The 2014 Corton les Perrières Grand Cru has a very pure red cherry and fresh strawberry-scented bouquet with superb delineation and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, quite grippy in the mouth and with more density than the 2014 Corton la Vigne Au Saint. The fruit turns toward dark red/black at the finish that has fine salinity. It does not quite match the Corton Clos Rognet, yet it is still a grand cru in the true sense of the word. Of course, the pesky drosophila suzukii cared little for reputation when it appeared in Burgundy in the latter half of August, a pre-harvest surprise to keep vignerons on their toes. It just likes warm, humid conditions and some lovely fresh pulpy grapes to feed upon, red rather than white. Speaking to Jean-Nicolas Méo, he suggested that it was actually his German assistant who first discovered the vector in the region.