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Maison Edouard Delaunay - Côtes de Nuits-Villages Les Combes 2018

Burgundy

Red

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Drink or Keep

15,5/20

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

pinot noir
balanced
duck breast
large class

Les Combes 2018 offers a fresh, airy, classy nose, typical of the Côte de Nuits, with scents of black cherry and spice. Magnificent attack on the palate, which is velvety and ample, with a perfect balance between ripeness and acidity. Notes of black fruit, wild plums, bark, hazelnut, coffee, as well as hints of spice, incense, beeswax and dark chocolate, with still-firm tannins that will mellow with age... Superb!

Features

Estate

Maison Edouard Delaunay

Cuvée

Les Combes

Vintage

2018

Designation

Côte de Nuits-Villages

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir

Terroirs

75% from the northern part of the Côte de Nuits (Brochon, Fixin) for structure and a beautiful bouquet of black fruit, 25% from the southern part of the Côte de Nuits (Premeaux, Comblanchien) for suppleness and volume on the palate.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Sorting and vinification of destemmed grapes

Breeding

14 months, 10% in new tuns

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful deep blue-tinted color

Nose

Superb, fresh and airy, of great class, typical of the Côte de Nuits with black cherry and spice aromas.

Mouth

Magnificent attack, velvety, ample, perfect balance between maturity and acidity, notes of black fruits, wild plums, bark, hazelnut, coffee, touches of spices, incense, beeswax and dark chocolate, still firm tannins that will mellow with time.

Serve

AT 17-18°C

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

A perfect accompaniment to beef bourguignon, duck breast with Roquefort, rillettes du Mans, marcassin terrine, Orloff veal knuckle...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

More than a novelty, a rebirth. The return of this old house feels good. The man who has revived it is Laurent Delaunay. He is the founder's great-grandson, and has established himself as a benchmark for Languedoc pleasure wines in supermarkets. It's in Burgundy, on his home turf, that he once again displays the full extent of his talent and vision. We particularly recommend the nuits-saint-georges cuvées, vinified with extreme care and attention to tannin extraction, resulting in voluptuous, tender wines that are always upright. The entire range is beyond reproach.

Burgundy Today

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

Rated 15.5/20

Area rated Recommended

Decanter

Decanter

Rated area (2020 guide) Recommended

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Laurent and Catherine Delaunay, founders of the Badet-Clément wine house in Nuits-Saint-Georges, have revived the Édouard Delaunay trading house, founded in 1893 by Laurent's great-grandfather. It offers a range of wines mainly from the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, from regional appellation to grand cru.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

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