Patrick Javillier, Corton Charlemagne Blanc Vintage:2008 earth and plenty of sauvage

earth and plenty of sauvage characters

smoked tea and a hint of animale that is also reflected by the focused and beautifully intense medium-bodied flavors that possess an unusually refined mouth feel

mouth coating and driving finish that possesses outstanding complexity and persistence

and as it so often happens

high glycerin and good acidity

Patrick Javillier, Corton Charlemagne Blanc Vintage:2008 earth and plenty of sauvage(from Corton Pougets). This is the first wine to display any appreciable amount of wood and even here its quite subtle as it easily allows the notably exotic aromas of dried yellow fruit, lychee nut and dried tangerine peel infused aromas to shine. This is a markedly powerful effort, even by the elevated standards of Corton Charlemagne, with its dense and muscular big bodied flavors that terminate in a beautifully complex if mildly edgy and dry