Corton Grand Cru Le Clos du Roi 2019

Corton Le Clos du Roi - Grand Cru - Vin de Bourgogne

APPEARANCE : Clear, Bright ruby with brick red rim
NOSE : Peony, Cherry, Raspberries
PALATE : Taut, elegant, peppery
OAKED : Lightly oaked
FOOD PAIRING : Sauced game, Braised meat
CERTIFICATION : HVE 3

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Etymology

This vineyard belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy whose properties were eventually acquired by the King of France, Louis X1. In 1477, when the last Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold died, the vines of the Ducal Crown passed into Royal ownership and then the vineyards owned at Aloxe-Corton and Beaune became known as Clos du Roi. Clos (masculine noun, 12th century, from Latin CLAUSUM “closed place, closing”). Generally speaking a clos is a cultivated or uncultivated plot, a garden next to or surrounding a dwelling, partly or entirely surrounded by hedges, walls or ditches. We find the word Clos with this meaning in some lieux-dits of the Burgundy vineyards. http://www.degustateurs.pro/article-entre-mythe-et-realite-le-corton-clos-du-roi-125214671.html
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The vineyard plot(s)

Half this vineyard is 50 years old, the other half is around 30 years old.

The soil and subsoil

The ground is brown limestone over a Bathonian era. It is very well-drained, dry, stony and warm and the vines are stressed during their growth cycle and the ripening of the grapes.