2016 Domaine Parent Corton Grand Cru Les Renardes Pre-2010 the 2020 Château Les Grandes

the 2020 Château Les Grandes Murailles comes from a tiny parcel and is all Merlot aged in 50% new oak

which is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc

with ripe acids and a rich

incredibly elegant Saint-Estèphe has silky tannins

It is understated at first and demands coaxing from the glass

2016 Domaine Parent Corton Grand Cru Les Renardes Pre-2010 the 2020 Château Les GrandesAnne 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