2016 Domaine Parent Corton Grand Cru Les Renardes Sauternes From barrel

From barrel

graphite and faint touches of black olive

very concentrated entry

and laced with graphite

Lots of perfumed blue fruits

2016 Domaine Parent Corton Grand Cru Les Renardes Sauternes From barrelAnne an Catherine Parent are the 12th generation at the family estate, and the first with women in charge! Back in 1787 Etienne Parent established a friendship and working partnership with a certain wine lover named Thomas Jefferson, then Minister to France, and the rest, as they say, is history. 7+ years along this 2016 is still quite youthful, as Corton often can (and should) be. Deeply flavored, lots of rich fruit and spice, still with a good firm