2012 Benjamin Leroux Corton-Charlemagne

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90 points

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  6/17/2023 - Nanda wrote:

  Poured out more golden than you'd expect. Aromatically closed. Palate is also tight though plenty of freshness remains. Air didn't help much. An odd wine that seems past its prime.

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  1/3/2023 - TWSA wrote: 90 Points

  Nose: mango, baked bread, hints of yellow flower, waffles, vanilla, caramel, popcorn
  Notes: This is quite a full bodied and masculine white with quite a nutty and slightly grassy aftertaste, it seems that most makers are not able to shake off the grassy finish in this Grand Cru and I sometimes think this is one of the things in Corton Charlemagne that makes it less attractive comparing to its rivalries in Puligny/Chassgne/Meursault. Having said so I do find this quite balanced and warm with quite a welcoming and nice nose. It's quite ready to drink now and don't think it will be get much better with time.
  Drink: now +
  Rating: 90

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  12/8/2017 - LWI wrote: 90 Points

  Blind. Mature fruit and also a developed bottle, not not premox (yet). Some spices, oaky; big bodied, a bit clumsy, fat, some complexity.

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