Terroir

Origin : Côte de Beaune Soil : the vineyard is located on the top of the beautiful « Colline de Corton », on the East hillside. Vineyard of 40 years on average is implanted on a sandy soil, gravillonneux with a basement very limestone rather close to the surface.

Grape Variety

100% CHARDONNAY

Bottling

February 2007

Our oenologist's comments

The colour is brilliant and limpid on a white gold tint with golden reflections. The nose is powerful, rich, complex. The qualifiers do not miss. The first notes are the ones of white fruits and of afforested vanilla, then, after a moment in the glass, the aromas do not stop evolving: yellow flowers, flint, toast, hazelnut, fresh apricot... An aromatic pallet which seems almost inexhaustible! In mouth, the texture and the structure are also complex with a slightly acid and tonic attack, a stalk of lime, then a sensation of fat, without heaviness, and richness without excess. Magnificent balance between the fruit, the wood, the minerality and the acidity which make it an excellent wine for ageing. Almost inexhaustible length, just what to give the envy to drink another glass to be sure not having forgotten anything in the description of this wine, for us, magic!

Sommelier's advice

Only one advice: that your dishes are in adequacy with the refinement and the minerality which characterize this Corton Charlemagne! We shall think then of a softness of lobster, of a stuffed foie gras, of spiny lobsters or of cassolette of ris de veau (veal)