Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 89-91
The 2014 Corton Grand Cru was tasted from a new barrel, although the final blend will be 50% new and 50% in those used for the 2013 vintage. It has a fresh and lively bouquet, a touch of earthiness infusing the red berry fruit, a hint of incense, a very “natural” Corton that unfurls in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, quite tensile in the mouth, again, quite earthy with a touch of stemminess on the finish that will be integrated by the time of bottling.
Anticipated maturity: 2017-2030
Vinous 92+
Bright medium red Wild perfume of strawberry, raspberry, pepper, caramel and earth Lovely precision and lift to the tangy raspberry, cherry and spice flavors complicated by saline minerality Quite tight today, showing a restrained sweetness Finishes with firm-edged, slightly tough tannins and excellent length A very good vintage for this grand cru blend
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2035
JancisRobinson.com 18
Lightish cherry (but the samples are – understandably – so small and the glasses so big it is difficult to see the colour). Pretty and delicate on the nose. Refined notes of red fruit with just a touch of spice but really very quiet. On the palate this has unexpected intensity while remaining scented. The intensity is so subtle but still unmissable. Just a very slight note of cedar/stem spice but remaining sweet, the spice becoming more present in the glass. Beautifully balanced freshness and great length. The super-fine tannins are giving a subtle but definite shape to the fruit. (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2040