Style: White Wine

Producer: Camille Giroud

Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Where: Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Burgundy 

Country: France

Taste: "The 2020 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has an expressive nose with white peach, apricot blossom, and a touch of crushed stone. The palate is fresh and vibrant, lightly spiced, very cohesive with impressive depth on the finish. This has great potential, full of depth and energy." Neal Martin. 

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Vine Age: Planted in early 1960s and mid-1980s

Terroir: Le Rognet et Corton: 320m elevation, limestone soil with Callovian marls. Le Charlemagne: clay-limestone soil with Pernand white marl.

Viticulture: Le Rognet et Corton: organic, Le Charlemagne: sustainable

Vinification: Double-sorted on a vibrating table and a sorting table. Pressed with whole clusters, cold settled. Minimal SO2 addition to the musts. Ambient yeast fermentation and aging for 12-18 months in barrels (0-15% new), rarely stirred. No fining and gentle filtration if necessary.