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Corton Charlemagne, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey 2011

RegionBurgundy
Subregion France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Corton
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietyChardonnay

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Tasting Notes

A restrained if beautifully complex nose features notes of wet stone, Granny Smith apples, dried white flowers and a mix of primarily white orchard fruit scents, in particular pear. There is excellent concentration to the highly textured medium weight plus flavors that are imposing in their raw power and drive, all wrapped in an intensely mineral-driven finish that, like the Perrières, is borderline painful. Think patience here as plenty will be required before this is fully ready.

92/94
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (51), June 2013

(a 50/50 blend of vines from Pernand and Aloxe, with both parcels picked the same day): Pale green-tinged yellow. Pungent aromas of lemon, lime, apple, crushed stone, nutmeg and medicinal herbs. Wonderfully intense, backward wine with almost painful penetration to its pineapple and crushed stone flavors. Finishes with uncanny aromatic persistence for the vintage. Structured for a graceful evolution in bottle. I wouldn't go near this for at least five or six years.

94+
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar (170), September 2013
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