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Subregion | France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Corton |
Colour | White |
Type | Still |
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A distinctly smoky nose combines notes of green apple, white flower, spice and a hint of iodine. There is excellent density to the powerful and muscular broad-shouldered flavors that are blessed with so much dry extract that the mouth feel is almost chewy, all wrapped in a borderline painfully intense, compact and hugely long finish. This doesn't have the inimitable class of the Montrachet or the Chevalier but for sheer flavor impact, this is just as impressive.
The superb 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru exhibits a youthfully reserved bouquet of lemon oil, white flowers, smoky reduction and wet stones. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and phenolic, with chewy extract and almost tannic structure, that is more in keeping with a red wine, rather than a white. Long, focused and incisive, it's a mineral expression of Corton-Charlemagne that's built for the cellar.