Domaine Taupenot-Merme, Corton Grand Cru, Le Rognet et Corton

The first bottle of this I had last year ruined me for other Burgundies. Second bottle reinforcing the same lesson. Same impression as before: concentrated yet dry, plenty of fruit mostly black, but also full spice market. Tannins bold and strong, still. Enjoy and hold, both if you can. All day every day.

Dark red verging on purple with only slight bricking along rim. Pours and hits the palate (dense) closer to a Mourvedre - only the nose gives away Pinot. Black cherry, currant and forest fruits with distinctly savory notes throughout. Tannic finish. This surprised me for how chewy, dark and concentrated it is. Have tasted plenty of nearby AOCs but this is my first Corton.

Theme: Grand Cru : Saturated medium red. The color is deeper than both Faiveley and Anne Gros. Quite floral, with dark fruits, light sous bois and meaty. Nicely balance on the palate, medium weight and some edgy tannin. This has the savouriness on the palate. Pretty long way to go.

As expected, dark, masculine nose, forest notes, dark cherry, spices, underbrush. Masculine with present but very well managed tannins. Good complexity. Did well with a bit of air, can age further.

Medium ruby, flowers, cherry, tree bark, a sweet note to it, very good balance and drinks amazing now. Wow

Sub 2010 Red Burgundy Night (Extra Space) : Tasted blind. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of sweet dark herbs, earth, fresh loam, stony minerality, red plums, perfumy ripe stems, meat. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), grippy medium+ tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of ripe dark red cherries, bitter but ripe stems, sweet dark herbs, earth, meat. Long finish. Very good quality. Complex. …

Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby (albeit a tad lighter than the LLM Corton Renardes), translucent rim. A nose of sweet red cherry, herbs, earth and rocky minerality. Floral bouquet and a hint of green stems. High acidity, medium(+) body, medium(+) flavour intensity with ripe red cherry, sweet herbs and sous bois. Medium(+) grippy tannins, long finish. A powerful core, balanced by nice floral aromatics and a touch of stems on the nose and back palate. This is just beginning to …

Surprisingly young and fruity. Needs a few more years.