Corton Rouge, Domaine de la Romanée Conti 2022

The 2022 Corton Grand Cru is open and accessible, offering up aromas of plums and red fruit preserve mingled with exotic spices and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, soft and velvety, with a broad attack that segues into a rich core of exuberant fruit, it's sweet and succulent, concluding with a broad, discreetly heady finish. It was here that the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's harvest began, on 30 August 2022, and as usual, the cuvée unites holdings in Clos du Roi, Bressandes and Renardes.

A full dark magenta purple. Plums, cherries, raspberries, there is plenty going on from first sniff without the 2022 Corton losing its grace. On the palate this wine is sensual and offers impressive density. The warmth of the vintage is a little more apparent but does not distort. Lowish in acidity, with fully ripe tannins. Drink from 2030-2040. Tasted May 2025.