Smoky black tea, jasmine, and bitter black fruits scent the Camille Giroud 2006 Aloxe-Corton Guerets, which originates in at the base of the Corton massif, and is distinctively Corton-like in its restrained, firm, but mouth-filling character and its chalk and stone finishing undertones. Hopefully this will develop further complexity, and should certainly remain satisfying over at least the next 4-5 years. David Croix racked his 2006s into tank earlier than normal in an attempt to preserve the maximum of fruit. (For details about the recent revival of Camille Giroud and about David Croix's approach, readers are referred to reports in issues 160 and 170 respectively. A Gevrey-Chambertin En Champs was too reduced from tank when I last tasted it to adequately access, but it definitely displayed potential and reflected its old vines of a tiny-berried selection; while a Clos Vougeot from purchased fruit was stuck in protracted malo.) A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet (various importers); fax 011-333-80-24-29-70