2019 Charlemagne
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The 2019 Charlemagne Grand Cru is high-toned and effervescent on the nose, displaying a very sun-kissed yet rather facile bouquet of orange cordial and lime. Perhaps it’s missing the complexity and terroir expression of its peers. The palate is well balanced and lightly spiced, with ample depth, good freshness and commendable composure toward the understated finish. The palate probably deserves more complex aromatics, to be honest, though that does mean this Corton-Charlemagne ends on a high. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2019 Charlemagne Grand Cru has a very lovely bouquet of lemon curd, white peach, almond and flecks of white chocolate, all very well defined. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, rounded and intense, very persistent but with more tension and nerve than some of Vougeraie’s Premier Crus. Excellent.
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.