Philippe Pacalet, Corton Bressandes Vintage:2017 but held back for seven

but held back for seven years in bottle prior to release)

white peach

showing a very gamey character on the nose along with some leaf mulch and cigar tobacco

I would not mark it down as a top tier Petrus

Philippe Pacalet, Corton Bressandes Vintage:2017 but held back for sevenThis 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+