2012 Corton Pougets
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(13.6% alcohol; 3.45 pH; 3.94 g/l acidity; from a yield of around 30 h/h, reduced by millerandage ): Moderately saturated medium red. Quite tight and closed on the nose, hinting at medicinal dark red fruits, minerals and licorice. A distinctly powerful wine with a serious spine; quite imploded today and not showing the fleshiness or pliancy of texture of the 2015 bottling. This penetrating but sullen wine finishes with a repeating brooding medicinal quality and serious palate-saturating tannins that come off as a tad dry today. Barnier told me that 2012 was a vintage with "hard skins," and that the wines show "a certain rusticity owing to the thick skins and lack of juice." This struck me as rather uncompromisingly dry at the vertical tasting and not much fun for the time being. Like so many 2012 reds, it has also shut down since the bottling.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Corton Pougets Grand Cru from Louis Jadot has a dark and broody bouquet, and yet it is well defined with subtle marine notes filtering through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, the acidity well judged leading to a structured, quite masculine, almost Pommard-like finish that has good sustain. This is a well crafted Corton with plenty of matière, though I would be inclined to leave it for three or four years.
Bright medium red. Scented aromas of black cherry, licorice, crushed stone, rose petal and sweet oak. Silky on entry, then juicy and sharply focused in the middle, showing a captivating light touch to its pungent red fruit, mineral and spice flavors. Finishes with suave, fine-grained tannins and lovely savory persistence. I've been enjoying this rather feminine, stylish Corton grand cru back to the 1970s, and it has a strong track record for graceful aging.
Bright, dark red. Raspberry and spice aromas lifted by crushed stone. Sappy and energetic, with a classic dryness to the intense flavors of red fruits, menthol and minerals. Really saturates the palate with flavor and builds on the long, vibrant finish. A classic vintage for this cuvee, thanks to the strong stony element.
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.