Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Corton Grand Cru 2017

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Reviewed by: William Kelley

Tasted from a small tank where it had been assembled for an earlier-than-usual bottling, the 2017 Corton Grand Cru offers up an expressive bouquet of rose hip, cinnamon, sweet spices and red berries. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a sweet, sun-kissed core of fruit that reflects the warmth of August 2017, framed by an open-knit chassis of stony tannins. It's a charming, expressive rendition of the Domaine's Corton.

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Reviewed by: William Kelley

The 2017 Corton Grand Cru is performing beautifully from bottle, bursting from the glass with a captivating bouquet of peonies, rose hips, sweet red berries, orange rind, spices and subtle soil tones. On the palate, the wine medium to full-bodied, supple and velvety, with succulent acids, good concentration and a long, exquisitely perfumed finish. Indeed, it's only by comparison with the domaine's utterly suave wines from Vosne-Romanée later in the tasting that this Corton's tannins seem comparatively coarse-grained. Picked on September 4th, it is showing appreciably better than it did when I tasted it from tank before bottling last year.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2017 Corton Grand Cru is floral, gracious and so inviting. White pepper, mint and pine perk up the red cherry and cranberry fruit flavors nicely. In 2017, the Corton is decidedly ethereal and pointed, with terrific energy and tons of class. It will be interesting to see how it develops, as there is a good deal of structure beneath. Even in the short time I was able to follow it in this tasting, the Corton opened up very nicely. This fruit was brought in on September 4, and was the domaine’s first pick.