Louis Latour, Corton Rouge Size:6x750ml redcurrant jelly and chocolate-covered cherries

redcurrant jelly and chocolate-covered cherries notes

(from a rarely seen 1er that measures only

(made with ~60% whole clusters)

energetic acidity and stretched mineral essence

The 2018 El Ciruelo could very well be the finest vintage of this single-vineyard bottling

Louis Latour, Corton Rouge Size:6x750ml redcurrant jelly and chocolate-covered cherriesAn attractively floral suffused nose speaks of plum, earth and a hint of the sauvage. There is good underlying tension and detail if limited concentration to the otherwise delicious flavors that conclude in a mildly drying and austere finale. This is on the lighter side for a Corton though I suspect that it may add weight with a few years of bottle aging.