2021 Corton Pougets

This comes from one hectare of vines – right next to their 1.8 hectares of Chardonnay on Corton. Thibault Gagey notes that this is a wine that can be austere when young but ages particularly well. The 2021 is enticing with a nose of sweet spice and red cherry fruit. It’s silken-textured and long with a framework of powdered tannin, yet a creaminess to the fruit that fleshes out the palate. Currently a wine more about texture than aromatics and fruit.