Jacques Prieur, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions_italy Rather silky texture

Rather silky texture

tobacco and licorice

The mouthfeel of the broad-shouldered flavors is equally seductive and even sleeker but despite the generous midpalate there is solid muscle and a firm core of tannins supporting the powerful and driving finish

(93-95)/2029+

Jacques Prieur, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions_italy Rather silky texture(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