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Bouchard Père & Fils - Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Domaine 2018

Burgundy

White

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Drink or Keep

93/100

Robert Parker

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95/100

Wine Spectator

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92/100

Burghound

foie gras
long-keeping wine
grand cru

"The 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru behaves very well right from the bottle, offering inviting aromas of pear, green pineapple, citrus oil, white flowers, lemon cream and fresh pastry. Medium- to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's muscular and structured, with racy acids and fine reserves of dry extract. This should age with class." (Wine Advocate 2020) - Delivery in wooden case for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery method).

Features

Estate

Bouchard Père et Fils

Cuvée

Grand Cru

Vintage

2018

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 13 kg boxes

Winemaking

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

Breeding

12 to 13 months in French oak barrels, with a proportion of new barrels of up to 15%.

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

Serve

AT 12-14 °C

Drink before

2030

Guard

7 to 10 years

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

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

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 (2020 guide) 93/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru behaves very well right from the bottle, offering inviting aromas of pear, green pineapple, citrus oil, white flowers, lemon cream and fresh pastry. Medium- to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's muscular and structured, with racy acids and fine reserves of dry extract. It should age with class.

Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator

Rated 95/100 (Outstanding wine)

Burghound

Burghound

Rated 92/100

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended

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