2020 Corton Charlemagne
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Tasting notes
The 2020 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has quite a bit of reduction on the nose at the moment. Dried honey, light hazelnut notes, a touch of smoke. The palate is well balanced with a creamy-textured entry, a fine line of acidity, citrus peel, chamomile and a touch of white peach on the end. This is very refined with real horsepower towards the finish, but it clearly has a way to go.
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Robert Parker
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2020 Corton-Charlemagne once again gives the Montrachet a run for its money. Aromatically penetrating and vibrant, the 2020 offers up a compelling mix of lemon peel, white flower, almond, white pepper and a host of bright, saline notes. The 2020 oozes class and precision from the very first taste. It's another wine I went back to many times over the course of this tasting. The 2020 is very clearly Corton-Charlemagne, but also very clearly a DRC white. In this vintage, the domaine used all four of its plots (spread across various locations on the Corton hill in the Le Charlemagne and En Charlemagne lieux-dits) and relied on slightly larger 300L barrels. In a word: magnificent!
Pale gold. Light nose of lemon and blossom. Great structure and delineation of acidity with a slightly sweet palate entry and only medium apparent weight despite the alcohol level. This is more on the citrus spectrum than the almond one but leaves quite a trace on the finish. Quite racy! Racier than most wines from this climat . I’m not sure I’d pick it as coming from as far north as this if I were presented with it blind, though it doesn’t show obvious oak, which so many Montrachet villages wines do. Some chewiness on the end. Long! (JR)
About the producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti or simply “DRC” is without doubt the most famous domaine in Burgundy and one of the most famous producers on earth. The Grand Cru vineyard from which it takes its name produces the world’s most expensive wine by a long margin.