2010 DRC Corton
Estimated value
Buying options
Tasting notes
The 2010 Corton Grand Cru was the second release from DRC after taking over the Prince Florent de Merode holdings en fermage . This bottles showed very well. It is extremely perfumed, almost heady on the nose with beautifully defined blue fruit laced with violet. There is something sensual about the aromatics. The palate is lush on the entry that belies the structure underneath. It is just as crisp as it showed just after bottling, here with an added dash of white pepper on the aftertaste. Delicious. Tasted at the Bistro Roch in Nuits Saint-Georges.
Critic scores
The Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
Medium red. Captivating high notes of strawberry, raspberry, white pepper and pungent oak spices. Juicy, intense and soil-driven, with complex saline soil tones to the flavors of redcurrant, spices and pepper. Finishes long and salty, with very good lift. Aubert de Villaine told me he preferred both the 2011 and 2009 versions of this wine.
NB vintage. Third vintage. They have pulled out quite a few vines. Very rich nose. Broad and fruity. Very opulent on the nose though still quite firm and needs a little bit more flesh but exciting and a little chewy. Fresh and a fresh, dry note on the end. (JR)