CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2023

Production area

This Grand Cru appellation exists only in white and covers a surface area of 71.87 ha of which 48.57 ha of vines are located in Aloxe-Corton, 17.25 ha in Pernand-Vergelesses and 6.5 ha in Ladoix-Serrigny.

Origins

The emperor Charlemagne gave these vines to the collegiate church of Saint-Adoche in Saulieu in 775 to whom they belonged for the next thousand years.
The soil is composed of clay and white marl.

Varietal

100% Chardonnay

Tasting notes

COLOR: Pale gold with amber hues.
NOSE: It opens with generous, pastry-like aromas of fresh butter and brioche, enhanced by fruity notes of delicately smoked apricot.
PALATE: The richness is fully expressed, carried by an elegant acidity and a subtly vanilla finish.

Vinification and maturing

Harvest hand-picked, using crates, mid September, 2023. The whole bunches of grapes were gently pressed for 2½ hours. The temperature of the must was brought down to 12°C then was immediately transferred to barrels with no settling to preserve a maximum of lees.
Aged for 18 months in oak barrels with no racking or stirring to bring out all of this wine’s minerality. A proportion of 50% new French oak barrels.

Food and wine pairing

The manner in which Corton-Charlemagne achieves a perfect balance in the mouth between its remarkable acidity and its rounded opulence demands refined and delicate dishes which nonetheless possess real aromatic power. The natural candidates would include foie gras, whose bitterness would be supported by the wine’s forceful minerality, as well as more conventional classics such as good-quality crustaceans (lobster, crawfish, crab) whose strong but delicate flesh harmonizes with the wine in a spectacular fashion. Poultry or veal in white sauces would also do the wine justice, as would blue cheeses.

Serving suggestions

Between 12° and 14°C.

Ageing potential

10 years and more.

Vintage : 2023

The 2023 vintage has been disrupted by a capricious wather all along the year. Despite a warm winter, an unstable spring, and a summer marked by heat pics, cool weather and stormy showers, this vintage offered Burgundy an abundant and gourmet harvest as well as fruity and expressive wines.

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