Domaine Daniel Largeot Aloxe Corton Douro This sweetheart of a wine

This sweetheart of a wine used to fly so under the wine cognoscenti radar that it felt like I was a squirrel hiding treasures in cellars all around town

and she has a habit that I find

Very impressive

Lantignié has great geological complexity in the subsoils

was producing some of France's most celebrated red wines

Domaine Daniel Largeot Aloxe Corton Douro This sweetheart of a wineMore rustic and earth driven than many modern Aloxe bottlings, this opens with red cherry, plum, and dried currant, layered with forest floor, turned soil, and a faint savory spice. The palate is medium bodied and sturdy, with honest, unpolished fruit framed by slightly firm tannins and a steady, workmanlike line of acidity. The wine favors texture and earth over gloss, carrying through to a dry, grounded finish. A traditionally minded Aloxe Corton