Maison Edouard Delaunay - Côtes de Nuits-Villages Les Combes 2018
15,5/20
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
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!
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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
A perfect accompaniment to beef bourguignon, duck breast with Roquefort, rillettes du Mans, marcassin terrine, Orloff veal knuckle...
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.
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Rated wine 15,5/20
Area rated Recommended
Decanter
Graded area (2020 guide) Recommended
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
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
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