For reports and full tasting notes, go toTim Atkin MW's website.

Revisited from bottle, the 2018 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru wafts from the glass with notes of peonies and orange rind mingled with rich berry fruit and carnal hints of smoked meats and fresh leather that weren't apparent during élevage. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with powdery tannins, succulent acids and a generous core of fruit, it's a pretty, structurally elegant wine that's just a touch more aromatically rustic than I remember it.

The 2018 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru contains 65% whole-bunch fruit. The well-defined nose features brambly black fruit, crushed stone/powdered gravel and light tobacco scents. The medium-bodied palate is linear, precise and elegant, delivering fine-grained tannins with moderate grip and a slightly conservative finish. I suspect this will ultimately turn out to be a well-crafted yet early-drinking Corton.