Corton 2010

The wine in this vintage

In Burgundy 2010 is remembered as a cool, low-yielding year, shaped by a difficult flowering that concentrated the bunches while preserving bright acidity; it is now regarded as one of the great classic vintages of the decade. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's Corton 2010, one of the earliest releases of this Grand Cru drawn from Clos du Roi, Bressandes and Renardes, captures all of that tension: crunchy red fruit, earthy and spicy notes, dense yet fine-grained tannins. Jancis Robinson scored it 18/20. It is still a young wine, closed within its structure, and deserves further patience in the cellar to develop the tertiary complexity of great Corton.

The producer · Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is, by universal consent, the ultimate reference point in Burgundy and one of the most revered names in the world of wine. Based in Vosne-Romanée, at the heart of the Côte de Nuits, it takes its name from the vineyard bought by the Prince of Conti in 1760. Since the nineteenth century the estate has been tied to the de Villaine family, joined in the twentieth century by the Leroy and later Roch families; Aubert de Villaine steered it for decades with a vision both rigorous and humble. The Domaine owns the two monopoles of Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, along with major holdings in Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Grands-Échezeaux, Échezeaux and Montrachet, more recently joined by Corton and Corton-Charlemagne. Organic and biodynamic farming, very low yields, harvesting at full ripeness and generous use of whole clusters produce wines of extraordinary transparency, depth and longevity: pure statements of terroir rather than of cellar style.

Critics' scores

• 18/20 Jancis Robinson

Technical details

Producer

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Region

Burgundy

Country

Francia

Type

Rosso

Vintage

2010

When to drink

Not yet at its peak

Sizes

75 cl, Magnum 150 cl, Case of 6 × 75 cl

eWibe code

0450810