Philippe Pacalet, Corton Bressandes other_regions_australia Both were superb

Both were superb

forest floor

chocolate-covered cherries and a waft of cinnamon stick

The 1996 Reserva was also the product of a challenging vintage

with the bitter structure and the exaggerated phenolic ripeness of the growing season

Philippe Pacalet, Corton Bressandes other_regions_australia Both were superbThis is the first wine to display any material amount of reduction and here its enough to overshadow the fruit. Otherwise there is fine freshness to the big bodied and muscular flavors that are at once rich and quite serious, all wrapped in an austere if long finish. This needs to develop more depth but the underlying material appears to be such that it should in time. (90 93) 2029+