Rodwell House
Tasted Monday, December 7, 2009 by rikipedia with 41 views
Blind Tasting - A deep dive into whites from the Grand Cru site of Corton including Corton-Charlemagne across a number of vintages and producers. Wild card from Montrachet...
The last bottle was refunded as was found to be in poor storage. For another white Burgundy tasting.
2005 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
A powerful nose redolent in nut, aniseed, fennel fronds and fresh rubber.
Full-bodied, this massive wine is almost square-jawed in its approach; the alcohol is quite high and not particularly integrated. The finish, whilst long feels almost tannic and rubs the back palate. Quite challenging and lacks much airs and graces!
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2005 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton-Charlemagne 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Very different with more subtle hints of mineral, aniseed and stone fruits. Better knit on the palate, this is still full-bodied and powerful yet feels better weighted and integrated. The texture has some richness, fair acidity to balance, and a long finish. The mineral and fennel give a bit of buoyancy to this robust wine.
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2002 Domaine Rollin Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Closed initially, the wine starts to rise in the glass with a gentle perfume and some stone fruits. Vibrant acidity on the entry, the wine seems to stretch its arms to show the wonderful depth of flavour and richness with a full body and powerful mid-palate. Excellent ripe fruits, the thread of acid keeps the whole show on the road as the biceps start to ripple. Perhaps a little curmudgeonly?
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1997 Louis Jadot Corton-Vergennes Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
A shy nose that reveals little. Some hazelnuts, citrus, mushroom and oak spice. The wine feels a little oxidative and evolved on the entry, yet the finish is super long. Truffle, and marzipan mingle with lemon, and the oak spice feels a little furfurol. Confusing wine, I loved the nose but less so the palate that finished rather swiftly.
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1987 Louis Jadot Corton-Charlemagne Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
A ripe, massively broad wine with aromas of vanilla, crushed stone and spice. Complex, long, with plenty of grunt, powerful mineral edge and robust flavours this feels almost over-the-top! Amazing length, this is a super expressive wine!
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