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Delarche Corton-Renardes Grand Cru 2010
Delarche Corton-Renardes Grand Cru 2010
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A very seductive Renardes that is showing more early charms than usual—aromas are abundant, delivering signature notes of blood orange zest and peaches. Pie cherries, plum skin and baked earth on the palate, with impressive stony lift and structure. Always a cellar treasure.
2010 Delarche red Burgundy
4.2.2012
Pernand-Vergelesses sits in the shadow of the noble and historic hill of Corton in the Côte de Beaune. This location says volumes about the wines one finds here. Reds are stately and ripe, with a hint of earth and autumn on the nose and palate. Yet what should attract the student of Burgundian terroir is the wines’ purity, a vibrant ruby core that seems to glow from within—and this characteristic that is especially captivating in 2010.

The following selections we chose especially for you, and are very limited—most to the single barrel. A great addition to the serious cellar, developing into constant companions after five, to seven, to 10 years and beyond with the grand crus. continue reading >>

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Delarche Corton Le Corton Grand Cru 2010
Delarche Corton Le Corton Grand Cru 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
Impressive structure and depth, with a precision and poise in both aroma and flavor. There’s so many layers here to discover—the nose today is reticent but gives hints of licorice, stones and earth above a deep layer of red fruits. The minerality here is impressive, from nose to finish. Flavors of red berries, white peaches and baking spices are revealed on the mouth.
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Delarche Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2010
Delarche Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
The family’s few older vines in this noble grand cru sit at the top of the slope, and deliver fruit that is well-balanced and complex, with a stony, high-altitude edge. This is a gorgeous wine, with a reserved, brooding nose of smoke and citrus; silky and weighty on the palate, with more citrus and peach. Easily decades ahead of it.
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Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru En Caradeaux Blanc 2010
Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru En Caradeaux Blanc 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
One of our favorites from Delarche, as every year its peppery energy makes the wine a very agreeable food pair. Very complex and enticing nose, with hints of honeyed brioche, apple skin and candied lemons. Lots of citrus zest and energy on the palate, finishing with a candied lemon note and smoke.
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Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile de Vergelesses 2010
Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile de Vergelesses 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
A cut above (literally, as this walled vineyard sits above the rest of Pernand’s premier crus and has great exposition) and certainly a great candidate for the cellar. A dark, sweet nose of black cherries and smoke reveals an equally brooding and savory medium-bodied mouth of red fruits, cinnamon, licorice and earth.
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Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses 2010
Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
This beautiful premier cru is packed with minerals, chocolate, white flowers and a good measure of sappy and pure Pinot fruit. What especially impressed us was its bottomless juicy core—lots of concentration but not weight, which makes it a serious pleasure to drink. The effortless balance of stony notes and spices is a nod to the family’s impressive vineyard terroir.
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Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Fretille Reserve Blanc 2010
Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Fretille Reserve Blanc 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
“Sous Fretille” effortlessly balances sumptuous flesh with mineral poise, displaying an almost red-wine complexity on the nose and palate. Aromas are abundant and rich, with suggestions of white peaches and pears with some chalk dust and crushed stones. Bold and flavorful, with good structure and a broad sweep of fresh yet saturated white fruits and small red berries. The finish is mineral and zesty.
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Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses La Morand Blanc Reserve 2010
Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses La Morand Blanc Reserve 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
This vineyard (35+ year old vines) touches premier cru “Sous Fretille,” in the village proper; the terroir is identical. Lively notes of spring flowers and herbs on the fresh, youthful nose. Juicy and lacy on the tongue; harmonious acidity and fresh fruit, plus a clean, stony-mineral finish.
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Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses Les Boutieres Vieilles Vignes Reserve 2010
Delarche Pernand-Vergelesses Les Boutieres Vieilles Vignes Reserve 2010
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
A favorite cru every vintage, and in 2010 the extra layer of fresh red summer fruit and spice is irresistible. Poached cranberries, white pepper and baking spices mix on the delicate nose. The mouth is well-defined and pure, with more red berries and energy, medium-bodied and very silky on the finish. A hint of earth and spice lingers.
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Delarche Corton Le Corton Grand Cru 2009
Delarche Corton Le Corton Grand Cru 2009
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
Poise and penetrating flavors—a very grand Le Corton that is less brooding than Renardes but shares a level of complexity and depth that will no doubt take delicious years to reveal. A more subdued yet effortlessly elegant Corton, somewhat Chambolle in its personality—not to be missed.
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Delarche Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2009
Delarche Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2009
France / Côte de Beaune-Burgundy
Winemaker Etienne Delarche decided to harvest only the very top of the vineyard for this extraordinarily dense, complex yet lacy Corton-Charlemagne—one for the cellar as it is already evident that this one shows immortal potential. White flowers and creamery butter blend with crushed stones on the nose. Precise and laser-cut on the palate, with peppery notes. Stunning breed and complexity.
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