A rich, fruity, evolving nose makes this wine immediately appealing. Scents of dark cherries and herbs rise out of the glass, the herbal scents gradually tending toward anise. On the palate, displays vibrant fruit with well-balanced acidity and healthy tannins. Very nicely balanced, with a structure that suggests good things to come.
More open now than its stable mate (the 2012 Aloxe-Corton Les Chaillots), but, like that wine, likely to reward cellaring. The kind of wine I like to buy by the case and try at intervals over several years.
Food pairing: Duck; roasted chicken dishes; rabbit or other game; mushroom or lentil dishes