2017 Corton Charlemagne
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The 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru comes from the debut vintage for Pierre Millemann's boutique range. Three barrels were produced, aged in 100% new oak. It has a rich and pith nose, with hints of nougat and wax resin permeating the lightly honeyed fruit. The palate has density and weight, a proper old-school Corton-Charlemagne with stem ginger livening up the finish. Weighty and perhaps showing just a tad too much oak, I would afford this a couple more years in bottle.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
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A father-daughter team (parents from Loire and Alsace). Has worked all over France and Germany, Jura, Champagne etc. No track record, no big name, first time he’s made wine under his own name. Stephanie is the wife, Charlotte is the daughter. He is a consultant in Burgundy and is a consultant of the guys he buys the grapes from. One barrel. This was a very odd wine. A bit of butterscotch on the nose and then it just tasted of pickled onions and garlic. We didn't know what to make of it! (TC)
A new venture from the Millemann family. The wine is made by consultant oenologist Pierre Millemann. Just one 500-litre barrel produced. Signed magnums to be auctioned for charity in Paris in April 2020. 13 months in new oak, 18 months' ageing in total. Racked to tank in November and finishes in tank (a tank that was made to measure in Italy). Salty nose. Smoky mineral spice and a touch of oak. Very salty on the palate, with citrus at the core. Struck match at the moment but not OTT. Firm, dense and coiled. Chewy finish. Very very salty. Needs time. (JH)
About the producer
Since 2017, Pierre Millemann – a leading wine consultant – along with his wife, and now daughter Charlotte, has been working as a micro-négoce, producing tiny volumes of Premier and Grand Cru Burgundy, both white and red. The wines have rapidly become some of the region’s most sought-after.