2018 Corton-Charlemagne “Le Corton”, Jean-Baptiste Boudier
£172.50
(£153.00 per bottle)
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Description
Boudier`s Corton-Charlemagne comes from the `Le Corton` section of the vineyard, which lies at the top of the hill, facing due east, in the commune of Aloxe-Corton. In 2018 Jean-Baptiste made just one 300 litre barrel of this wine. Pale lemon gold in colour, aromas are tight, being complexly floral and citrusy. This is full bodied, silkily texture and tightly woven on the palate, having notable mineral stoniness. Its intensely concentrated, powerful fruit are held finely in place by precise structure, the finish bieng harmonious, long and having beautiful, refreshing finesse (for drinking 2022-2026+).
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Domaine Jean-Baptiste Boudier
Jean-Baptiste Boudier’s training took him from Beaune’s viticultural school to New Zealand and Roussillon, with 2 years studying oenology in Bordeaux, including 6 months at Château Haut-Brion. It was during the 2014 harvest that he worked for the first time alongside his father at the family`s Pernand-Vergelesses Domaine. Their different visions of wine soon became apparent and they mutually decided that Jean-Baptiste deserved a chance to experiment on his own.
2015 was Jean-Baptiste`s very first solo vintage, with production of just 3 hectares of vines spread across plots in Pernand-Vergelesses, Savigny-Lès-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton. He is a smart, focused, ambitious winemaker who does not believe in pre-fermentation maceration. “I prefer that fermentations start fast,” he says. “For my father, colour was very important, but for me, it’s not the major factor. Tannins are more important, and we adapt the extractions according to the year, and by tasting.” In his avoidance of a pre-fermentation cold soaking of his grapes, his wine-making is not Burgundian mainstream, but has been carefully thought through, from his own experiences.