Although this is dominated at this young stage by wood you can get through the firm spicy character to the dark heady fruit flavors. It has concealed power and intensity of ripe elegant fruit. It needs at least 10 years to mature.

Lower register and very earthy dark pinot fruit with game, spice and kirsch nuances complement the sauvage, brawny and sappy mouth coating full-bodied and muscular flavors that culminate in a wonderfully intense and frank finish. I very much like the depth here and there is good overall harmony plus in the context of the vintage, reasonably good phenolic ripeness. In sum, this is very Corton without being tough.