Edmond Cornu & Fils Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru 2021 Valle de Maule twenty percent of the Roussette

twenty percent of the Roussette is raised in small to medium-sized barrels

then the wine is racked into smaller barrels (5 hectoliters) of French oak origin for an additional 12 to 18 months

6% alcohol

followed by ripe and tart cherry fruit

frequently on the order of 65%

Edmond Cornu & Fils Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru 2021 Valle de Maule twenty percent of the RoussettePierre typically ages and bottles his two premier cru holdings in Aloxe Cortona half hectare in Les Moutottes and a 0. 3 hectare parcel in Les Valoziresseparately, but low yields in the stressed 2021 vintage led him to combine them. As Pierre is wont to quip, Moutottes is the belle danceuse (beautiful dancer) and Valozires the rugby man, and their characters truly are strikingly divergent. However, as with many couplings of ostensible opposites, they