Rich and succulent, like biting into a crunchy cherry, this red also delivers blackberry, violet, stone and earth accents. Lithe and well-delineated, firming up on the long, tightly wound finish. Though more about the minerals and structure in the end, this is balanced and full of energy. Best from 2028 through 2047. (August 2024)

Deep and dark nose with plenty of smoked-bacon character. Very rich for Corton, but this isn't a jot too much. Huge tannin structure, but it's beautifully integrated and the overall impression is of velvety harmony. Long, almost silky finish. Drink or hold.

Blackberry and black cherry flavors hold center court in this fruity, velvety red. It's backed by dense tannins and remains fresh through the lingering finish. Chalky tannins leave a firm, dry sensation. Best from 2024 through 2042. — BS

Aromas of candied plums accented with a suggestion of wild herbs and a savoury note give the nose of Latour's Clos du Roi a pleasant complexity, yet there is also good purity of fruit here. The wine is fermented on native yeasts in open-top fermenters and aged 18 months in cask, half of them new. The texture on the palate is supple and approachable now. Drinking Window 2021 - 2034  - Charles Curtis MW

Dark ruby dense robe with garnet shades. Beautiful fruity aromatic note with notes of sour cherries, a touch of white pepper, laurel, fine spices. Rich and quite powerful at first taste, it develops
on a beautiful structure and displays a straightforward and quite tasty mid-palate. Polished tannins and persistent finish of beautiful intensity. A distinguished wine with character that will refine its notes of elegance with ageing. (Paolo Basso)

Beautifully fresh array... features from the red side of the fruit spectrum with background hints
of wood, spice and earth. All wrapped in a balanced, firm and austere finale.

Purest Morello cherry with a tinge of ripe black cherry on the nose. Those flavors persist on the fine, elegant, and very linear palate. This has poise and elegance, purity and lovely freshness. Wonderful persistence. - Anne Krebiehl MW

This is a surprisingly similar nose to the last wine (Corton Grancey) - fine notes of complexity but not that different. Directly more volume and freshness in the mouth though - a cooler fruit but layers of flavour. This will be super wine and a step up from the Corton Grancey this year - really a great finish...

Medium deep purple with lighter rim. There is power to the nose but not at this stage clarity. Middleweight, a slightly dry finish. (Tasted prior to bottling)

This is ripe, with black cherry, plum and spice flavors and a fleshy texture, all backed by a solid structure. The flesh buffers the tannins up front, but they win out in the end. Long and well-proportioned, with a vibrant, fresh finish that evokes tobacco. Best from 2022 through 2040.-B.S - USA

At this stage, this big, black wine has an austere edge that will open out as it develops. With the powerful tannins and the density behind the ripe black fruits, it will be impressive. Drink from 2023. 

A dense, compact red, with cherry and berry flavors compressed by the sturdy structure. Shows a kernel of sweetness at the core, leading to a long finish of spice, earth and mineral. Best from 2019 through 2032. By Bruce Sanderson (USA)

Wide, airy, complex, a more mineral depth. Bigger and rounder in the mouth, more overt complexity in the mid-palate - overall a bigger more forceful wine, without ever shouting. A burst of flavour then a wide semi-mineral, semi-fruit flavour to finish. Excellent. (cask sample) By Bill Nanson (UK)

A deeper nose of slightly darker fruit, certain more density of fruit too. Wide, lovely energy, a little tannin coming to the fore in the mid-palate. Lovely burst of mid-palate flavour too. Fine and long. By Bill Nanson (UK- Tasting of Cortons 2012 )

Colour is quite light. Smoky notes, minerality, cherry jam. Nice structure in the mouth, with beautiful and firm tannins. Fine and velvety wine with some tension on the finish. Great evolution expected!

This second out of four in this 2012 series has a more full bodied palate than the Clos de la Vigne, with a more "roasted fruit" aspect, plus cassis and dark cherry notes, and a touch of cinnamon. The tannins are ripe and soft, yet there is a hint of heat on the long finish.

Here the nose is deep, with a certain spicy aspect to the fruit. Fills the mouth nicely, more supple in aspect, slowly growing tannin like the last wine and whilst also very finely grained, it is certainly less astringent. Tasty fruit in the mid-palate and into the finish - not quite the clarity of fruit that I'd like - but this is a very tasty glass. By Bill Nanson (UK - Tasting of Cortons 2010)

Ah here we go, this was delicious. Lovely cherry, dark and red, with blackberry as well on the nose and opulent palate: savory and long. It has freshness, too, so its full bodied aspect ends with a long, lifting and bright finish. Yum !