Le millésime 2015 a été une année rare et relativement facile pour les vignerons. La floraison a commencé tôt et s’est déroulée rapidement ; l’été a été sec et souvent caniculaire ; et, après que les nappes phréatiques se furent suffisamment reconstituées au cours de l’hiver précédent, les précipitations du mois d’août ont contribué à atténuer quelque peu la sécheresse. Les rendements sont restés modestes. Les grappes étaient petites, et de nombreux pieds de pinot de la Côte de Beaune se remettaient encore des dégâts causés par la grêle au cours des trois derniers millésimes.
Cela transparaît clairement dans chaque bouteille. Le millésime 2015 possède cette richesse charnue aux arômes de fruits noirs qui fait la renommée de ce domaine, plutôt que le style plus élancé typique des années plus fraîches. Il est bouché avec un bouchon en liège naturel. Il sera à son apogée jusqu’en 2038, il n’y a donc pas lieu de se précipiter.
Robert Parker (93)
The 2015 Corton Bressandes Grand Cru, which was completely de-stemmed, has a fresh, lively and more generous bouquet than the 2015 Corton Grand Cru, the 14.5% alcohol neatly disguised. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. It is full of pretty dark cherry and blackberry fruit, white pepper and even a touch of tangy marmalade towards the finish. This should flesh out by the time it finishes its élevage. Excellent.
Winespectator (96)
Plush and ripe, this red offers a mix of black cherry, blackberry, violet, vegetal and mineral flavors, starting out a bit slowly, then gathering steam as it builds to a long, saturated finish. Complex, expressive and just a little wild too. Best from 2022 through 2043.
Vinous (91)
The 2015 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru has a very high-toned, floral bouquet with bunches of pressed violets dominating the fruit. It feels a little overdone and lacks subtlety. The palate is medium-bodied and very showy and ostentatious; this is a Corton desperate to be loved. It is quite seductive, a
Burghound (93)
A slightly more elegant if not quite as fresh combination exhibits a pretty mix of red currant, cherry, plum and subtle earth nuances. There is excellent volume to the richer and slightly rounder medium-bodied flavors that are at once utterly delicious yet entirely serious, all wrapped in a lingering finish where hints of bitter cherry and warmth appear. This is finer if not quite as vibrant as the regular cuvée of Corton and should mature a few years earlier.
Jasper Morris (91)
Whereas the other two 2015s in this tasting had rather gone into their shell, this Corton was still in its puppyish phase. The vigorous rich purple colour indicates the ripeness of the vintage, while sweet oak and ripe fruit provide an explosive bouquet suggestive of the new world, but vibrant lively gorgeous stuff. The oak has a restraining hand here on the palate but there’s no denying that this is a fruit bomb. Tasted Oct 2019.
