THE WINE

The Château de Laborde dates back to 1700 and is located in Burgundy, one of the most renowned regions in France for its red wines of the highest quality. Here we are in a relatively young reality; in fact, the current owner Hervé bought this castle with his wife in 1998 and has worked hard to restore it to its former glory and produce noteworthy wines.

This Pinot Noir 1er Cru Les Corbeaux is one of the flagships of the winery. Produced with 100% Pinot Noir grapes grown in the owned vineyards over 60 years old, these vineyards are located near the GrandCru Mazis-Chambertin.

THE WINEMAKING

The harvest is strictly manual; once in the cellar, the grapes are destemmed. This practice is followed by maceration at a constant temperature of 12 ° C, which lasts three days. The wine then ferments in thermo-conditioned vats with initial pumping and punching of the cap twice a day. The wine then ages for at least 12 months in oak barrels, 50% new and 50% of second passage. After the refinement, the wine is lightly filtered and bottled; sulfites are reduced to the minimum.

THE TASTING

The aroma is elegant, with pleasant notes of red fruits alternating with hints of thyme and sweet spices to close with lightly toasted and cocoa scents. Enveloping on the palate, this 1er Cru from Chateau de Laborde is exceptionally well structured with silky tannins and an excellent correspondence between aromas and flavours with a very long finish. After the first bottle, you will want to open a second one immediately!

FOOD PAIRINGS

It goes well with red meat and braised meat, and hard cheeses. Try it with braised meat.

THE WINERY

The history of the Chateau de Laborde winery dates back to 1704; at the time, the castle had almost 4 hectares of vineyards. In 1785 the castle was bought by a former banker named Jean-Joseph de Laborde, who thus became Marquis de Laborde. However, the Marquis was guillotined in 1794, and the castle remained abandoned until 1814… keep reading