Corton Grand Cru, Edouard Delaunay, 2020

Founded in 1893, the house of Delaunay became a prestigious and prolific estate and was one of the sole distributors of DRC and exclusively of La Romanée until the 1940s. Sold to Jean Claude Boisset in the 1990s, the maison was reborn in 2017 when winemaker and fifth generation, Laurent Delaunay, purchased back the name, and winery and cellars next to the family home Chateau de Chaumont. Laurent and wife Catherine have accessed some excellent vineyard sites across the Cote d’Or, including a gem in Petit-Vougeots, and right up to Griottes-Chambertin, recently presenting their 2017s in November to great acclaim. 2018 will be the first vintage to be offered en primeur from the self-proclaimed “most atypical of the fine wine houses of Burgundy” and Honest Grapes is delighted to be amongst a select handful of merchants to partner with the maison to do so.
91-93pts Jaspar Morris, Inside Burgundy

A blend from Perrières, Bressandes and Charlemagne. Mid purple, a classy lively deep fruit, not too ripe. Fills the palate, slightly darker notes at the back, along with oak and acidity, not quite as long as I was expecting, otherwise very good. Tasted: December 2021