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1996 Corton Charlemagnes
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1996 Corton Charlemagnes
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Thursday July 14, 2005
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Speaker: Harriet Lembeck, Wine Educator and author
Michael Broadbent said 1996 are"wines with extra dimensions, as good as white burgundy can get." We tasted 13 sublime 1996 Corton Charlemagnes. Verget and Chartron et Trebuchet tied for first on the first vote. A runoff between the two resulted in Verget as the favorite of the tasting. Chartron et Trebuchet as second and Laleure-Piot was third. All the wines showed well. The wines were bought at auction. Prices for each wine can be found on the web.
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Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
B. Ambroise
Deep yellow gold color, toasty, honey nose, high alcohol, sweetness, very long finish. balanced. |
5 |
$80.00 |
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Bouchard
Lemon, charred wood, high acid, citrus, unripe peaches, fruit acids, lean and mean. |
0 |
$130.00 |
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Champy
Woody, acidity, bitterness in aftertaste, a long time in wood, shorter finish. A hint of oxidation. Lemons and honey in finish. |
0 |
$90.00 |
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Chartron et Trebuchet
Deep color, smoky, honey, seductive, well integrated, sensuous, toasty, smoky, lemon, silky. Voted second. |
7 2nd in
runoff vote |
$125.00 |
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J. Drouhin
Golden color, toasty nose, lots of legs, honey, glow from alcohol, not ready yet, balanced, years to go. |
6 |
$79.00 |
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V. Girardin
Subdued nose, flowers, honeysuckle, toasty oak, alcohol causes glow on flat of tongue, beautiful, balanced. |
6 |
$89.00 |
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Laleure-Piot
Honeysuckle, flowers in nose, oak, alcohol unfolding, totally balanced, rich, rated third. |
8 third |
$96.00 |
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L. Latour
Cardamom, cinnamon, floral nose, spice, high alcohol and acid, luscious, silky quality, long finish. |
5 |
$100.00 |
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J. Prieur
Very golden, yeast, bread not toast, bacon, crisp, wood, very rich, glow of alcohol, tremendous length, bitterness at end. |
3 |
$105.00 |
Rapet
Delicate, smoke, perfume, light, Riesling taste, wood, sweet. |
0 |
$64.00 |
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G. Roumier
Oaky, very toasty, caramel, honey, huge, woody, sawdust, lumberyard, big, balanced, acidity, alcohol. |
1 |
$300.00 |
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Tollot-Beaut
Pepper, hot, spicy note, honey, high alcohol, heavy handed, not elegant, oaky. |
1 |
$125.00 |
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Verget
Class, delicate, citrus, toasty, balanced, lovely fruit, rich, elegant, sublime. The favorite of the tasting.
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10 favorite |
$195.00 |
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