Faiveley Corton Clos des Cortons 2009 Margaux the wine is still tight

the wine is still tight and needs additional time in the bottle to come around but will continue to gain complexity over the next decade

It is a remarkably detailed Barolo for the vintage

Christina Pickard

spice-accented raspberry and cherry scents are complicated by musky garrigue

A real pleasure for the twenty-first century taste

Faiveley Corton Clos des Cortons 2009 Margaux the wine is still tight94 Points Burghound, Allen Meadows A distinctly spicy nose of admirably fresh plum, earth and mocha suffused aromas is ripe yet stops short of being surmature. The exceptionally rich and concentrated big bodied flavors possess an abundance of dry extract that imparts a suave and seductive texture to the mildly austere, balanced and hugely long finish that seems only to become firmer as it sits on the palate. Note that this robust effort will