Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine de la Vougeraie |
Label Name: | Charlemagne Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Corton-Charlemagne, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Decanter 96pts (Oct 2020); Vinous 93–95 (NM, Dec 2020); Burghound 91–93 (Jun 2021); Jasper Morris/Inside Burgundy 94–97
Tasting Note
Lemon curd, white peach and almond with bright citrus, chalky minerality, white flowers, honeyed undertones and subtle toasty oak; broad, concentrated palate with a very long, saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: lobster, scallops, grilled/roasted white fish, roast chicken, creamy pasta, soft/hard cheeses. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, sushi/sashimi, tempura, Cantonese-steamed fish, lightly spiced Thai or Vietnamese dishes.
Production Method
Whole-bunch pneumatic pressing, native-yeast fermentation (tank start, finish in barrel), aged ~16 months in Cîteaux oak (~20% new) then rested in tank; organic/biodynamic vineyard practices.
Vineyard Info
Domaine de la Vougeraie (Boisset family; established 1999) farms organic and biodynamically across many Côte d'Or parcels. Charlemagne bottling is from two small parcels (Le Charlemagne & En Charlemagne totaling ~0.495 ha), some vines dating to the 1950s; many plots worked by horse.