Corton Les Renardes 2015 Domaine Michel Mallard

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (94)

The 2015 Corton les Renardes Grand Cru has a composed bouquet, here the fruit profile a little darker than the Corton Maréchaudes, though just as delineated and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannin on the entry. There is plenty of crunchy red and black fruit here, not as elegant as Maréchaudes, but clearly with good structure on the finish. What a superb 2015 Corton from Michel Mallard.

Vinous (92)

The 2015 Corton Les Renardes Grand Cru has an earthy, dried-blood-scented bouquet with irony red berry fruit—a little rustic in style. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, showing notes of black cherry mixed with Earl Grey, fine delineation, and good weight on the finish. Now's not the time to drink this, but it has potential.

Burghound (93)

Here too there is hint of wood lurking in the background of the strikingly fresh and even more complex aromas of violet, sauvage, forest floor and dark currant liqueur. In the same fashion as the Maréchaudes there is a velvety palate impression to the bigger and more powerful flavors that possess a highly seductive mouth feel while delivering plenty of punch on the remarkably persistent finish. This is so rich, and there is so much extract, that despite the presence of a firm tannic spine this should be approachable on the younger side yet age effortlessly for years to come.