An outstanding villages offering from a lesser-known (in the US) commune, the 2003 Aloxe-Corton bursts forth with aromas of black fruits, spices, and cassis liqueur. An intense, medium to full-bodied wine, it exhibits wonderful concentration, power, depth, ripeness, and length. This broad, ample effort is jam-packed with plummy black cherries that linger in its persistent, if slightly warm (from alcohol) finish. Projected maturity: now-2012. Becky Wasserman Selection / Le Serbet; French Fax: 011-33-3-80-24-29-70, various American importers, including Veritas Imports, Beverly Hills, CA; tel. (310) 205-3800