2014 Corton Charlemagne

Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, Chartron's 2014 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru quashed the reservations that I expressed when I first tasted it from barrel. Here, it has a crisp, slightly reduced but attractive bouquet with touches of white peach and fine mineralité. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, very saline in the mouth with a delicious, sappy finish. This has turned out to be a very classy Corton-Charlemagne that should age with style. (Incidentally, this was bottled using Diam 10.)