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Bouchard Père & Fils - Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Domaine 2017

Burgundy

White

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Drink or Keep

18,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

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95/100

Decanter

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93/100

Robert Parker

foie gras
long-keeping wine
grand cru

" Absolutely magnificent, showing where the vintage wanted to go without betraying the viticulture or the harvest date, absolute refinement of texture, inimitable breed of this part of the hillside, and exemplary skill in vinification and especially in ageing" (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve) - Delivery in wooden case for any order of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery method).

Features

Estate

Bouchard Père et Fils

Cuvée

Grand Cru

Vintage

2017

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

14%

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

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 18.5/20 (Wine of exceptional quality)

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

About the wine:

Absolutely magnificent, showing where the vintage wanted to go, with no betrayal of viticulture or harvest date, absolute refinement of texture, inimitable breed of this part of the hillside, and exemplary skill in vinification and especially ageing.

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.

Decanter

Decanter

Wine rated 95/ 100

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 93/100 (Wonderful wine)

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

About the wine:

The 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru surpasses its barrel appearance, revealing a lovely bouquet of ripe orchard fruit, citrus oil, spring flowers and custard. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, elegantly bright and precise, with a fleshy core of fruit tempered by lively acids, ending with a delicately chalky finish. Although a little closed after its recent bottling, this is a charming, expressive Corton-Charlemagne in the making.

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated Domaine (2023 guide) Recommended

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