2009 Corton-Rognet Grand Cru, Domaine Chevalier Père et Fils (750ml)

Vintage: 2009
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Corton-Rognet
Vineyard:
Designation: Grand Cru
Appellation: Corton/Aloxe-Corton
Producer: Domaine Chevalier Père et Fils
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Beaune
Alcohol: 13%

Tasting note: Very ripe (indeed there are background hints of roasted fruit) and complex aromas give way to rich, intense and overtly muscular flavors that possess imposing size and weight as well as ample mid-palate concentration culminate in a mouth coating and ever-so-slightly warm finish. There is a lot of gas present which renders this difficult to easily judge but the absence of freshness is a question mark at present and hence the wider predicted range. (Drink starting 2019)  (89-93?pts. Burghound)

Tasted: May 2011
Score: 89-93?
Drink: Starting 2019