The 2010 Corton Rognets is striking. Seamless layers of dark red fruit, freshly cut flowers and mint are some of the many notes that flow from this impeccable, silky Corton. This is all elegance and class, quite different from the reputation of Corton. The wine needs a few years to absorb its 50% new oak barrels, but it is still pretty impressive at present.

(30% vendange entier ): Good bright, deep red. Brooding aromas of black cherry and violet. Juicy and sweet but less expressive today than the Clos du Roi. Terrific dark fruit and floral flavors are given punch by the stem component. Finishes with serious tannins and lingering notes of bitter chocolate and spice. Croix notes that this wine has been graceful and aromatic in barrel since the outset, but today it's a bit more sullen.

Sweet and intense. Big and beefy – almost meaty. A third whole cluster. Finishes a bit suddenly. (JR)