Morey-Blanc Corton-Charlemagne

The (Temporary) Return of the Golden Weather: Autumn 2021 Visit to Central Otago : My wine served double blind. Karl – who worked at Morey-Blanc around this period – very impressively picked the producer of this negociant wine, but not the vintage. It was not a stereotypical 2011 with the acidity not – or no longer – raging or even prominent. In fact the acidity was well integrated and in proportion. The deep gold colour had me worried about premox …

Little hints of wood, and Green apple, flowers and notes of honeyed tropical fruit. The palate is lean and cool now, youthful, with a very present essence of river rock. So young and wrapped now, this clearly needs more time. Long, long finish. Poised to be special, if...

There is some advancement to the aroma, with notes of truffled honey, but things tighten with air. The palate is rich, showing ripe peach and candied lemon flavours. There’s the usual Corton steely line and a finish that posses plenty of drive.

Light gold colour. A bouquet of lemon zest, green apple, baking spices, wet river boulder, oyster shell and a little sea salt. With time in the glass some gentle meadow flower scents emerged. On palate, rich and dense. Grand Cru weight and power but fine, with satiny texture. Discrete, seamless oaking. Refreshing and precise, with racy 2011 acids. Citric, malic and other orchard fruits backed by wet marble and granite with hints of salinity. Classy but subdued and fairly primary. …