CORTON CHARLEMAGNE
2018 Les Languettes Grand Cru Thibault Liger-Belair Successeurs
Colour | White |
Origin | France, Burgundy |
District | Côte d'Or |
Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
Village | Aloxe Corton |
Classification | Grand Cru |
ABV | 13% |
Vineyard | Corton Charlemagne |
A restrained, cool and airy nose features notes of green apple, lemon rind and Chablis-like oyster shell nuances. There is reasonable mid-palate density to the delicious and vibrant middle weight flavors that brim with minerality on the lingering finish. This is still of course very young but it's somewhat one-dimensional and while more depth should certainly develop, it's hard to say how much. Drinking range: 2025 - Rating: 90-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2020)
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The 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru comes from the lieu-dit of Les Longuettes. It has a well-defined, quite mineral-driven bouquet, crushed stone infusing the jasmine and yellow plum aromas. The palate is very well balanced, although I find that the new oak (50%) overpowers the terroir on the finish. Hopefully it will assimilate fully once in bottle. I will remain cautious for now. Drinking range: 2023 - 2036 Rating: 89-91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2020)
Thibault Liger-Belair Successeurs
The lack of the word 'domaine' in the name signals that this is a négociant wine from Thibault Liger-Belair. On the whole Thibault buys grapes having tended the vines with his own team, so that the wines are domaine wines in all but name.
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