Professional reviews
Robert Parker (94)
The 2015 Corton Grand Cru is developing brilliantly, showing even more depth and dimension than it did a few years ago. It unwinds in the glass with notes of wild berries and plums mingled with licorice, subtle spices and petals. Full-bodied, rich and layered, with lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, it's muscular and concentrated, with a seamless, enveloping profile and a long, expansive finish. This is still some years from maturity, and it is built to be very long lived.
Jancis Robinson (19)
There is a strange divinity to the aromas of DRC wines, and this has it in spades: the red fruit is poised and understated, interwoven with stemmy character that has a dewdrop sort of freshness to it, somehow. Tremendous clarity on the palate, light tannic chew and tremendous cranberry fruit plus an iron-rich earthiness on the finish. Goes way beyond the limits of most Corton. (RH)
Jasper Morris (96)
Picked 4th September. Aubert de Villaine described this to us as the most perfect vintage, alongside 1999, that he has seen. He remembers driving through the vines on the way back from celebrating the UNESCO inscription of the Climats, and thinking how beautiful they were looking. The wine displays a glowing red to purple colour. There is a massive density of fruit, also strong tannins, clearly an infant. Still a bit earthy, maybe closing down at the moment. The intensity demonstrates a great wine in the making, but the firmer tannins on display at the moment indicate that this should not be touched for five years at least, maybe a decade. The rating is for potential, not current consumption. Tasted Jul 2019.
BOW (8.50)
