Bouchard Pere & Fils - Corton-Charlemagne - Grand Cru
93 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
Bouchard Pere & Fils - Corton-Charlemagne - Grand Cru
93 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is performing very well from bottle, offering up inviting aromas of pear, green pineapple, citrus oil, white flowers, lemon curd and fresh pastry. Medium to full-bodied, deep, and nicely concentrated, it's muscular and structured, with racy acids and fine reserves of dry extract. This should age with class.
The 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru surpasses its showing from barrel, revealing an attractive bouquet of ripe orchard fruit, citrus oil, spring flowers and pastry cream. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, elegantly glossy, and precise, with a fleshy core of fruit that's tempered by brisk acids, concluding with a delicately chalky finish. While this is a little shut down after its recent bottling, this is a charming, expressive Corton-Charlemagne in the making.
The 2016 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru unfurls in the glass with a youthfully tight-knit bouquet of crisp green orchard fruit, lemon oil, smoke, and beeswax. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, delicately textural, and incisive, with tangy acids, good concentration at the core and a long, precise finish. With its racy profile, this is built for the cellar.
The 2015 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a composed, citrus peel, granitic bouquet that feels a little "cooler" than others that I have encountered, the altitude and clay soils lending this the reserve to counterbalance the precocity of the growing season. The palate is well balanced with pleasing acidity, tightly wound with a noticeable marine element that becomes more pronounced towards the finish. It has the weight and intensity you expect from a Corton-Charlemagne, and it should repay those who cellar it for 5-7 years. This is a fine effort in such a warm vintage.
The 2012 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru from Bouchard Père has a well-defined bouquet, the oak present but more integrated than Sylvain Loichet’s: subtle with hints of white flowers and minerals developing with aeration. The palate is balanced and poised, the acidity well-judged and combines well with the viscosity.
Type: |
White |
Country: |
France |
Region: |
Burgundy |
Appellation: |
Corton-Charlemagne |
Producer: |
Bouchard Pere & Fils |
Grapes/Blend: |
Chardonnay |
Style: |
Grand Cru |
ABV: |
13.5% |
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