1997 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy

• By Jasper Morris
  1997: Twenty Years On, 6/1/2017, (See more on Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy...)

  (Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Domaine Bonneau du Martray, White) Login and sign up and see review text.

View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  Sep/Oct 2008, Issue #17, Domaine Bonneau du Martray: Brilliant Corton-Charlemagne and Fine Rouge

  (Corton-Charlemagne- Domaine Bonneau du Martray) Login and sign up and see review text.

Burghound

• By Allen Meadows
  3rd Quarter, 2004, Issue #15, (See more on Burghound...)

  (Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.

• By Allen Meadows
  2/28/2004, (See more on Burghound...)

  (Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.

Burgundy-Report

• By Bill Nanson
  8/1/2007, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne) Pale yellow. The nose is high-toned but is also coupled to an understated depth. Concentrated and ripe in the mouth, even hinting at minerality. Good integration and long finishing. Very good.

• By Bill Nanson
  12/1/2006, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne) (From Magnum) Medium golden. The nose starts both wider and deeper than the previous Meursault 1er, but less intense, eventually settling into a very mineral expression of better intensity, but neither the finishing depth nor sweet width off the Meursault. The texture is not the smoothest but in the mid-palate there is a real extra dimension vs the Meursault - a clear burst of interesting concentration. Once more there is the suggestion of a little oxidation - though only when first poured. This is a long, very mineral wine - perhaps more than one has a right to expect from 1997. From this format we have a very young wine.

• By Bill Nanson
  11/1/2004, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne) A deeper yellow colour. The high-toned nose has hints of oak and is much more backward than a recent half bottle that showed lots of exotic fruit. The palate doesn't have the kick or the complexity of 1995 that follows, still it is showing in a very young and backward way. This wine from the domain is quite backward compared to other examples - presumably from cooler storage.

• By Bill Nanson
  3/1/2004, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne) Paler gold. Nose starts very closed, gradually a lemony note comes through just hinting at something deeper, the lemon becomes more lime with time. No fireworks on the nose but there's a blast on the palate, perfect acidity and a true multidimensional palate. Very long too. I'd say this is both excellent and very young. I just might look to top the cellar up with a few more of these!

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  2/14/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 91 points

  (Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne) Oily, baked bread nose; oily textured, mineral, autolytic palate; medium finish