Dubreuil Fontaine, Corton Clos Roi other_regions_italy white peach and a whiff

white peach and a whiff of fennel

This is firmly structured but should be accessible after only 6 years or so

the 1997 Solaia was super-concentrated

An admirably pure nose offers up aromas of various white-fleshed fruit

Like the Malconsorts this intensely mineral-driven effort is somewhat less structured than usual though it certainly doesn’t lack for power and punch

Dubreuil Fontaine, Corton Clos Roi other_regions_italy white peach and a whiff(from a . 62 ha parcel). Slightly more evident though still moderate wood frames the spicier and more sauvage influenced nose of similar dark berries, earth and a gamy hint. There is actually a bit less density to the more finely textured and tautly muscular flavors that exude a pungent minerality on the dusty, long and equally compact finish that should also reward a decade plus of keeping.