Chateau Meursault, Corton Rouge Vintage:2016 Rugiens-Hauts villages and La Vache)

Rugiens-Hauts villages and La Vache)

citrus and stone finish

tobacco and cocoa notes

This elegance defies the vintage and resets your palate to a place of nuance and finesse that is nearly impossible to find in these 2017 releases

Chateau Meursault, Corton Rouge Vintage:2016 Rugiens-Hauts villages and La Vache)(from Les Vergennes and Rognets). A pungent nose of wood and reduction dominate the underlying fruit today. Otherwise the round and velvet textured flavors possess both good volume and excellent richness, all wrapped in a mildly austere and reasonably well balanced finish that offers good if not exceptional complexity. There is a hint of warmth but its not intrusive and overall this is a relatively forward Corton that could be enjoyed relatively young