2015 Corton Charlemagne
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The 2015 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a tropical-toned bouquet with scents of passion fruit and pineapple chunks that are well defined and focused, if perhaps reflecting more the growing season than the terroir . The palate is well balanced and quite honeyed in texture, with moderate acidity, though I appreciate the spicy stem ginger note that furnishes the almost white-Rhône-like finish. Then again, it does cut away a little quickly, so perhaps give this another two or three years in bottle. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2015 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru from Louis Latour offers up a lovely nose of toasted almonds, white flowers, ripe orchard fruit and citrus. On the palate, the wine is ample, full-bodied and expansive—but sadly falls flat, lacking energy and depth, and is diffuse on the finish. While this isn't as overripe as some of the other wines in the range this year, and indeed ranks among the comparative highlights of the house's white portfolio in the 2015 vintage, it's not a great Corton-Charlemagne.
About the producer
The Latour family has been growing vines in Burgundy since at least 1731. Their négociant business – today one of the region’s biggest names – was founded in 1797. Still family-owned today, the company owns 48 hectares of vines, 27 of which are Grand Cru, as well as its own cooperage.