Domaine Tollot-Beaut Corton-Bressandes

Corton-Bressandes bottle image

Wine Description

The Tollot family represents a long lineage of winegrowers dating back to the late 1880s when François Tollot began planting vineyards in Chorey-lès-Beaune. Today, cousins Nathalie, Jean-Paul, and Olivier Tollot are in charge. The wines of Tollot-Beaut are well-known for their serious but pleasing style across a range of appellations from Bourgogne to Grand Cru.

Chorey-lès-Beaune lies on the plains below the Cote d'Or escarpment with 336 acres almost exclusively planted with Pinot Noir. Initially, the Tollot family owned vines only in Chorey, but successive generations made small acquisitions in Savigny-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune for a current total of 60 acres.

Corton is a visually impressive Grand Cru, a freestanding hill that overlooks the rest of the Côte de Beaune to the south. Producers of Corton have the option of labeling the wine as simply “Corton,” or adding the name of one of 28 individual climats that make up this Corton Grand Cru. Corton-Bressandes is a well-known, east-facing climat with high limestone content.

Nathalie, Olivier, and Jean-Paul Tollot
Domaine Tollot-Beaut Vineyard
Domaine Tollot-Beaut Wine
Corton-Bressandes
Nathalie Tollot
Domaine Tollot-Beaut Cellar
Jean-Paul Tollot
Domaine Tollot-Beaut Bottle Shot
Chorey-Les-Beaune
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Acclaim
“Very pure, exhibiting black cherry, black currant, violet, earth and black pepper aromas and flavors, this red is solidly built, with toasty oak and wood spice elements emerging on the long finish.”
— Wine Spectator, Apr 2019
“Matured in one-third new oak, the 2016 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru was unaffected by frost this vintage. There was some reduction on the nose when I tasted this from barrel. Bypassing the aromatics, the palate has good density and body, the new oak a little elevated as the fruit was closing down, but there is a fine line of acidity and a lovely, spicy finish that feels long and persistent. Maybe the Le Corton has a little more precision? Still, this is very fine, if just a little ‘bigger boned’ than its sibling.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2017
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Vineyard & Production Info
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,600
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Type of aging container:
Pièce
Size of aging container:
228 liters
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Age of Aging Container:
50% new
Total SO2
61
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Total SO2
61
Residual sugar:
2 g/L