine and is

but even there the crushed-stone minerality keeps everything very cool and straight

with a velvet texture plus some interesting white pepper on the palate despite no stems

the wine opens with herbs

This En Gerlieus is a well structured Aligote with  cool fruit

What we say

Situated on Pomerol’s prized central plateau

Broad but tensile

the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Clos du Marquis gives up expressive notes of warm mulberries

An excellent and classic Corton-Charlemagne

It can be drunk for a barbecue

rose petal and some pleasing autumnal leaves

This allowed for harvesting riper fruit