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2016 Domaine Joseph Drouhin Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

2016 Domaine Joseph Drouhin Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

95JG
92-94VN
93BH
93DC
91-93RP
$199.99

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95

John Gilman

Reviewed November 2017
Maison Drouhin continues to produce two different versions of Corton-Charlemagne, with this one hailing from the domaine’s own vines in the center of the appellation. As I noted in the introduction, this sector of the vineyard was not hit badly by frost and the crop level here is close to correct in 2016. The wine is outstanding, wafting from the glass in a sophisticated blend of apple, pear, hints of the crème patissière to come with further bottle age, lovely, limestone minerality, white flowers and a very judicious framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and impeccably balanced, with a rock solid core, lovely transparency and grip and a very long, classically reserved finish. This will need a few years in the cellar to blossom, but it will be outstanding.
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Professional Reviews

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94

Vinous

Review Date: 09/2017
Pale, bright yellow. Expressive aromas of apple, nutmeg, talc and fresh herbs. Densely packed, pure and light on its feet, with subtle white peach and crushed stone flavors joined by more exotic apricot and lichee notes as the wine opens in the glass. Not a sweet style but saline, penetrating and long; this wine appears to be closing down in barrel. Terrific potential here. (ST)

93

Burghound

Review Date: 06/2018
There is still quite a bit of post-bottling SO2 that is strong enough to overshadow the majority of the fruit though aggressive swirling eventually liberates notes of Granny Smith apples, white flowers and soft wood toast. I like the excellent intensity of the muscular yet sleek flavors that brim with minerality and plenty of sappy dry extract, all wrapped in an ever-so-mildly warm finale. This will need at least a few years to develop better overall depth but the underlying material is here such that it should occur over time.

93

Decanter

Review Date: 10/2017
The Corton-Charlemagne remains very classic in 2016, opening in the glass with a nose of citrus zest, wet stones and struck flint. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, very chalky and taut, with a deep core, excellent concentration and a long, penetrating finish. (WK)

Notes

94 points Tim Atkin, MW: "Made with a combination of domaine and purchased fruit, all from Les Languettes, this is one of the better young Corton-Charlemagnes I’ve had from the Drouhins. The oak is just a touch heavy handed, but this has precision, focus and plenty of underlying power and fruit weight." (01/2018) 95 points Jasper Morris, MW: "Spared from the frost. Very clear pale colour with a beautiful bouquet, as much floral as stony, with a lovely refined but concentrated mid palate, excellent vigorous balance, and beautifully poised aftertaste. Exemplary." (01/2018)

Details

OriginCorton, Burgundy, France
Type/VarietalChardonnay
SKU1381262