2005 Corton Charlemagne

Open nose dominated by ripe apple; in a slightly oxidative phase today. Big, rich and full in the mouth, with peach and stone flavors as well as a slightly tired suggestion of crab apple. Very round but quite dry. Today I don't find the soil character of this grand cru, but this atypically easygoing wine is almost certainly going through an awkward stage. (I tasted the Verget wines in Beaune, and while I was able to sample a broad range of the finished '04s from both the Cote de Beaune and Chablis, I saw only these '05s.)