The 1971 Corton Pougets Grand Cru was actually served from an impressive double magnum by Pierre-Henri Gagey himself. It was clear in color, the bouquet perfumed with a hint of patisserie infusing the generous red fruit, later offering more wilted rose petal scents before finally losing energy. The palate is medium-bodied with quite robust tannin although there is satisfying freshness irrespective of its age. I tempered my score because there was some hardness on the finish although even that seemed to be addressed as it opened and improved in the glass, finding evermore harmony (probably a result of this being poured from a larger format). Very fine. Tasted November 2016.