This is surprisingly elegant in the context of what is typical for Vercots with its mélange of ripe yet airy aromas of plum, red raspberry, earth and a vague suggestion of the sauvage. There is excellent volume and...

The red Corton from Bouchard is bright and fresh, with aromas of currant, pomegranate and kirsch. The wine is noticeably more tannic, and there is a firmly mineral saline note and a crisp acidity that draws the wine to an...

Marked by toasty new oak, vanilla and resin notes, this red also reveals a core of cherry, raspberry, earth and mineral flavors. Broad and powerful, backed by bright acidity and fine-grained, chalky tannins. Though long...

Revisited from bottle, the 2017 Aloxe-Corton 1er Les Vercots is showing well, unfurling in the glass with notes of cassis and red berries mingled with sweet soil tones. Medium to full-bodied, muscular and succulent, this...

The 2020 Le Corton Grand Cru has an open-knit bouquet, possibly with some stem addition, slightly tertiary red fruit with a light loamy element that emerges with time in the glass. This has real complexity and terroir...

A domaine wine, Bouchard farms this on their 8.77 acres on the east face of the Corton hill. The hot, dry vintage played into that exposition toward the morning sun, yielding a wine with notes of licorice amped up in...

(90-92 points) The 2022 Aloxe-Corton Les Fournières 1er Cru has more Pinoté and delineation on the nose compared to the Les Vercots. The oak is more integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with powdery tannins and...

(92-94 points) The 2022 Corton Grand Cru comes from the lieu-dit of Les Combes, though it is not written on the label. It has a perfumed nose with redcurrant and black cherry fruit, hints of dried violet petals and...

There is much better freshness to the ripe aromas of black cherry liqueur, warm earth and discreet sauvage nuances. There is very good concentration to the solidly voluminous and powerful medium weight plus flavors that...

(90-93 points) A slightly more generous dash of wood influence can be found on the liqueur-like aromas of plum, cherry, spice and newly turned earth. There is fine delineation to the large-scaled and equally muscular...

(90-93 points) A slightly more generous dash of wood influence can be found on the liqueur-like aromas of plum, cherry, spice and newly turned earth. There is fine delineation to the large-scaled and equally muscular...

Again, this possesses slightly better freshness with its hints of poached, if not stewed, plum, spice and earth. There is much, much better freshness and energy to the dense and more voluminous bigger-bodied flavors that...

The 2020 Corton Grand Cru has a splendid nose with brambly red fruit, briar, light earthy notes and good vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, sour cherry and orange rind. Quite zesty and joyful...

(91-93 points) A more elegant nose features notes of spiced red berries with background whiffs of the sauvage and freshly turned earth. The middle weight flavors are not super dense yet there is a lovely sense of harmony...