2017 Corton Charlemagne
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Tasting Notes
Now with a bit of bottle age, the saline seashell and mineral aromas have become much more dominant on the nose, mingling with citrus oil, peppery spice, nougat and a touch of vanilla. The wine really comes to life on the palate; it is completely mouth-filling and so refreshing. The wine cascades across the palate with a beautiful silk-like texture and a fruit profile firmly in the citrus and orchard spectrum. Very typical of the 2017 vintage, this is not a wine about power but freshness and finesse. The wine is so layered and creamy yet it has a fine line of tension running right down the middle, giving the wine great linear focus. The wine sustains beautifully on the finish.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Tasted blind. NHB. Pale gold. Broad, luscious nose. Really quite smooth and satin-textured. A palate cleanser! Obviously ambitious and quite rich towards the end. Lots of intriguing elements in this wine with impressive persistence.
The 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a light and slightly earthy nose, a touch of arange pith emerging with time. The palate displays good weight and concentration, offering candied orange peel and lemon zest and turning a little peachy toward the finish, all underpinned by a fine bead of acidity and decent length. This should drink well for 12-15 years. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-les-Beaune.
A classic nose of green apple, citrus peel, white fruit and wet stone introduces racy, ultra-intense and almost aggressively mineral-driven flavors that don't quite possess the sheer weight and power of the Montrachet on the still impressively complex and lingering finish. This too is quite firm and will need every bit of 12 to 15 years to reveal its full, and considerable, potential.
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Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.