Antonin Guyon, Corton Clos Roy Vintage:2017 menthol and licorice

menthol and licorice

but a moderate Cheval Blanc is the right way to state things here

44 ha parcel of 90+ year old vines situated directly across from Chambertin

remaining incredibly young and primary and only just beginning to hit its stride

this powerful effort should be capable of effortlessly aging over the next 15 to 20 years

Antonin Guyon, Corton Clos Roy Vintage:2017 menthol and licoriceAs is almost always the case this is aromatically less elegant but spicier and a bit more complex as well with its reserved array of liqueur like dark berries, earth and plenty of sauvage characters. There is ample minerality suffusing the more powerful and appealingly textured flavors that also coat the mouth with dry extract while buffering the very firm but not hard tannic spine on the hugely long finish. This is most impressive and well worth