2015 Red Burgundy Line-Up from Edmond Cornu
The subject line might have caught your eye" 2015 red Burgundy?" you might be asking yourself. After all, in the marketplace today we are seeing the tail end of 2016 red Burgundy with 2017 slowly creeping in. But Edmond Cornu is pure #thuglife. While others are desperately trying to get everything out of the cellar as quickly as possible, Cornu likes to wait a bit. Let them settle down in the cellar before making the great pilgrimage across the pond. Shouldn't we all be so lucky?
Edmond Cornu is one of my favorites in Burgundy fir QPR (quality price ratio.) There are only a handful of others I can think of with this kind of amazingness for under $75-$100; wines that can not only drink like graceful kings and queens in their youth but age for some time . The Chorey les Beaune is an absolute gem for the price but the Ladoix (prounouned La Doy x) are some of the most unique as they are very few distinctive ones out there in the market for quite a sizeable AOC. More importantly, Ladoix from Cornu tends to age like some of the better Savigny les Beaune from Pavelot or Bruchon. Real elegance, spiced and perfumed notes with tons of sweet fruit and exoticism.
I have been drinking these for years and the 2015s are one of the best vintages I have tried in a while. I will be stocking my own cellar and recommend you do the same as the great Allen Meadows of Burghound tends to agree with me:
Allen Meadows on 2015 Edmond Cornu: "As to the wines, they're exceptionally powerful and concentrated. I would describe them as a blend of the 2005 and 2010 vintages where the former contributes the structure, power and dense tannins and the later the harmony and balance. While I always hesitate to make pronouncements, it's hard to see the 2015s turning out poorly as they just have so much potential." I have to agree with Cornu, in fact I would go so far as to observe that his 2015s could very well be the best wines he has ever made. To express it differently, in all the years that I have been visiting I have never tasted a better one when considering the entire range at once. I would add that the Cornu wines generally sell for very reasonably prices and they typically offer excellent value in the context of the quality they offer."
Edmond Cornu is one of my favorites in Burgundy fir QPR (quality price ratio.) There are only a handful of others I can think of with this kind of amazingness for under $75-$100; wines that can not only drink like graceful kings and queens in their youth but age for some time . The Chorey les Beaune is an absolute gem for the price but the Ladoix (prounouned La Doy x) are some of the most unique as they are very few distinctive ones out there in the market for quite a sizeable AOC. More importantly, Ladoix from Cornu tends to age like some of the better Savigny les Beaune from Pavelot or Bruchon. Real elegance, spiced and perfumed notes with tons of sweet fruit and exoticism.
I have been drinking these for years and the 2015s are one of the best vintages I have tried in a while. I will be stocking my own cellar and recommend you do the same as the great Allen Meadows of Burghound tends to agree with me:
Allen Meadows on 2015 Edmond Cornu: "As to the wines, they're exceptionally powerful and concentrated. I would describe them as a blend of the 2005 and 2010 vintages where the former contributes the structure, power and dense tannins and the later the harmony and balance. While I always hesitate to make pronouncements, it's hard to see the 2015s turning out poorly as they just have so much potential." I have to agree with Cornu, in fact I would go so far as to observe that his 2015s could very well be the best wines he has ever made. To express it differently, in all the years that I have been visiting I have never tasted a better one when considering the entire range at once. I would add that the Cornu wines generally sell for very reasonably prices and they typically offer excellent value in the context of the quality they offer."
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2015 Edmond Cornu Chorey-les-Beaune Rouge "Les Bons Ores"
Newsletter Price: $35.99
BH 87-89 Points: A discreet touch of wood sets off wonderfully fresh aromas that are composed by notes of red cherry, raspberry, earth and a pretty spice hint. The rich and relatively full-bodied flavors possess a sappy mouth feel, all wrapped in a dusty, punchy and slightly rustic finale.
Newsletter Price: $35.99
BH 87-89 Points: A discreet touch of wood sets off wonderfully fresh aromas that are composed by notes of red cherry, raspberry, earth and a pretty spice hint. The rich and relatively full-bodied flavors possess a sappy mouth feel, all wrapped in a dusty, punchy and slightly rustic finale.