2016 Corton Le Rognet
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(13.5% alcohol, which Jean-Nicolas Méo described as "almost low for the year"): Bright ruby-red. A fruit bomb on the nose, offering almost liqueur-like scents of black cherry and dark raspberry but with considerably more energy than the Perrières. Then less sweet on the palate than the nose would suggest, displaying seriously dense, plush dark fruit flavors supported by plush tannins. Finishes with terrific length and surprising energy. Méo noted that he picked this fruit early enough (September 24) to retain verve. These vines on the Ladoix-Serrigny side of the Corton hill avoided the frost in 2016.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Corton Rognet Grand Cru was quite feisty and rich on the nose, perhaps missing the same composure as the Corton-Perrières: hints of date infusing the red cherry and kirsch aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with sweet tannin, plump ripe red fruit with good volume, slightly less tension than I would like. This was apparently harvested a little earlier than others, although I might have even have got the vendangeurs out a day earlier? This is one cru where I harbor much fonder memories of the 2015.