Charlemagne was sometimes known as the Emperor with the Flowery Beard. As legend has it, this nickname arose because he drank his red wine with such enthusiasm that it spilled from his cup and stained his long beard–until his wife nagged him into planting this vineyard with white grapes. To this day, Charlemagne remains white.
March 20, 2018 | Wine & Spirits
This grows at a steep plot toward the top of the vineyard as it wraps around the Corton hill, facing south-southwest. The Boisset family has managed the property under biodynamics since 2001 and it shows in the bright burst of floral energy in the wine, offering up scents of chamomile and dandelions, subsuming its oak into an acacia scent. This is sleek in its succulent, pale richness, with the internal energy to sustain the wine for a decade or more.
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Winemaking
Aged 16 months in 40% new French oak.
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Nose
Nuts, ripe peach, toasty notes and spices.
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Palate
Stony mineral balanced with nectarine, vanilla and ripe tangerine with a note of toffee on the finish.
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