1985 Corton Bressandes
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Tasting notes
Score 86/100 · Robert Parker, Jan 1990
The Corton Les Bressandes is powerful, but I thought I detected a touch of overripeness in the bouquet. It is a fleshy, rich, high-alcohol wine that seems a bit out of step with Robert Drouhin's winemaking philosophy. The 1985s from this famous firm are all impeccably clean, correct, well-made wines. Drouhin has managed to preserve the individual identity of each appellation as the wines do not taste alike. There is, of course, a house style, but that can be said of the wines from a small grower as well.
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Critic scores
86
86/100
Robert Parker
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.