2012 Corton Grand Cru
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Aubert de Villaine compared the domaine's 2012s to the 1991s, when I tasted the finished wines with him at the estate in November 2014. To be sure, though, the 2012s have come a long way since they were bottled. A year ago, the wines showed a palpable sense of raw power from tiny yields and late malos. Today, the wines are much more polished. At this stage, the 2012s can be divided into two groups; wines that are intensely tannic (Corton, Grands-Échézeaux, Romanée St.-Vivant and Romanée-Conti), and others where the concentration of fruit stands out above all else (Échézeaux, Richebourg and, to a lesser extent, La Tâche).
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I tasted with Cellarmaster Bernard Noblet in November, so I was not able to ask Aubert de Villaine if he still prefers the estate's 2012s to its 2010s. In November of 2013, de Villaine ventured the opinion that the '12s have "more energy and riper tannins" than the earlier year. Part of that energy no doubt owes to his decision to vinify with 60% to 80% whole clusters in 2012, which helps to counter the vintage's impression of slightly elevated pHs, which Noblet told me are in the 3.6 to 3.65 range. These stunning wines impress more for their class and refinement than for sheer weight on the palate.
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