Vincent Girardin, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions_italy black and red plums

black and red plums

An energetic red

dark berry and kirsch aromas trimmed in plenty of earth character

in particular acacia blossom and rose petal

There is a noticeably finer if less muscular mouthfeel to the equally mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that retain a lovely sense of energy on the well-delineated and again

Vincent Girardin, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions_italy black and red plums(from Ladoix fruit). A ripe and vaguely exotic nose grudgingly reveals its aromas of orange peel, green apple, white peach and a whiff of jasmine tea. The dense, muscular and powerful big bodied flavors exude a bracing salinity on the mouth coating, clean and dry finish that is firm and borderline rustic. This will need at least some patience and reward a decade plus of bottle aging.