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2020 Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru, Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils, Burgundy
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready - youthful
(Drink 2024 - 2040)
- Jasper Morris MW
- 92/100
- Neal Martin
- 93/100
- Allen Meadows
- 91-94/100
Product: 20208019989
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Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful
(2024 - 2040)
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Producer Bouchard Père & Fils
Critics reviews
Jasper Morris MW 92/100
A rich bright heady nose, some alcohol, teetering on the heady. Here the fruit wins over the oak, there is a saline note and quite a good body of fruit. So what about the alcohol balance? That is the only question in what is otherwise a fine Corton-Charlemagne.
Drink 2026 - 2032
Neal Martin 93/100
The 2020 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a ripe, slightly honeyed bouquet with lime, linden, hints of yellow plum and orange pith aromas that blossom in the glass. This is very well-defined and evolves wonderfully with aeration. The beautifully defined palate offers a creamy veneer of new oak that does not impede upon the terroir. Harmonious with subtle wild peach and marzipan notes toward the finish, this is just a delicious Corton-Charlemagne. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
Drink 2026 - 2048
Allen Meadows 91-94/100
Discreet though easily perceptible wood influence is present on the aromas of green apple, lemon-lime, clove and a less obvious touch of mineral reduction. There is impressive mid-palate density to the bigger-bodied and more powerful flavors that also exude evident minerality on the very dry, balanced and moderately austere finale. While this too could use more depth, the potential aging curve of this wine is sufficiently extended that more complexity is almost a certainty. Drink 2030+
About this wine
Corton-Charlemagne
Two specific vineyards, En Charlemagne and Le Charlemagne, make up half of this appellation, while white grapes grown in seven others may also be sold as Corton-Charlemagne. As a result there can be a wide divergence in style between a south-facing location such as Pougets, which needs picking at the start of the harvest, and the western slopes in Pernand-Vergelesses which might be picked weeks later.
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