Corton Charlemagne, Louis Jadot 2012

**Note: from Les Pougets in Aloxe-Corton**
There is a lovely green apple, pear and cool white flower-suffused nose that is trimmed in just enough wood to notice. There is a highly appealing texture to the round, rich and generous broad-shouldered flavors that are very Corton-Charlemagne in character and culminate in an explosive and palate staining mineral-driven finish of sensational persistence. This is quite compact at present but even so the length here is seriously special. Note too that despite how compact this is, it could be, in a pinch anyway, enjoyed young. In a word, terrific.

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru from Louis Jadot has a more complex bouquet compared to its peers with subtle yellow flower, beeswax and honeysuckle scents that gently waft from the glass. The palate is well balanced with a lightly honeyed entry and good presence in the mouth. It does not deliver otherworldly complexity, but there is a lot of "wine" here (to put it banally) with a pleasant tang of dried orange peel on the finish. This is worth seeking out.