Bonneau du Martray Visit and Tasting

Pernand-Vergelesses
Tasted Tuesday, June 30, 2015 by Burgundy Al with 322 views

Introduction

Afternoon tasting with Jean-Charles le Bault de la Morinière, with the great opportunity to taste 6 vintages of Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne, as well as learn more about the vineyard, its terroir and wines.

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 2013 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Tasting at the domaine. Bottled in March. Lots of apple start-to-finish. Ripe and juicy start with more intensity and textures emerging from middle to end. Finishes with lots of energy. No signs in the wine of the hail damage that destroyed 70% of the crop.

    Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

  • 2011 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Tasting at the domaine. Intensely floral start with ripe apple and pear as well as spice hints. Much like the 2013 just tasted, starting out lush and rich, then picking up textures and power from middle forward. This wine has been consistent across many times tasted.

    Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

  • 2010 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Tasting at the domaine. Intensely floral start with subtle orchard fruit aromas. Restrained fruit start-to-finish with intense power and concentration with a a slightly backward character for now. Perhaps the best potential of all vintages tasted today, from 2019 or 2020 forward.

    Post a Comment / 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue

  • 2007 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Tasting at the domaine. Floral with very good spice and plenty of apple with some squeezed lemon wedges. Tense and energetic. While this seems were acidic vs other vintages, Jean-Charles says that is the chalk character of the terroir coming through. Also consistent with the many other times I have tasted this wine.

    Post a Comment / 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue

  • 2005 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Tasted at the domaine. The ripest of all vintages tasted today, showing intensity but without fat. Apple and some peach on nose and palate. Lush and fun but with the density and minerality on finish that maintains Martray's familiar steely Corton-Charlemagne character.

    Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

  • 1987 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Tasting at domaine from a bottle opened in the morning. Baked apple with brown spice on nose and palate. Persistent and nicely unctuous. Very enjoyable today (90 points), but I'm not sure I'd have the confidence in a bottle that hadn't been at Martray since bottling.

    Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

×
×