2022 Corton Vigne Au Saint

There are four-and-a-half barrels of the superb 2022 Corton Grand Cru La Vigne Au Saint, a deep, full-bodied and perfumed wine evocative of cassis, orange zest, exotic spices and rose petals. Layered and seamless, it concludes with a sapid, saline finish. An ardent admirer as I am of Croix's Beaune bottlings, this year it's the Vigne Au Saint that gets my nod as the king of the cellar.