The Bouchard Père & Fils Le Corton Grand Cru 2022 offers a rich bouquet of raspberries, rose petals, and spices. Full-bodied with deep concentration, powdery tannins, and vibrant acidity, it finishes with a long, saline note. Made from Pinot Noir, it matures in French oak (40-50% new oak) for 12-14 months, offering excellent aging potential. Pair with venison, game birds, or full-flavored cheeses. Best served at 17-18°C and will age beautifully for 10+ years.

Wine Spectator | WS 96
Published: Jul 31, 2025

Plush and packed with cherry, raspberry, boysenberry, earth and spice flavors, this red is athletic and focused. Mineral and woodsy underbrush elements add complexity as this builds to the long, lingering aftertaste, which reverberates with fruit, mineral and savory notes. Best from 2029 through 2047. 90 cases imported.

The Wine Advocate | RP 93-95
Published: Jan 18, 2024

The 2022 Le Corton Grand Cru is another highlight of the range, mingling aromas of sweet cherries, berries and plums in a complex bouquet, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and layered palate that's dense and structured but beautifully refined, concluding with a long, penetrating finish.

The 2022 vintage is another tour de force for Bouchard, as the accompanying tasting notes reflect. Technical director Frédéric Weber reported little in the way of hydric stress, with rapid ripening at the end of the season that saw some parcels accumulate 1.5% potential alcohol in as little as three days. Fortunately, the team hadn't performed any deleafing and were able to apply protective kaolin clay as sunblock for the leaves and fruit to ride out the heat wave. Harvest began on August 26, with anything picked after 11 a.m. left overnight in a cold room for processing the following day, and the harvesters stopping work at 2 p.m.

As I've written before, viticulture chez Bouchard is among the best of the big houses (I drive past their Beaune vineyards several hundred times every year). Organic conversion is underway, and canopies are now hedged to 1.30 meters, around 30 centimeters higher than the classic low rognage that still predominates along the Côte—forward-thinking innovations that will no doubt find imitators in short order among other big players. Vinifications in red increasingly incorporate whole bunches, and whites are barreled down before the end of alcoholic fermentation, with foudres now employed for the second winter of élevage for some cuvées.

Vivino | Vivino 4.3

A nose of red fruit (cherry, blackcurrant), spice and woody notes which evolve in time towards aromas of truffle, leather and moss.
This is nectar which fully justifies the use of the typical Burgundy glass, very wide narrowing in at the top. It finishes with fine grained tannins and the flavors linger.

Bouchard-pereetfils.com

TASTING NOTE: Intense bouquet with aromas of red and black fruit, spices and a touch a oak. Rich and structured on the palate, this wine needs a bit of patience in order to reveal its raciness and great distinction. Excellent ageing potential.

Technical Specs

Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Natural Cork
Harvest: From 26 August 2022
Oak: 12–14 months in French oak, 40–50% new oak
Varietals: Pinot Noir 100%
Skin Contact: 18–21 days, following partial or total destemming depending on the vintage
Winemaker: Frédéric Weber
Region: Le Corton Grand Cru, Aloxe-Corton, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy

Serving Temperature: 17–18°C
Decanting: 1-2 hours
Food Pairing: Venison, game birds, roast beef, duck, truffle dishes, wild mushrooms and full-flavoured mature cheeses