1982 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  10/18/2023 - lepetitchateau wrote: 95 Points

  These have been fantastic wines - this one excellent but shy of the best, yet still lovely.

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  1/22/2022 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:

  Fantastic! Immediately upon opening at 4PM we could tell that the wine would smell great. Decanted 15 minutes before serving and it needed more time to unfold in the glass. it was well composed and tasted great immediately, but was a bit closed on the nose, but 45 minutes in it blossomed to show some exotic fruit and flowers, and a with a lovely broadness and intensity. A pleasing almost-bitterness on the finish. Focused and pungent on the palate, just a very grand old wine.

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  5/24/2020 - Coastalnative Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Rockstar. Beautiful light golden color (not half as dark as I would have expected) The cork went into the bottle when I tried to remove it with the durand so I thought it would be toast but until that moment, it obviously did its job.
  
  A little 'evolved' smelling when first opened but then it tightened up and showed some beautiful essential oil (lemon verbena), ever so light butterscotch and lots of dry quince and fresh herbs. It reminded me of an old dry riesling almost. Rich but still precise!
  
  Turned out to be a stunning wine and far exceeded my expectations. I bet a decade ago it was flat out brilliant but still excellent today. Happy Birthday me!

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  6/12/2017 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  A fabulous bottle. Rich, unctuous, slightly exotic and fresh. Great volume. The perfect amount of honeyed development and a pleasant light butteriness against the gums. Great length.

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  4/6/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points

  Acker Merrall Pre-Auction Tasting (Le Cirque - New York NY): Tasting, brief note. Rockstar great. Ripe fruit is shockingly fresh, very powerful and nicely nuanced with mint, spice and textural beauty. Very long. My favorite white of the tasting, and almost everybody else seemed to agree.

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