Jacques Prieur, Corton Charlemagne Blanc Vintage:2010 with notions of ground pepper

with notions of ground pepper

This saw no American oak

More subtle wood influence frames notes of lime

The 2004 Barbaresco Rabajà is a total head-turner

figs and subtle earthy/peaty tones that become more prominent with aeration

Jacques Prieur, Corton Charlemagne Blanc Vintage:2010 with notions of ground pepper(from a . 22 ha parcel in Le Corton). More subtle wood influence frames notes of lime, green apple, white flower and a bit of anise that can also be found on the intensely stony and big bodied flavors that are almost aggressively mineral in character before culminating in a palate staining and driving finish where the intensity does a slow but sure build from the dense mid palate to the explosive finale. This is not an elegant Corton Charlemagne but