2021 Corton Charlemagne
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The 2021 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru demonstrates just a bit of botrytis on the honeyed nose, which denudes the delineation of Camille-Giroud's Corton-Charlemagne. The aromas seem to go AWOL after 20 minutes in the glass. The palate is fresh and lively on the entry with touches of orange rind and spices, gaining more complexity as it approaches its finish. It is a case where the palate deserves a superior nose. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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The 2021 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, reduced to one and a half barrels due to the absence of any exchange, sports quite a bit of reduction on the nose that makes it difficult to read at present. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, quite taut and maybe just missing a little tension on the finish. Fine, though Chartron has made better in the past.
This delicious wine presents aromas of citrus peel and hawthorn flowers coloured with a chalky, saline mineral edge and notes of cream, butter, and spice. This year the wine is made exclusively from a domaine-owned parcel in Pernand from the lieu-dit En Charlemagne that was planted in 1961 and picked on 25 September just before the rain. It produced a single barrel, which is ageing in a two-year-old cask from the cooper Chassin.