2015 Corton Charlemagne

(racked; 13.8% alcohol): Pungently fresh scents of green apple, crushed lime skin, medicinal herbs, white pepper, ginger and mint; smells a bit like a Moscow Mule. Wonderfully bracing yet magically smooth wine with penetrating crushed-stone minerality and minty lift to its citrus, quinine and ginger flavors. Conveys a subtle sweetness but the palate-staining, utterly unflagging finish cuts like a knife. This wine is carrying a solid but unexceptional four grams of acidity but has the cut and brilliance of a top 2014.