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IWC: By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, July/August 2006, Issue #127
(Domaine Hubert de Montille Corton Charlemagne) Perfumed aromas of apple and nutmeg. Large-scaled, tactile and wonderfully ripe, with rich apple and peach flavors. Very sweet and broad for young Corton-Charlemagne, combining impressive volume and lovely finesse of texture. This was acidified, but one would never know it. Finishes rich, sweet and very long, without the austerity so often shown by this grand cru. There's just a single barrel of this juice from the family's new half-hectare holding on 25-year-old roots. (This is actually a south-facing parcel in Corton Pougets that was grafted over to chardonnay two years ago.) The 2006 growing season should produce a normal crop, or eight or nine barrels. (Martin-Scott Wines, Lake Success, NY; Beaune Imports, Berkeley, CA; Veritas, Beverly Hills, CA) (90-93) points |