Rapet's 2022 Corton Grand Cru delivers aromas of red berries, cherries, vine smoke and orange zest. Full-bodied, layered and velvety, it's deep and concentrated, with a serious chassis of sweet, chalky tannins and a penetrating finish. It's now Rapet's sole Corton, as the Pougets parcel is being planted over to Chardonnay.

The 2022 Corton Grand Cru, bottled at the end of November, offers bright, brambly red fruit, loam and light incense aromas on the nose, with maybe just a suggestion of tree bark. The palate is medium-bodied, with powdery tannins and dark berry fruit laced with white pepper and clove, although the finish doesn't quite kick on as I was expecting. Perhaps, if given the choice, I might plump for the Beaune Cent Vignes. Tasted at merchants' 2022 Burgundy tastings in London.