Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay

Bright, crisp and light. Apples, soft white florals, great complexity. Beautiful!

This is being served colder than I would like and that said, the nose is not all that expressive. There is green apple, stone fruits, Meyer lemon to notes of lemon pledge, lime pulp, ripe, juicy pineapple, limestone marl, notes of marmalade, honeysuckle, light butterscotch, yellow lilies/flowers, white flowers.

The palate has a clean, round smooth entry. It is good but it tastes restrained to me. Maybe, the cool temp. Green apple, stone fruits-apricots, yellow peach/nectarine, Meyer lemon to a touch of lemon pledge, lime pulp, ripe, juicy pineapple, kiwi, green melon, notes of marmalade, honeysuckle, more pronounced butterscotch, caramel as it warms up, vanillin, gentle chalky powder, limestone marl, grey volcanic minerals, white spice, herbaceous hues, yellow lilies/flowers, white flowers with greens, nice round acidity, the finish is well balanced, round & elegant, a bit viscous and lasts about a minute.

I’ve had a number of producers from CC. I have had multiple vintages of LL’s CC and it simply doesn’t deliver like some of the other producers I’ve had that make white from CC. For me, it’s a nice wine but has often underwhelmed given the terroir.

I have had good vintages of white Bourgogne’s that show this nicely and better.

@EK225

Really nice now, but restrained. In 4-5yr this is going knock your socks off.

I have had several vintages of this bottling and by far the most disappointing. It is the only 22 that I’ve had to date that has disappointed.

Unbelievably lean, flat and with kind of a sour lemon finish. Strange creation.

WS Grand Tour Las Vegas 2025.

Crystalline in the glass. Pure presentation of citrus fruits and moderate sweetness, with lots of detail on the mid-palate. A beauty which will cellar for many years to come.

Served around 55°F. The cork looked all kinds of nasty underneath the capsule but I was able to extract it, intact, with the help of a Durand. I then poured the bottle into a decanter about 30min prior to service. At the ripe age of 41, the 1983 pours a deep gold with a transparent core; medium viscosity with some slight signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of baked stone fruits: peach, apricot, marmalade, hazelnuts, baked lemon, and those gummy peach rings. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is creamy, buttery. I thought this was a lovely, mature Corton Charlemagne and while it is very much alive, its life-force is fading. Drink now.

Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Paulée Dinner; 10 September 2023 at Chez Mike, East Greenbush, NY

1500ml

06 vintage. Still tight but opens up beautifully.

From mag. Light and precise. Fresh stone with white flowers, good fine acidity. Long. Not as intense as possible but very good.

Tasted blind. Medium gold color, heavy in the glass. Tropical nose. Notes of pineapple, citrus, petrol, grass, light colored earth and some ginger. Super ripe with decent acidity. Heavy in the mouth, coats the palette. Very rich. Comes across as an aged, rich, oily Sancerre with that grassy note so I go with a guess of 2000 Dagueneau Silex.