Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton Grand Cru 2021

Tasting Notes

The 2021 Corton Grand Cru was cropped at a derisory yield of four hectoliters per hectare (for context, readers should remember that a vineyard planted at 10,000 vines per hectare that produces only one 100-gram cluster per vine already yields almost twice that). Wafting from the glass with a perfumed bouquet of sweet raspberries, orange zest, peonies and espresso roast and framed by a deft application of new wood, it's medium to full-bodied, suave and sapid, with a pure core of fruit framed by supple but sinewy tannins, concluding with a long, saline finish. This beautifully elegant wine will offer a broad drinking window, and I suspect its lighter style belies what will prove to be surprising longevity. Drink date: 2025-2050. (William Kelley,robertparker.com,Jan. 18, 2024)