Jean-Claude Boisset Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2022

Jean-Claude Boisset Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 

Region: Corton, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Pale yellow in colour, this wine reveals intense aromas of butter, fresh nuts, candied citrus and hints of sweet spice. The palate is rich and well-rounded, balanced with great acidity and a long finish.

Grégory works with a small 0.15-hectare parcel of vines in the Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru located on the hill of Corton. The hill of Corton itself is a large outcrop of limestone, set slightly apart from the main Côte d'Or escarpment. The top of the hill is covered in dense woodland, which is regarded as a crucial component in the appellation's mesoclimate. The Grand Cru covers only the southern half of the hill, sweeping majestically around from due east to due west. The clay topsoil has eroded away from the top of the slope nearest the trees, leaving a limestone-clay-marl mix perfectly suited to Chardonnay. The Guyot-trained vines are on average 42 years old.

Jean-Claude Boisset is a family-owned wine company founded in 1961. Jean-Claude’s first parcel of land was located in Gevrey-Chambertin and today the company is based in Les Ursulines, a former convent in Nuits-Saint-Georges, and run by his children Jean-Charles and Nathalie. Grégory Patriat, who had previously worked at the legendary Vosne-Romanée producer Domaine Leroy, joined in 2002 to revitalise and reinvent the house. He transformed Boisset into a ‘viniculteur’, working closely with the growers, guiding the wines from vine to bottle to achieve the desired quality. In 2018, they opened a new state-of-the-art winery, which reflects their modern, technical approach to winemaking.

https://www.jeanclaudeboisset.com