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Bouchard Père & Fils - Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Domaine 2016

Burgundy

White

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Drink or Keep

16/20

RVF

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17,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

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17,5/20

Jancis Robinson

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92+/100

Robert Parker

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92/100

Wine Spectator

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"The 2016 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru unfolds in the glass with a youthful bouquet of crisp green orchard fruit, lemon oil, smoke and beeswax. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, delicately textured and incisive, with tangy acids, good core concentration and a long, precise finish. With its racy profile, it's built for the cellar" (Wine Advocate 2019) - Wooden crate delivery on orders of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery).

Features

Estate

Bouchard Père et Fils

Cuvée

Grand Cru

Vintage

2016

Designation

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soil, predominantly limestone, east-facing

Viticulture

Soil cultivation and occasional operations to ensure optimum health all year round

Harvest

Manual in small cases

Winemaking

Pressing in two phases: evacuation of the first juices, then pressing in two-hour cycles.

Breeding

12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, with a proportion of new barrels of up to 20%.

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale gold colour

Nose

Intense bouquet of fruit and toast combined with the mineral notes typical of this appellation.

Mouth

A rich, powerful wine with an assertive personality. Very good ageing potential

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

A powerful, rich wine to serve with fish in sauce or thin-fleshed shellfish (lobster)...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 17.5/20 (Reference wine)

Domaine rated (2023 guide) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the wine:

Great refinement of texture, noble extension, subtle tension, great Charlemagne combining power and finesse.

About the domain :

From Les Cazetiers to Bouzeron, this major Beaune trading house, founded in 1731, owns over 142 parcels in 130 hectares of vineyards, including 73 hectares of Premier and Grand Cru. This first-rate winegrowing heritage enables Fréderic Weber, a talented winemaker who was previously in charge of Château de Poncié, to produce around 600,000 bottles out of the total three million produced here each year, with most of the production coming from purchased grapes for the great reds, and carefully selected musts for the non-domain whites. Impressive success in both white and red wines in recent vintages.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 92+/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The 2016 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru unfolds in the glass with a youthful bouquet of crisp green orchard fruit, lemon oil, smoke and beeswax. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, delicately textured and incisive, with tangy acids, good core concentration and a long, precise finish. With its racy profile, it's built for the cellar.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2019 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator

Rated 92/100 (Outstanding wine)

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Wine rated 17,5/20

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated Domaine (2023 guide) Recommended

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