2013 Corton Charlemagne
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(from a crop level under 15 hectoliters per hectare, according to Boillot): Superripe aromas of orange blossom and smoky silex verge on exotic. Then fat, sweet and rich for young Corton-Charlemagne, even a bit honeyed, but without the precision and energy of the stunning 2014. This has plenty of mineral spine but is less taut and energetic than the 2014--as well as a bit less phenolic than it appeared to be out of barrel a year ago.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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Lighter nose than the Clos de la Mouchère. And a bit more pinched. Honeyed undertow. Muscular. Sinewy and a bit hot on the end. At the moment a tad pinched. (JR)
From vines located around Aloxe-Corton, the 2013 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a lifted bouquet with scents of clear honey, yellow plum and limestone, linear in a Puligny style. The palate is clean and fresh with touches of spice on the entry. There is good weight in the mouth, crisp and almost terse toward the finish, with a pleasant saline note on the aftertaste. This is a fine Corton-Charlemagne.
(from vines on the Aloxe side; harvested at the end): Bright yellow with a gold tinge. Alluring high-pitched aromas of citrus peel, lavender, sea salt and silex. Tactile, chewy and dry, with strong crushed-stone minerality currently dominating the mid-palate. Boillot carried out a particularly strict sorting here, but even so this wine is the most tannic and phenolic of these 2013s today. This seriously powerful Corton-Charlemagne has the structure of a red wine.
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.