2011 Corton Charlemagne
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. There is a slight reduction on the nose of Henri Boillot’ 2011 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, but it opens nicely with citrus peel, mineral and sunflower seeds, gaining in intensity all the time. The palate is fresh and harmonious with a keen thread of acidity. This is well balanced, perhaps a little Puligny in style with a slightly bitter and abrupt finish. Not a bad wine, but not the best from Henri Boillot in this vintage.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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(13.8% alcohol): Pale straw-yellow. Very reduced nose hints at very ripe stone fruits, ginger, smoke and petrol. Round, sweet and quite ripe but a bit warm, and not currently showing the lift or grip of classic Corton-Charlemagne. This wine is lower in acidity than the 2012 version and comes across as rather outsized. I was blown away by a barrel sample a year ago but today this bottle does not show the energy I found last spring.
An utterly mesmerizing wine, the 2011 Corton-Charlemagne conquers all of the senses with its grace and harmony. Lemon oil, white flowers, pears and crushed rocks are some of the many notes that are woven together in the glass. The 2011 is perfumed, sublime and drop-dead gorgeous from the very first taste. With time, though, the wine blossoms beautifully as it fills out its broad-shouldered frame with tons of style.
Hugely rich and well sculpted. This wine does seem to be of grand cru quality. There is real concentration and structure here. (JR)
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.