Winemaker Notes

Prestigious grand cru of extraordinary aromatic richness where fresh fruit and sweet spices mingle with fine notes of white flowers and vanilla. Its mouth is full-bodied and remarkably fresh. The Corton Charlemagne differs from the great white wines of Burgundy by its minerality. In order to reveal all its qualities, Corton Charlemagne generally requires a few years of patience (5 to 10 years), the wine being a matter of taste, it can also be enjoyed in its prime.

This white Grand Cru is distinguished from other great white wines from the Côte de Beaune by its minerality, which it draws on the hill of Corton in clay-limestone soil and white marls. With an extraordinary aromatic richness where fresh fruit and sweet spices mingle with notes of white flowers and vanilla, Corton Charlemagne, legal as a red grand cru, can age in good conditions for about ten years. The tasting of wine being a matter of taste, it can also be enjoyed in its prime.