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Vincent Girardin Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2018 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Burgundy
appellation
Cote De Beaune
subappellation
Corton Charlemagne
JD
95
BH
91
Additional vintages
JD
95
Rated 95 by Jeb Dunnuck
A rich, powerful white that stays vibrant and flawlessly balanced, the 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Vincent Girardin offers a rich, expansive bouquet of stone fruits, candied ginger, freshly baked bread, and white flowers. Showing more chalky minerality on the palate, it's medium to full-bodied and has a balanced, elegant texture, bright yet integrated acidity, and a great finish. This is another sensational 2018 from this house that delivers notable concentration and ripe fruit balanced by clean, vibrant, focusing acidity. It's beautifully done, and due to its depth of fruit and concentration, which lends more texture, it offers ample pleasure today yet should evolve for 15 years or more. ... More details
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Vincent Girardin Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2018 750ml

SKU 924461
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Professional Ratings
JD
95
BH
91
JD
95
Rated 95 by Jeb Dunnuck
A rich, powerful white that stays vibrant and flawlessly balanced, the 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Vincent Girardin offers a rich, expansive bouquet of stone fruits, candied ginger, freshly baked bread, and white flowers. Showing more chalky minerality on the palate, it's medium to full-bodied and has a balanced, elegant texture, bright yet integrated acidity, and a great finish. This is another sensational 2018 from this house that delivers notable concentration and ripe fruit balanced by clean, vibrant, focusing acidity. It's beautifully done, and due to its depth of fruit and concentration, which lends more texture, it offers ample pleasure today yet should evolve for 15 years or more.
BH
91
Rated 91 by Burghound
Smoky green fruit, spiced apple, floral and subtle spice wisps serve as an elegant introduction to the vibrant and well-detailed if not especially dense medium weight flavors that possess both fine focus and excellent length on the sneaky long and youthfully austere finish. This isn't nearly as refined as the Combettes, but it offers somewhat better depth. This is certainly pretty and it offers the distinction of grand cru, but it lacks the necessary mid-palate stuffing to ascend to the next level
Winery
Very complex wine that expresses itself over time with very mineral notes (Silex, vegetal notes). These aromas will evolve later on flint, lemon peel.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Burgundy
appellation
Cote De Beaune
subappellation
Corton Charlemagne
Additional vintages
Overview
A rich, powerful white that stays vibrant and flawlessly balanced, the 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Vincent Girardin offers a rich, expansive bouquet of stone fruits, candied ginger, freshly baked bread, and white flowers. Showing more chalky minerality on the palate, it's medium to full-bodied and has a balanced, elegant texture, bright yet integrated acidity, and a great finish. This is another sensational 2018 from this house that delivers notable concentration and ripe fruit balanced by clean, vibrant, focusing acidity. It's beautifully done, and due to its depth of fruit and concentration, which lends more texture, it offers ample pleasure today yet should evolve for 15 years or more.
green grapes

Varietal: Chardonnay

For most people, the Chardonnay grape varietal is one of the quintessential white wine grapes. It isn't difficult to understand why; Chardonnay may well have started off in regions of France (where it is still used widely today in both single variety white wines as well as sparkling Champagne wines) but it is now grown in every wine producing country in the world. Indeed, it was the New World that took Chardonnay to some exciting new extremes – this relatively neutral grape has the fantastic ability to carry much of its terroir in the bottle, resulting in a fascinating range of flavors and styles. Furthermore, Chardonnay is one of the few white wine grapes which is well suited to aging, as can be seen in some of the excellent produce consistently coming out of Burgundy, and elsewhere in the world. With everything from buttery, creamy characteristics to vibrant tropical fruit notes, Chardonnay will never cease to surprise and impress.
barrel

Region: Burgundy

The beautiful region of Burgundy in France is famously home to some of the most exquisite red wines to be found anywhere on earth, and is most commonly associated with the silky, elegant and flavorful Pinot Noir varietal wines which are commonly produced there. However, the superb and mineral rich soils fed by the Rhone river, and the long hot summers and mild autumns of the region produce a wide variety of fine grapes, and as such, Burgundy produces plenty of different wines which are equally as good as the produce the region is famed for. The region of Burgundy itself has a wine-making history which stretches back at least two thousand years, and as such, it comes as no surprise that the wineries which fill the dozens of controlled appellations of the region rely heavily on traditional methods and techniques when it comes to producing their famous wines.
fields

Country: France

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
bottle and glass

Appellation: Cote De Beaune

The beautifully and unforgettable French region of Cote De Beaune has been revered throughout the centuries, and recognized as one of the key producer's of the world's finest white wines. The region is highly respected as an excellent producer of Chardonnay wines, and the Chardonnay grapes which grow there, on the southern slopes of the Cote d'Or, are packed full of the unique and powerful characteristics of this very special terroir. Interestingly, Cote De Beaune produces more red wine than white wine, despite its white wines being so famous. The red wines of Cote De Beaune are mainly made from Pinot Noir, but are relatively very light and fruity in their character, perfect for sipping on a warm, sunny day alongside a wide range of foods.
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green grapes

Varietal: Chardonnay

For most people, the Chardonnay grape varietal is one of the quintessential white wine grapes. It isn't difficult to understand why; Chardonnay may well have started off in regions of France (where it is still used widely today in both single variety white wines as well as sparkling Champagne wines) but it is now grown in every wine producing country in the world. Indeed, it was the New World that took Chardonnay to some exciting new extremes – this relatively neutral grape has the fantastic ability to carry much of its terroir in the bottle, resulting in a fascinating range of flavors and styles. Furthermore, Chardonnay is one of the few white wine grapes which is well suited to aging, as can be seen in some of the excellent produce consistently coming out of Burgundy, and elsewhere in the world. With everything from buttery, creamy characteristics to vibrant tropical fruit notes, Chardonnay will never cease to surprise and impress.
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Region: Burgundy

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Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
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Appellation: Cote De Beaune

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