The 2016 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru is a distinguished Pinot Noir from the Burgundy region of France, specifically the Cote de Beaune sub-region and the Aloxe Corton appellation. This red wine is produced by Bouchard Pere et Fils and comes with a cork closure. The wine boasts an alcohol content of 13.5%.
Professional reviewers have lauded this wine, highlighting its complexity and potential for aging. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave it a score of 93, noting its "finely tuned bouquet with cranberry, raspberry preserve, and crushed strawberry scents, crushed roses developing with time." The review further describes the wine as "well balanced with a fine line of acidity, brisk and tensile from start to finish," and predicts it will likely surpass the 2015 Corton.
James Suckling provided an even higher score of 95, praising its "chalky and stony notes intermingled with pastry and red to dark cherries." The review emphasizes the wine's "good acidity, impressive depth, and weight of tannins," calling it a "cool vintage expression with more intensity at the finish." Suckling's review suggests that this wine will age very well, recommending it be tried from 2024 onward.
Burghound also rated the wine at 95, though noted its "very, very generous wood treatment" which currently dominates the "layered nose of dark cherry, raspberry, earth, and sauvage-inflected aromas." The review acknowledges the wine's "superb concentration, power, and richness" and the "exceptionally firm tannic spine shaping the superbly long mineral-driven finish." However, it also advises that the wine will require time to integrate its oak elements fully.
Wine Spectator offered a slightly different perspective with a score of 92, describing the wine as a "broad, lush style" with "peach, citrus, honey, and spice aromas and flavors." The review mentions that "all the impact is up front, tailing off a little on the finish," but still considers it a "powerful white," best enjoyed from 2020 through 2027.
Overall, the 2016 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru is highly regarded, especially for its aging potential and complex flavor profile.