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The Ambroise Corton Charlie 2001 is a powerful effort. In the nose yellow fruits, green apple - spiced with almonds, fennel and a stony minerality. On the palate tight, pure and intense with a very strong acidic backbone and a crunchy minerality. It's slightly monolithic at the moment and need time …
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The 2011 Corton Charlie from Boillot is both gorgeous and impressive. The nose is open and expressive with lovely orchard fruits - notes of apple, pear, citrus - spiced with gun powder, a intense minerality and quite ample oak. On the palate very fine concentration and weight ... it's focused, pure …
The Corton Charlemagne 2012 from Domaine Dublere is a gorgeous effort. In the bouquet rich orchard fruits with notes of pear, pineapple and citrus - supported by a crisp and focused minerality. On the palate rich and almost opulent fruit - beautifully balanced by the powerful minerality and the very …
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The Corton-Charlemagne 2011 from Poisot is a charming effort. In the bouquet fresh orchard fruits - pear and peach with a delicate expression of citrus infused mineralic terroir. On the palate good length and balance - lovely pure midpalate fruit with fine depth and focus. It's quite forward, …
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Remi Poisot have made some lovely 2012s - and the Cortin Chalie is no exception. The Corton-Charlemagne terroir with it's firm structure really suits the style of the 2012 whites. The bouquet is showing pure and quite exotic fruit - peach, melon, hints of acacia and oak. On the palate quite dense …
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