2014 Corton Les Renardes

The 2014 Corton les Renardes Grand Cru has a complex, sous-bois-tinged, red berry bouquet that is well defined and focused, unfolding nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, a creamy veneer coming from the new oak, but there is sufficient fruit to absorb that and turn into what should be a long-lived Corton. Perhaps the most seductive number from Michel Mallard this year.