Domaine A. et P. de Villaine

La Fortune Côte Chalonnaise Bourgogne Pinot Noir

9.116 ratings
8.82 pro ratings
Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy, France
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.4

Wrecked by Brettanomyces run amok.

Wrecked by Brettanomyces run amok.

Nov 15th, 2018
Jordan Wardlaw

Quite reductive. Very focused red fruits, crunchy and tart. Meaty, smoky, mineral aromas. Excellent tannic grip and tension on the palate. There’s an almost feral character that I’m liking. Good value in a somewhat unusual category.

Quite reductive. Very focused red fruits, crunchy and tart. Meaty, smoky, mineral aromas. Excellent tannic grip and tension on the palate. There’s an almost feral character that I’m liking. Good value in a somewhat unusual category.

1 person found it helpfulApr 15th, 2018
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

2nd bottle couple weeks later. Much better. Bright, red fruit. Red currant, raspberry. Gassy, but so far not Bretty. Tad reduced.

2nd bottle couple weeks later. Much better. Bright, red fruit. Red currant, raspberry. Gassy, but so far not Bretty. Tad reduced.

Dec 1st, 2018
Ian Hamel

2022/1 - always a great time.

2022/1 - always a great time.

Feb 13th, 2022
Ian Hamel

2021/11. This bottle started off a bit more herbal and austere, perhaps suggesting that it might be closing - but with a bit of air over a few hours, the savory, sweet and sour red fruit blossomed again, if anything suggesting it’s on the brink of its second phase

2021/11. This bottle started off a bit more herbal and austere, perhaps suggesting that it might be closing - but with a bit of air over a few hours, the savory, sweet and sour red fruit blossomed again, if anything suggesting it’s on the brink of its second phase

Nov 23rd, 2021
Ian Hamel

2021 spring / summer. Consistently lovely

2021 spring / summer. Consistently lovely

Aug 8th, 2021
Ian Hamel

2021 spring

2021 spring

May 4th, 2021
Ian Hamel

2020 spring / summer. This bottle was more primary than the other recent 2016 but as enjoyable as ever.

2020 spring / summer. This bottle was more primary than the other recent 2016 but as enjoyable as ever.

Aug 11th, 2020
Ian Hamel

202 spring / summer. I wonder if my ratings are suffering from inflation, but the truth is often I would be happy doing all of my drinking from de Villaine’s range. This particular Fortune was notably more developed than the 2017 or 18, in a good way - lots of woodsy complexity over the brighter berry fruit.

202 spring / summer. I wonder if my ratings are suffering from inflation, but the truth is often I would be happy doing all of my drinking from de Villaine’s range. This particular Fortune was notably more developed than the 2017 or 18, in a good way - lots of woodsy complexity over the brighter berry fruit.

Aug 11th, 2020
Justin Hansohn

Very well made. Aromatics and structure very present and buzzing. Calling whole bunch fermentation on this which showed prominently after a few days, not in a bad way, but definitely perceiving in this tasting the stark difference between de stemmed and some amount of stem inclusion.

Very well made. Aromatics and structure very present and buzzing. Calling whole bunch fermentation on this which showed prominently after a few days, not in a bad way, but definitely perceiving in this tasting the stark difference between de stemmed and some amount of stem inclusion.

Apr 7th, 2020