2013 Lucien Le Moine Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

The 2013 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru has a touch of reduction on the nose. The palate is also reduced, but there is clearly good weight here and fine length. It’s giving little away at the moment so I will retaste at a future date.

(from vines on the Pernand side of this grand cru): Crystalline aromas of lemon oil, mandarin orange, flint and lavender, plus a whiff of warm, dry stones that's unusual for a wine from the wetter side of the appellation. Densely packed, silky and weightless, with terrific mineral lift to its very dry citrus and crushed rock flavors. Extremely backward and austere but the vibrant, very long finish leaves the palate coated with dusty stone.