The 2009 Corton-Rognets is made from a southeast facing plot high on the slope above the village of Ladoix. It is a focused, inward and tightly coiled wine. Layers of dark red fruit flow through to the dense, muscular finish. Croix used 30% whole clusters for the Rognets. Tasted from tank.

(30% vendange entier ): Good medium red. Sappy raspberry, meat and underbrush on the nose and palate. Sweet and rich but not heavy, showing a fine-grained texture and a musky chocolate quality. Finishes with building tannins and a peppery component from the stems. I wanted a bit more primary fruit.

This is a little stemmy on the nose, good fruit concentration but you will have to wait for the stems to subsume into the wine. The palate has a tannic entry, a little disjointed and foursquare on the finish. Tasted January 2011.