Corton Renardes, Domaine Michel Gaunoux 2018

Like the Bourgogne there is a mentholated element to the ripe aromas of poached plum and mix of various red and dark cherry scents that convey a whisper of the sauvage. The highly seductive, indeed suave medium weight plus flavors that envelope the palate with sappy dry extract that does a fine job of buffering the very firm tannic spine shaping the wonderfully long, dusty, austere and lengthy finish that also displays just a barely perceptible trace of warmth. Lovely stuff and in contrast to several of the preceding wines, this could be reasonably approached after 7 to 8 years though it should repay up to twenty. Drink: 2034+ Note: from a .63 ha parcel

Aromas of red berries, plums and orange rind, framed by a deft touch of new oak, preface Gaunoux's 2018 Corton-Renardes Grand Cru, a medium to full-bodied, firmer, more austere wine than the suave Grands Epenots or sumptuous Rugiens. Fine-boned but tightly wound, it's a penetrating, mineral wine with a distinctive profile of its own in the portfolio. 2028 - 2055